Intimate partner violence influences modern family planning use among married women in Tanzania: cross-sectional study

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 366)

Variable	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)	Mean ± SD
Age (years)			30.27 ± 7.102
15–24	85	23.2
25–34	173	47.3
35–44	90	24.6
45–49	18	4.9
Residence
Urban	94	25.7
Rural	272	74.3
Religion
No religion	61	16.7
Christian	254	69.4
Muslim	51	13.9
Highest education level
Informal education	60	16.4
Primary education	197	53.8
Secondary education	72	19.7
College/university	37	10.1
Occupation
Employed	26	7.1
Self-employed	149	40.7
Unemployed	191	52.2
Number of pregnancies			4.17 ± 1.417
0	12	3.3
1–2	101	27.6
3–4	166	45.4
5+	87	23.8
Number of living children			3.73 ± 1.468
0	27	7.4
1–2	133	36.3
3–4	148	40.4
5+	58	15.9
Duration of years in marriage			5.12 ± 0.783
< 5	93	25.4
6–10	137	37.4
> 11	136	37.2
Monthly income average (TZS)
< 50,000	219	59.8
50,000–100,000	80	21.9
˃100,000	67	18.3

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