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Table 1 Distribution of respondents by demographic characteristics

From: Status of information, education, and communication as perceived by clients receiving antenatal care at Chiradzulu District Hospital in Malawi

Characteristics

Frequency (n = 384)

Percentage (%)

Age

18–24

135

35.2

25–34

206

53.6

35–44

42

10.9

45–49

1

0.3

Marital status

Not married

56

14.6

Married

320

83.3

Divorced

6

1.6

Separated

2

0.5

Education level

None

5

1.3

Primary

218

56.8

Secondary

139

36.2

Tertiary

22

5.7

Occupation

Not working

166

43.23

Civil servant

30

7.81

Business

128

33.33

Other

60

15.63

Residence

Semi-urban

64

16.7

Rural Chiradzulu

258

67.2

Other

62

16.1

Gravidity

2

122

31.8

3

132

34.4

4

75

19.5

5–8

55

14.3

Number of visits

First

66

17.2

Second

139

36.2

Third

108

28.1

Fourth

59

15.4

Fifth

12

3.1