Table 1 Background characteristics of Rwandan women aged 15 to 49 years as per the 2020 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey
Characteristics | Frequency (%), N = 1,700 |
|---|---|
Age | Â |
45–49 | 147(8.6) |
35–44 | 589(34.7) |
25–34 | 745(43.8) |
15–24 | 219(12.9) |
Education level | Â |
Tertiary | 73(4.3) |
Secondary | 313(18.4) |
Primary | 1095(64.4) |
No education | 218(12.8) |
Working status | Â |
Working | 1317(77.5) |
Not working | 382(22.5) |
Parity | Â |
Above 4 | 380(22.4) |
4 and less | 1319(77.6) |
Justified beating | Â |
No | 838(49.3) |
Yes | 861(50.7) |
Health insurance | Â |
Yes | 1412(83.1) |
No | 287(16.9) |
Religion | Â |
Catholic | 613(36.1) |
Protestant | 801(47.1) |
Adventist | 231(13.6) |
Muslim | 25(1.4) |
Others | 29(1.7) |
Wealth index | Â |
Richest | 305(18.0) |
Richer | 376(22.1) |
Middle | 330(19.4) |
Poorer | 347(20.4) |
Poorest | 342(20.1) |
Residence | Â |
Urban | 264(15.5) |
Rural | 1436(84.5) |
Region | Â |
Kigali | 226(13.3) |
West | 378(22.2) |
East | 446(26.3) |
North | 281(16.5) |
South | 368(21.6) |
Household size | Â |
Less than 6 | 1204(70.9) |
6 and above | 495(29.1) |
Sex of household head | Â |
Female | 250(14.7) |
Male | 1450(85.3) |
Exposure to radio | Â |
Yes | 1308(77.0) |
No | 392(23.0) |
Exposure to television | Â |
Yes | 671(39.5) |
No | 1029(60.5) |
Exposure to newspapers | Â |
Yes | 309(18.2) |
No | 1391(81.8) |
Economic empowerment | Â |
High | 426(25.1) |
Medium | 653(38.4) |
Low | 461(27.1) |
No | 160(9.4) |
Healthcare decision-making | Â |
Yes | 1380(81.2) |
No | 320(18.8) |
Husband/partner’s age |  |
45–49 | 365(21.5) |
35–44 | 651(38.3) |
25–34 | 606(35.7) |
15–24 | 77(4.5) |
Husband/partner’s education |  |
Tertiary | 80(4.7) |
Secondary | 211(12.4) |
Primary | 1173(69.0) |
No education | 236(13.9) |
Husband/partner’s frequency of getting drunk * |  |
Never | 245(14.4) |
Sometimes | 633(37.3) |
Often | 150(8.9) |
Husband/partner’s working status |  |
Yes | 1585(93.3) |
No | 114(6.7) |
Sexual violence | Â |
No | 1489(87.6) |
Yes | 211(12.4), (95%CI: 11.0–14.1) |