Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of women in Rwanda as per the 2020 RDHS
Characteristics | N = 6,302 | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 35 to 49 | 2207 | 35.0 |
 20 to 34 | 3970 | 63.0 |
 15 to 19 | 125 | 2.0 |
Education Level | ||
 No Education | 698 | 11.1 |
 Primary Education | 4071 | 64.5 |
 Secondary Education | 1258 | 20.0 |
 Tertiary | 275 | 4.4 |
Exposure to newspapers/magazines | ||
 No | 5070 | 80.5 |
 Less than once a week | 854 | 13.5 |
 At least once a week | 378 | 6.0 |
Exposure to radio | ||
 No | 1448 | 23.0 |
 Less than once a week | 1202 | 19.0 |
 At least once a week | 3652 | 58.0 |
Exposure to TV | ||
 No | 3753 | 59.5 |
 Less than once a week | 1518 | 24.1 |
 At least once a week | 1031 | 16.4 |
Internet access | ||
 No | 5626 | 89.3 |
 Yes | 676 | 10.7 |
Parity | ||
 1 | 1587 | 25.2 |
 2–4 | 3550 | 56.3 |
 5 and above | 1165 | 18.5 |
Marital | ||
 Not married | 1208 | 19.2 |
 Married | 5094 | 80.8 |
Has health insurance | ||
 No | 1194 | 18.9 |
 Yes | 5108 | 81.1 |
Visited by a fieldworker | ||
 No | 3994 | 63.4 |
 Yes | 2307 | 36.6 |
Working status | ||
 Not working | 1532 | 24.3 |
 Working | 4770 | 75.7 |
Permission to access healthcare | ||
 Big problem | 222 | 3.5 |
 Not big problem | 6080 | 96.5 |
Distance to health facility | ||
 Big problem | 1461 | 23.2 |
 Not big problem | 4841 | 76.8 |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 5179 | 82.2 |
 Urban | 1123 | 17.8 |
Region | ||
 North | 1004 | 15.9 |
 East | 1702 | 27.0 |
 West | 1425 | 22.6 |
 South | 1305 | 20.7 |
 Kigali | 866 | 13.7 |
Household Size | ||
 6 and above | 2357 | 37.4 |
 Less than 6 | 3945 | 62.6 |
Wealth Index | ||
 Poorest | 1448 | 23.0 |
 Poorer | 1217 | 19.3 |
 Middle | 1224 | 19.4 |
 Richer | 1234 | 19.6 |
 Richest | 1178 | 18.7 |