Prevalence of risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus among women of reproductive age in Sierra Leone: a 2019 nationwide survey

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of reproductive aged women in Sierra Leone as per the 2019 SLDHS

Characteristics	N = 12,005	%
Age
15 to 19	1716	14.3
20 to 34	6216	51.8
35 to 49	4073	33.9
Visited by fieldworker
No	8539	71.1
Yes	3466	28.9
Visited health facility
No	5254	43.8
Yes	6751	56.2
Residence
Rural	6654	55.4
Urban	5351	44.6
Region
Western	2841	23.7
Southern	2260	18.8
Northwestern	1973	16.4
Northern	2587	21.5
Eastern	2345	19.5
Religion
Islam	9193	76.6
Christianity and others	2812	23.4
Sex household head
Male	8654	72.1
Female	3351	27.9
Household size
7 and above	5230	43.6
Less than 7	6775	56.4
Working status
Not working	3132	26.1
Working	8873	73.9
Marital status
Married	8495	70.8
Not married	3510	29.2
Education level
No education	5832	48.6
Primary education	1491	12.4
Secondary education	4112	34.3
Tertiary	570	4.8
Wealth index
Poorest	2156	18.0
Poorer	2283	19.0
Middle	2307	19.2
Richer	2529	21.1
Richest	2730	22.7
Parity
1–3	929	60.2
4 and above	615	39.8
Exposure to radio
No	6471	53.9
Yes	5534	46.1
Exposure to newspapers
No	11,052	92.1
Yes	953	7.9
Exposure to TV
No	8652	72.1
Yes	3353	27.9
Internet use
No	10,175	84.7
Yes	1830	15.3
Permission to access healthcare
Big problem	2860	23.8
Not big problem	9146	76.2
Distance to health facility
Big problem	5243	43.7
Not big problem	6762	56.3

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