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Table 1 Description of socio demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Identifying risk factors of anemia among women of reproductive age in Rwanda – a cross-sectional study using secondary data from the Rwanda demographic and health survey 2014/2015

Variables

 

n

%

Age categories

15–19

1386

20.7

20–24

1225

18.3

25–29

1153

17.3

30–34

1024

15.3

35–39

796

11.9

40–44

614

9.2

45–49

482

7.2

Province

Kigali city

899

13.5

South

1605

24.0

West

1442

21.6

North

1088

16.3

East

1646

24.6

Educational attainment

Complete primary

1452

21.7

Incomplete primary

2863

42.9

Incomplete secondary

1044

15.6

Complete secondary

340

5.1

Higher

184

2.8

No education

797

11.9

Economic Status

Poor

2622

39.3

Middle class

1249

18.7

Rich

2809

42.1

Marital status

Single

2543

38.1

Married/living together

3434

51.4

Separated/widowed

703

10.5

Type of residence

Urban

1325

19.8

Rural

5355

80.2