Skip to main content

Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of participants in the cross sectional survey stratified by village

From: Correlates of knowledge of family planning among people living in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda

Characteristic

Total (N = 1410)

n (col %)

Kigungu (n = 1143)

n (col %)

Nsazi (n = 267)

n (col%)

Chi-Square

P-value

Mean Age (SD)

27.5(7.2)

27.1(7.1)

29.1(7.4)

< 0.001

Median Age (IQR)

26(22–32)

25(21–32)

28(23–34)

< 0.001

Age group (Years)

   

0.011

 15–29

911(65)

759(66)

152(57)

 

 30–39

397(28)

308(27)

89(33)

 

 40+

102(7)

76(7)

26(10)

 

Tribe

   

0.111

 Muganda

631(45)

512(45)

119(44)

 

 Munyankole

129(9)

114(10)

15(6)

 

 Musoga

96(7)

71(6)

25(9)

 

 Mukiga

31(2)

24(2)

7(3)

 

 Munyarwanda

123(9)

103(9)

20(8)

 

 Othera

400(28)

319(28)

81(30)

 

Occupation

   

< 0.001

 Farming

33(2)

28(2)

5(2)

 

 Fishing/Fishing related

514(36)

380(33)

134(50)

 

 Trade/business

275(20)

234(20)

41(15)

 

 House wife

124(9)

92(8)

32(12)

 

 Otherb

464(33)

409(36)

55(21)

 

Religion

   

0.001

 Catholic

590(42)

478(42)

112(42)

 

 Protestant/Anglican

339(24)

265(23)

74(27)

 

 Muslim

238(17)

182(16)

56(21)

 

 Otherc

243(17)

218(19)

25(9)

 

Highest Education level

   

0.001

 No formal education

82(6)

70(6)

12(6)

 

 Primary level

706(50)

554(48)

152(57)

 

 Secondary level

516(37)

419(37)

97(36)

 

 Tertiary level

106(8)

100(9)

6(2)

 

Sex

   

0.057

 Male

697(49)

579(51)

118(44)

 

 Female

713(51)

564(49)

149(56)

 

Marital status

   

< 0.001

 Single/ Never Married

343(15.7)

301(26.3)

42(15.7)

 

 Not married

810(57.5)

652(57.0)

158(59.2)

 

 Divorced/Separated/Widowed

257(18.2)

190(16.6)

67(25.1)

 

Duration of stay

   

< 0.001

 Months

367(26)

266(23)

101(38)

 

 Years

1043(74)

877(77)

166(62)

 

Are you currently in a sexual relationship?

   

0.008

 Yes

1157(82)

923(81)

234(88)

 

 No

253(18)

220(19)

33(12)

 

Having multiple sexual partners in past 12 months

   

0.026

 No(< 2 partners)

876(62)

726(64)

150(56)

 

 Yes(≥ 2 partners)

534(38)

417(36)

117(44)

 

Ideal Number of children for a couple

   

0.007

 Said ≤4 Children

1134(80)

935(82)

199(75)

 

 Said > 4 Children

276(20)

208(18)

68(25)

 

Ideal birth spacing interval

   

0.284

 Said < 2 years

48(3)

41(4)

7(3)

 

 Said ≥2 years

1362(97)

1102(96)

260(97)

 
  1. a (Mugisu, Itesot, Non-Ugandan), b (Sex worker, Teacher, Security personnel and others), c (Pentecostal/ Born again, Traditional African, No religion
Back to article page

BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

Contact us