Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of reproductive-age women
Variables | Weighted N | Weighted % | No (%) | Yes (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15–19 | 1,440 | 21.8 | 25.8 | 74.2 |
20–24 | 1,326 | 20.0 | 14.7 | 85.3 |
25–29 | 1,094 | 16.5 | 12.4 | 87.6 |
30–34 | 957 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 87.9 |
35–39 | 741 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 89.8 |
40–44 | 562 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 89.2 |
45–49 | 500 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 90.0 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never married | 2,191 | 33.0 | 19.5 | 80.5 |
Married | 3,547 | 53.6 | 13.7 | 86.3 |
Cohabitation | 64 | 1.0 | 15.1 | 84.9 |
Widowed | 461 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 90.4 |
Divorced | 357 | 5.4 | 14.7 | 85.3 |
Educational status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No education | 68 | 1.0 | 29.6 | 70.4 |
Primary | 2,554 | 38.6 | 23.7 | 76.3 |
Secondary | 3,419 | 51.7 | 10.7 | 89.3 |
Higher | 579 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 99.0 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Islam | 19 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
Hindu | 49 | 0.7 | 24.6 | 75.4 |
Christianity | 6,483 | 98.0 | 15.3 | 84.7 |
No religion | 69 | 1.0 | 15.5 | 84.5 |
Health insurance coverage | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 6,482 | 98.0 | 15.6 | 84.4 |
Yes | 138 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 99.1 |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Null | 2,079 | 31.4 | 20.2 | 79.8 |
1–3 | 3,543 | 53.5 | 12.7 | 87.3 |
4 and above | 998 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 85.2 |
Pregnancy status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No or unsure | 6,336 | 96.0 | 16.7 | 83.3 |
Yes | 284 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 84.6 |
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine | Â | Â | ||
Not at all | 4,190 | 63.3 | 29.7 | 70.3 |
Less than once a week | 1,368 | 20.7 | 13.2 | 86.3 |
At least once a week | 1,062 | 16.0 | 8.8 | 91.2 |
Frequency of listening to radio | Â | Â | Â | |
Not at all | 1,565 | 23.7 | 19.5 | 80.5 |
Less than once a week | 1,060 | 16.0 | 7.2 | 92.8 |
At least once a week | 3,995 | 60.3 | 7.8 | 92.2 |
Frequency of watching television | Â | Â | Â | |
Not at all | 3,670 | 55.4 | 21.1 | 78.9 |
Less than once a week | 1,006 | 15.2 | 8.9 | 91.1 |
At least once a week | 1,944 | 29.4 | 6.0 | 94.0 |
Sex of household head | Â | Â | Â | |
Male | 4,309 | 65.1 | 15.3 | 84.7 |
Female | 2,311 | 34.9 | 15.5 | 84.5 |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Poorest | 960 | 14.5 | 32.6 | 67.4 |
poorer | 1,034 | 15.6 | 22.8 | 77.2 |
Middle | 1,244 | 18.8 | 14.5 | 85.5 |
Richer | 1,606 | 24.3 | 8.2 | 91.8 |
Richest | 1,776 | 26.8 | 4.1 | 95.9 |
Type of place of residence | Â | Â | Â | |
Urban | 2,417 | 36.5 | 6.1 | 93.9 |
Rural | 4,203 | 63.5 | 20.0 | 80.0 |
Distance to health facility | Â | Â | Â | |
Big problem | 1,689 | 25.5 | 22.3 | 77.7 |
Not a big problem | 4,931 | 74.5 | 12.8 | 87.2 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Botha-bothe | 385 | 5.8 | 22.9 | 77.1 |
Leribe | 1,064 | 16.1 | 8.7 | 91.3 |
Berea | 893 | 13.5 | 8.4 | 91.6 |
Maseru | 1,862 | 28.1 | 7.9 | 92.1 |
Mafeteng | 576 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 90.1 |
Mohale’s hoek | 519 | 7.8 | 17.1 | 82.9 |
Quthing | 315 | 4.8 | 22.7 | 77.3 |
Qacha’s-nek | 204 | 3.1 | 21.2 | 78.9 |
Mokhotlong | 349 | 5.3 | 19.5 | 80.5 |
Thaba Tseka | 453 | 6.8 | 25.0 | 75.0 |