Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of postpartum women
From: Determinants of contraceptive use among postpartum women in a county hospital in rural KENYA
Factor | Classification | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | ≤ 19 | 17 | 4.7 |
20–24 | 165 | 45 | |
25–29 | 130 | 36 | |
30–34 | 25 | 6.8 | |
35–39 | 13 | 3.5 | |
40 and above | 15 | 4.1 | |
Marital Status | Single | 47 | 12.8 |
Married | 287 | 78.4 | |
Separated/Divorced /Widowed | 31 | 8.4 | |
Education | No formal education | 5 | 1.4 |
Primary Level | 29 | 7.9 | |
Secondary Level | 185 | 50.5 | |
Tertiary Level | 145 | 39.8 | |
Employment Status | Not Employed | 154 | 42.1 |
Self Employed | 128 | 35 | |
Salaried Employment | 83 | 22.7 | |
Religion | Catholic | 100 | 27.4 |
Protestant | 107 | 29.2 | |
Muslim | 5 | 1.4 | |
Seventh Day Adventist | 153 | 41.9 | |
Number of children | 1–2 children | 298 | 81.6 |
3–4 children | 49 | 13.4 | |
More than 5 children | 18 | 5.0 | |
Contraception Use (y/n) | Yes | 317 | 86.8 |
No | 48 | 13.2 | |
Method used | COCs | 55 | 15.1 |
DMPA injections | 102 | 27.9 | |
Implanon | 52 | 14.2 | |
IUCDs | 88 | 24.1 | |
Male condoms | 21 | 5.1 |