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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of clients with recall scores ≤100

From: Factors influencing client recall of contraceptive counseling at community-based distribution events in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 

N = 957

Variable

n

%

Age

 15–24

388

40.5

 25–34

382

39.9

 35–49

187

19.5

Educational attainment

 None

60

6.3

 Primary

533

55.8

 Secondary

331

34.6

 Higher

32

3.4

Marital status

 Never married

449

46.9

 Married/in union

459

48.0

 Divorced

41

4.3

 Widow

8

0.8

Number of living children

 0

188

19.6

 1–3

513

53.6

 4–6

229

23.9

 7+

27

2.8

Employment status

 No job

498

52.1

 In-kind payment

442

46.2

 Cash job

16

1.7

Amount of information received

 Mean points of information

7.7

First-time FP user

360

37.6

Attended group counseling

452

47.3