Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women in Ugandan as per the 2016 UDHS
Characteristics | N = 10,152 | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 15 to 19 | 823 | 8.1 |
 20 to 29 | 5217 | 51.4 |
 30 to 39 | 3214 | 31.7 |
 40 to 49 | 899 | 8.9 |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 2346 | 23.1 |
 Rural | 7806 | 76.9 |
Region | ||
 Western | 2559 | 25.2 |
 Eastern | 2113 | 20.8 |
 Central | 2805 | 27.7 |
 Northern | 2675 | 26.3 |
Sex household head | ||
 Female | 2726 | 26.9 |
 Male | 7426 | 73.1 |
Household Size | ||
 6 and above | 5062 | 49.9 |
 Less than 6 | 5090 | 50.1 |
Working statusa | ||
 Not working | 1720 | 16.9 |
 Working | 8425 | 83.1 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 8256 | 81.3 |
 Not married | 1896 | 18.7 |
Education Level | ||
 No Education | 1061 | 10.5 |
 Primary Education | 6091 | 60.0 |
 Secondary Education | 2285 | 22.5 |
 Tertiary | 715 | 7.0 |
Wealth Index | ||
 Poorest | 2117 | 20.9 |
 Poorer | 2074 | 20.4 |
 Middle | 1921 | 18.9 |
 Richer | 1862 | 18.3 |
 Richest | 2178 | 21.5 |
Place of Delivery | ||
 Health Facility | 7780 | 76.6 |
 Home | 2372 | 23.4 |
ANC Attendance | ||
 Yes | 9957 | 98.1 |
 No | 195 | 1.9 |
Religion | ||
 Catholics | 4003 | 39.4 |
 Anglican | 3154 | 31.1 |
 Muslims | 1409 | 13.9 |
 Pentecostal | 1285 | 12.7 |
 Others | 301 | 3.0 |
Tribes | ||
 Baganda | 1564 | 15.4 |
 Itesot | 781 | 7.7 |
 Langi | 575 | 5.7 |
 Basoga | 788 | 7.8 |
 Banyankole | 1069 | 10.5 |
 Bakiga | 691 | 6.8 |
 Bagisu | 508 | 5.0 |
 Others | 3679 | 36.2 |
 Acholi | 497 | 4.9 |
Exposure to newspapers | ||
 No | 8188 | 80.6 |
 Yes | 1964 | 19.4 |
Exposure to TV | ||
 No | 7211 | 71.0 |
 Yes | 2941 | 29.0 |
Exposure to Radio | ||
 No | 2667 | 26.3 |
 Yes | 7485 | 73.7 |
Exposure to any of the mass media | ||
 No | 2278 | 22.4 |
 Yes | 7874 | 77.6 |
Permission to access healthcare | ||
 Big problem | 528 | 5.2 |
 Not big problem | 9624 | 94.8 |
Distance to health facility | ||
 Big problem | 4039 | 39.8 |
 Not big problem | 6113 | 60.2 |
Access to healthcare | ||
 Big problem | 364 | 3.6 |
 Not big problem | 9789 | 96.4 |
Pregnancy wanted | ||
 No | 1131 | 11.1 |
 Later | 3417 | 33.7 |
 Then | 5604 | 55.2 |