Table 1 Characteristics of 418 mothers attending immunization, postnatal, and family planning clinics of Mulago Hospital, Kampala in 2015
Variable | Distribution of participants | |
|---|---|---|
Number | Percentage | |
Age categories (years) | ||
15–19 | 76 | 18.2 |
20–24 | 342 | 81.8 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 67 | 16.0 |
Married | 320 | 76.6 |
Co-habiting | 23 | 5.5 |
Separated | 8 | 1.9 |
Education | ||
Primary | 107 | 25.6 |
Secondary | 259 | 62.0 |
Tertiary | 47 | 11.2 |
Never | 5 | 1.2 |
Employment status | ||
Employed | 141 | 33.7 |
Not employed | 277 | 66.3 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 335 | 80.1 |
Moslem | 83 | 19.9 |
Combined Monthly incomea | ||
< 50,000 | 20 | 4.8 |
50,000-200,000 | 293 | 70.1 |
200,001-500,000 | 100 | 23.9 |
> 500,000 | 5 | 1.2 |
Travel means to the clinic | ||
Walk | 114 | 27.3 |
Public transport | 297 | 71.0 |
Private transport | 7 | 1.7 |
Attend ANC for most recent pregnancy | ||
No | 6 | 1.4 |
Yes | 412 | 98.6 |
Number of ANC attendances | ||
< 4 | 331 | 80.3 |
≥ 4 | 81 | 19.7 |
Parity | ||
One | 294 | 70.3 |
Two | 101 | 24.2 |
Three | 20 | 4.8 |
Four | 3 | 0.7 |
Reported HIV statusb | ||
Positive | 65 | 15.5 |
Negative | 353 | 84.5 |