Table 2: Summary of socio-demographic characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Maternal age (years) | 25.9 ± 5.2 (Mean ± SD) | 14-40 (Range) |
| 14-20 | 71 | 16.5 |
| 21-30 | 273 | 63.5 |
| 31-40 | 86 | 20 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/widow/divorced | 94 | 21.9 |
| Married | 336 | 78.1 |
| Health Area | ||
| Muyuka | 187 | 43.5 |
| Bafia | 114 | 26.5 |
| Malende | 129 | 30 |
| Level of Education | ||
| No formal Education/Primary | 187 | 43.5 |
| Secondary/University | 243 | 56.5 |
| Occupation | ||
| Farmer/Student/No job | 283 | 65.8 |
| Employed/Trader | 147 | 34.2 |
| Religion | ||
| Christians | 425 | 98.8 |
| Muslims | 5 | 1.2 |
| Gravidity* | ||
| Paucigravidae (G1/G2) | 268 | 62.3 |
| Multigravidae (G3+) | 162 | 37.7 |
*G1 = primigravidae; G2 = secundigravidae; G3+ = gravida 3 and above SD = Standard deviation.