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Table 1 Demographics

From: Knowledge, attitudes and use of labour analgesia among women at a low-income country antenatal clinic

Characteristic

Distribution of study participants,

Total = 1,293

 

Number

Percentage

Age groups in years

1. 18–30

850

65.8

2. 31–40

429

33.2

3. >40

12

0.9

4. No response

2

0.1

Religion

1. Catholic

405

31.3

2. Anglican

381

29.5

3. Muslim

328

25.4

4. Others

175

13.5

5. No response

4

0.3

Education Level

1. No education

29

2.2

2. Primary

546

42.2

3. Secondary

624

48.3

4. Undergraduate

81

6.3

5. Post graduate

8

0.6

6. No response

5

0.4

Occupation

1. Unemployed

554

42.8

2. Small business

597

46.2

3. Professional

93

7.2

4. Informal

49

3.8

Residence

1. Rural

122

9.4

2. Urban

1,165

90.1

3. No response

6

0.5

Parity

1. Primiparous

264

20.4

2. Multiparous

1,029

79.6

Previous C/S

1. Yes

503

38.9

2. No

788

60.9

3. No response

2

0.2