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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Determinants of patterns of maternal and child health service utilization in a rural community in south eastern Nigeria

Variable

Freq (%)

Age group (years)

 15–19

108 (18.0)

 20–24

124 (20.7)

 25–29

160 (26.7)

 30–34

124 (20.7)

 35–39

54 (9.0)

 40–44

20 (3.3)

  ≥ 45

10 (1.7)

 Mean(SD*)

27.2 (6.66)

 95% C.I.*

14.1–40.3

 Range

15–49

Educational level

 None

12 (2.0)

 Primary

72 (12.0)

 Secondary

382 (63.7)

 Tertiary

134 (22.4)

Marital status

 Married

520 (86.4)

 Single

62 (10.3)

 Widowed

20 (3.3)

Occupation:

 Unemployed

242 (40.2)

 Trader

166 (27.6)

 Civil servant

156 (25.9)

 Artisan

20 (3.3)

 Farmer

14 (2.3)

 Student

4 (0.7)

Husband’s Occupation

n = 520

 Civil Servant

174 (33.5)

 Artisan

170 (32.7)

 Trader

76 (14.6)

 Farmer

38 (7.3)

Professional eg. Doctor, Lawyer

36 (6.9)

 Pensioner

26 (0.1)

  1. * CI Confidence interval, SD Standard deviation