Table 1 Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of the women at the beginning of an inter-survey period (2002–08)
Survey Periods | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Round 9 | Round 10 | Round 11 | Round 12 | p-value |
2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2005/06 | 2006/08 | ||
N | 1030 | 981 | 978 | 794 | |
Residence | % | % | % | % | |
Rural | 87.2 | 83.0 | 85.2 | 87.2 | 0.026 |
Urban | 12.8 | 17.0 | 14.8 | 12.9 | |
Age Years | |||||
15–19 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | < 0.001 |
20–29 | 41.8 | 41.0 | 40.3 | 35.3 | |
30–39 | 29.5 | 30.8 | 32.8 | 38.5 | |
40–49 | 24.2 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 25.1 | |
Marital Status | |||||
Currently married | 81.4 | 79.8 | 79.0 | 82.4 | 0.312 |
Never Married | 4.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.2 | |
Div/Sep/Widowed | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 13.5 | |
Education | |||||
No education | 11.2 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 0.469 |
Some primary | 73.2 | 69.5 | 68.9 | 70.3 | |
Post Primary | 15.6 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 17.8 | |
Number of living children | |||||
None | 1.1 | 0.71 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.021 |
1–2 | 23.9 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 16.0 | |
3–5 | 41.6 | 43.4 | 43.7 | 46.1 | |
6+ | 33.5 | 34.8 | 33.2 | 37.3 | |
Household Wealth Index | |||||
Low | 45.2 | 43.9 | 43.4 | 42.7 | 0.844 |
Medium | 28.5 | 27.5 | 29.2 | 30.0 | |
High | 26.3 | 28.5 | 27.4 | 27.3 | |
HIV Status | |||||
Positive | 8.3 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 8.9 | < 0.001 |
Negative | 67.4 | 73.2 | 81.5 | 89.0 | |
Unknown | 24.4 | 16.6 | 7.8 | 2.0 | |