Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants at 14 public health facilities in central region of Uganda, 2018–2021
Characteristic | Number of participants N = 1190 | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 26.2 ± 6.0 |  |
 15–19 | 147 | 12.3 |
 20–24 | 397 | 33.4 |
 25–29 | 313 | 26.3 |
 30–34 | 198 | 16.6 |
 35–49 | 133 | 11.2 |
 Missing data | 2 | 0.2 |
Marital status | ||
 Married or cohabiting | 917 | 77.1 |
 Single/divorced/widow | 273 | 22.9 |
Religion | ||
 Anglican | 371 | 31.2 |
 Catholic | 494 | 41.5 |
 Islam | 230 | 19.3 |
 Other (SDA, Born again) | 95 | 8.0 |
Education | ||
 None | 36 | 3.1 |
 Primary | 513 | 43.1 |
 Secondary | 518 | 43.5 |
 Tertiary | 123 | 10.3 |
Occupation | ||
 Unemployed | 565 | 47.5 |
 Formal employment | 142 | 11.9 |
 Self employed | 483 | 40.6 |
Spouse aware of the pregnancy | ||
 Yes | 1067 | 89.7 |
 No | 123 | 10.3 |
Pregnancy planned | ||
 Yes | 808 | 67.9 |
 No | 382 | 32.1 |
History of abuse within 12 months | ||
 Yes | 106 | 8.9 |
 No | 1084 | 91.1 |