Demographics of mothers who completed the postpartum questionnaire
| Demographics (n=286) | n (%) |
| Age (years) | |
| 15–19 | 2 (1) |
| 20–24 | 50 (18) |
| 25–29 | 119 (41) |
| 30–34 | 66 (23) |
| 35–39 | 33 (11) |
| >40 | 16 (6) |
| Place of residence* | |
| Urban | 156 (55) |
| Rural | 130 (45) |
| Level of education† | |
| Primary | 4 (1) |
| Secondary | 32 (11) |
| High school | 68 (24) |
| College | 108 (38) |
| University | 74 (26) |
| Occupation‡ | |
| Employed | 158 (55) |
| Self-employed | 74 (26) |
| Unemployed | 54 (19) |
| HIV infection | |
| Yes | 3 (1) |
| No | 283 (99) |
| Parity | |
| 0 - First child | 158 (55) |
| 1 - Second child | 88 (31) |
| 2 - Third child | 34 (12) |
| ≥3 - Four or more children | 6 (2) |
*Place of residence: urban: administrative units (communes) that are part of recognised cities or large towns; rural: all other administrative units (communes).
†Level of education: primary: from years 1–5; secondary: from years 6–9; high school: from years 10–12; college/university: any qualification beyond high school.
‡Occupation: employed: have a paying job and will return to this job after maternity leave; self-employed: generate own income; unemployed: no income generation.
HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus.