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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Factors associated with family planning use among refugee and host populations in Adjumani district, West Nile, Uganda: a comparative study

Variables

Refugee

Host

Total

n

%

n

%

N

%

No of respondents

664

100

646

100

1,310

100

Sex

 Male

217

32.7

258

39.9

475

36.3

 Female

447

67.3

388

60.1

835

63.7

Age group

 15–24 years

201

30.3

159

24.6

360

27.5

 25–34 years

259

39.0

250

38.7

509

38.9

 35–45 years

130

19.6

154

23.8

284

21.7

 45-54 years

56

8.4

57

8.8

113

8.6

 55 & more years

18

2.7

26

4.0

44

3.4

Marital status

 Never married

119

17.9

42

6.5

161

12.3

 Married/Monogamy

411

61.9

470

72.8

881

67.3

 Married/Polygamy

101

15.2

95

14.7

196

15.0

 Widowed/Divorced/Separated

33

5.0

39

6.0

72

5.5

Education

 None/Incomplete Primary

257

38.7

290

44.9

547

41.8

 Completed Primary

137

20.6

162

25.1

299

22.8

 Secondary and beyond

270

40.7

194

30.0

464

35.4

Religion

 Catholic

249

37.5

472

73.1

721

55.0

 Anglican

226

34.0

109

16.9

335

25.6

 Pentecostal

54

8.1

32

5.0

86

6.6

 Muslim

38

5.7

13

2.0

51

3.9

 SDA

14

2.1

20

3.1

34

2.6

 ECS

83

12.5

0

0.0

83

6.3

Occupation

 Peasant

506

76.2

473

73.2

979

74.7

 Semi-skilled

130

19.6

136

21.1

266

20.3

 Skilled

28

4.2

37

5.7

65

5.0

Duration of stay in area

 < 3 years

73

11.0

66

10.2

139

10.6

 3–5 years

325

48.9

77

11.9

402

30.7

 6 & more years

265

39.9

489

75.7

754

57.6

Want another child

 No

127

19.1

158

24.5

285

21.8

 Yes

537

80.9

488

75.5

1,025

78.2

Sources of FP information

 Health worker

490

73.8

519

80.3

1,009

77.0

 Peers

31

4.7

10

1.5

41

3.1

 VHTs

52

7.8

50

7.7

102

7.8

 Other sources

41

6.2

5

0.8

46

3.5

Sources of FP services

 Hospital

570

85.8

599

92.7

1,169

89.2

 Private Clinics

36

5.4

3

0.5

39

3.0

 Drug-Shops

5

0.8

4

0.6

9

0.7

 VHTS

31

4.7

37

5.7

68

5.2

 Other sources

22

3.3

3

0.5

25

1.9