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Table 1 Demographic variables of interest and partner communication among survey participants in Rwanda at baseline (n = 606)a

From: Predictors of postpartum family planning in Rwanda: the influence of male involvement and healthcare experience

 

n

(%)

Age (years)

17–25

198

(32.7)

26–35

302

(49.8)

36–46

105

(17.3)

Education level

None or some primary

275

(45.2)

Completed primary or some secondary

262

(43.1)

Completed secondary or some/completed university

65

(10.7)

Occupation

Farmer

439

(72.4)

Homemaker

66

(10.9)

Small business owner

40

(6.6)

Unemployed

36

(5.9)

Government or private employee

12

(2.0)

Student

5

(0.8)

Undeclared

8

(1.3)

Earn money for household

106

(18.06)

Cooking fuel type

Wood/Other solid fuel

596

(98.5)

Kerosene/Gas

9

(1.5)

Place for cooking

Indoor

110

(18.6)

Outdoor

481

(81.4)

Food security: food availability in last monthb

Stressed to find enough food for family

353

(58.1)

Missed food due to affordability

331

(54.4)

Stressed to run out of food

333

(54.8)

Run out of food before expected

289

(47.6)

Gone whole day with no food

140

(23.3)

Middle upper arm circumference (MUAC)c

 < 21 cm

7

(1.4)

 > 21 cm

484

(94.3)

Tobacco use/exposure

Smoking while pregnant

5

(0.8)

Smoking in home

37

(6.1)

Alcohol use during pregnancy

84

(13.8)

HIV test result

Positive

8

(1.6)

Negative

480

(97.8)

Unknown

3

(0.6)

History of diabetes

4

(0.8)

History of hypertension

5

(1.0)

Gravidityd

  

1

122

(23.8)

2

103

(20.1)

3

99

(19.3)

4

87

(17.0)

5 + 

102

(19.9)

Paritye

  

0

133

(25.9)

1

107

(20.9)

2

99

(19.3)

3

84

(16.4)

4

37

(7.2)

5 + 

53

(10.3)

Attended PNC with previous pregnancyf

125

(24.2)

Can discuss any matter related to pregnancy openly with partner

521

(86.1)

  1. aInformation not available for some participants; bYes/No statement, yes answers listed; cThe cut-off of < 21 cm for the MUAC variable identifies pregnant women with nutrition intake most at risk for low birth weight deliveries; < 23 cm is considered a conservative estimate [52]; d includes those ended in abortion; individuals pregnant with twins recorded as gravid 1; e most often women do not include stillbirths and infants who died shortly after birth; fcalculated only for women with reported parity ≥ 1; PNC = postnatal care