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Table 1 Background characteristics of Ugandan women aged 15 to 49 years as per the 2016 UDHS

From: Exposure to different types of mass media and timing of antenatal care initiation: insights from the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey

Category

Frequency (N = 10,152)

Percent (%)

Age

  

15–24

3546

34.9

25–34

4425

43.6

35–49

2181

21.5

Residence

  

Urban

2346

23.1

Rural

7807

76.9

Region

  

Western

2559

25.2

Eastern

2727

26.9

Central

2805

27.6

Northern

2061

20.3

Parity

  

0–4

6699

66.0

5 and above

3453

34.0

Household size

  

6 and Above

5062

49.9

Less than 6

5090

50.1

Working status

  

Not working

2136

21.0

Working

8016

79.0

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

Higher

715

07.0

Wealth index

  

Poorest

2117

20.9

Poorer

2074

20.4

Middle

1921

18.9

Richer

1862

18.3

Richest

2178

21.5

Exposure to radio

  

Not at all

2668

26.3

Less than once a week

1551

15.3

At least once a week

5933

58.4

Exposure to newspapers

  

Not at all

8188

80.6

Less than once a week

1209

11.9

At least once a week

755

7.4

Exposure to TV

  

Not at all

7211

71.0

Less than once a week

1105

10.9

At least once a week

1836

18.1

Husband’s education levela

  

None

517

5.1

Primary

4346

42.8

Secondary

2205

21.7

Tertiary

975

9.6

Sex of household head

  

Female

2726

26.9

Male

7426

73.1

Timing of ANC

  

1–3 months

2953

29.1

Above 3 months

7199

70.9

  1. aMissing 2109 women