Table 4 Demographic Characteristics of Ghana and Tanzania Sample
| Â | Ghana n (%) | Tanzania n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | ||
 Mean (SD) [Min, Max] | 28.4 (7.1) [15, 49] | 27.8 (6.3) [16., 47] |
 Median (IR) | 27 (23, 33) | 27 (23, 32) |
  ≤ 20 | 94 (12.5) | 83 (11.1) |
 20–39 | 636 (70.1) | 567 (75.6) |
  > 39 | 130 (17.4) | 100 (13.3) |
Marital status | ||
 Currently married | 476 (63.5) | 636 (84.8) |
 Never married | 225 (30.0) | 77 (10.3) |
 Other (Cohabitation, Fiance, no husband, separated, divorced) | 49 (6.5) | 37 (4.9) |
Methods currently using (among those using) | ||
 Female sterilization | 7 (1.1%) | 11 (1.5%) |
 Male sterilization | 2 (0.3) | 3 (0.4) |
 IUD | 8 (1.3) | 40 (5.5) |
 Injectables | 456 (71.7) | 391 (53.7) |
 Implants | 128 (20.1) | 217 (29.8) |
 Pill | 32 (5.0) | 122 (16.8) |
 Male condom | 17 (2.7) | 53 (7.3) |
 Female condom | 5 (0.8) | 9 (1.2) |
 Emergency contraception | 11 (1.7) | 1 (0.1) |
 Standard days method | 7 (1.1) | 24 (3.3) |
 Lactational amenorrhea method | 6 (0.9) | 27 (3.7) |
 Other (Rhythm method/ withdrawal) | 22 (3.4) | 73 (10.1) |
Highest level of school completed | ||
 No formal schooling | 131 (17.5) | 29 (3.9) |
 Some primary school | 243 (32.4) | 48 (6.4) |
 Completed primary school | 194 (25.9) | 423 (56.4) |
 Some secondary school (some and completed) | 109 (14.5) | 222 (29.6) |
 Any tertiary education | 73 (9.7) | 28 (3.7) |
Reading level | ||
 Cannot read at all | 303 (40.4) | 34 (4.5) |
 Able to read only part of the sentence | 187 (24.9) | 105 (14.0) |
 Able to read whole sentence | 259 (34.5) | 611 (81.5) |