Table 1 Sample Characteristics for the analysis of last pregnancies; Nairobi, Kenya
Variables | % | N |
|---|---|---|
Study site | ||
Slum | 57.7 | 727 |
Non-slum | 42.3 | 532 |
Household wealth1 | ||
Lowest (Poor) | 37.3 | 470 |
Middle | 31.9 | 401 |
Highest (Rich) | 30.8 | 388 |
Education | ||
None/primary | 46.0 | 579 |
Secondary | 34.5 | 434 |
Tertiary | 19.5 | 246 |
Parity | ||
‘0-1 | 31.5 | 396 |
2-3 | 48.8 | 614 |
4+ | 19.8 | 249 |
Age | ||
<25 | 18.6 | 234 |
25-34 | 43.0 | 541 |
35-49 | 38.4 | 484 |
Marital status | ||
Currently married | 61.7 | 777 |
Formerly married | 22.2 | 279 |
Never married | 16.1 | 203 |
Ethnicity | ||
Kikuyu | 33.8 | 425 |
Luya | 18.0 | 227 |
Luo | 16.9 | 213 |
Kamba | 19.2 | 242 |
Others | 12.1 | 152 |
Time since last birth/pregnancy termination | ||
<18 months | 27.3 | 344 |
18-35 months | 22.6 | 284 |
36-59 months | 50.1 | 631 |
N | 1,259 | |