| Age in years at survey |
15 |
241 (19.1) |
1031 (25.5) |
849 (24.5) |
| 16 |
249 (19.7) |
745 (18.3) |
630 (18.2) |
| 17 |
187 (14.8) |
640 (15.8) |
597 (17.3) |
| 18 |
350 (27.7) |
948 (23.4) |
693 (20.1) |
| 19 |
236 (18.7) |
687 (17.0) |
691 (19.9) |
| Residence |
Urban |
684 (54.2) |
1920 (47.4) |
1679 (48.5) |
| Rural |
579 (45.8) |
2131 (52.6) |
1781 (51.5) |
| Region of residence |
Eastern |
331 (19.1) |
773 (19.4) |
625 (18.9) |
| Northern |
335 (38.4) |
1,517 (38.8) |
933 (22.4) |
| Northwestern |
- |
- |
571 (16.3) |
| Southern |
301 (19.9) |
1,067 (20.7) |
752 (18.4) |
| Western |
296 (22.5) |
694 (21.1) |
579 (24.0) |
| Religion |
Christian |
378 (29.9) |
1013 (25.0) |
820 (23.7) |
| Islam/others |
885 (70.1) |
3038 (75.0) |
2640 (76.3) |
| Marital status |
Not married |
924 (73.2) |
3,316 (81.9) |
2,972 (85.9) |
| Married/Living with a partner |
339 (26.8) |
735 (18.1) |
488 (14.1) |
| Highest educational at the survey |
No education |
388 (30.7) |
769 (18.9) |
549 (15.9) |
| Primary |
329 (26.1) |
821 (20.3) |
662 (19.1) |
| Secondary/Tertiary |
546 (43.2) |
2,461 (60.8) |
2,249 (65.0) |
| Occupation |
Not working |
675 (53.4) |
2400 (59.2) |
2002 (57.9) |
| Agriculture |
264 (20.9) |
816 (20.2) |
858 (24.8) |
| Sales & Others |
324 (25.7) |
835 (20.6) |
600 (17.3) |
| Ethnicity |
Mende |
466 (36.9) |
1,276 (31.5) |
1,057 (30.5) |
| Temne |
349 (27.6) |
1,355 (33.5) |
1,099 (31.8) |
| Others |
448 (35.5) |
1,430 (35.0) |
1,304 (37.7) |
| Parity at survey |
Nulliparous |
932 (73.8) |
3,167 (78.1) |
2,851 (82.4) |
| One child |
272 (21.5) |
740 (18.3) |
537 (15.5) |
| More than one child |
59 (4.7) |
144 (3.6) |
72 (2.1) |
| Time since the last sex |
Never had sex |
476 (37.7) |
1,450 (35.8) |
1,513 (43.7) |
| Less than 30 days |
378 (29.9) |
1,368 (33.8) |
993 (28.7) |
| More than 30 days |
409 (32.4) |
1,233 (30.4) |
954 (27.6) |
| Number of sexual partners in the last 12 months |
None |
599 (47.4) |
1,662 (41.0) |
1,732 (50.1) |
| One partner |
608 (48.1) |
2,162 (53.4) |
1,628 (47.1) |
| More than one partner |
56 (4.4) |
227 (5.6) |
100 (2.8) |
| Distance to a health facility |
No problem |
- |
1,698 (41.9) |
- |
| Not a big problem |
691 (54.7) |
955 (23.6) |
1,926 (55.7) |
| Big problem |
572 (45.3) |
1,398 (34.5) |
1,534 (44.3) |
| Permission to seek healthcare |
No problem |
- |
2,648 (65.4) |
- |
| Not a big problem |
1,120 (88.7) |
766 (18.9) |
2,481 (71.7) |
| Big problem |
143 (11.3) |
637 (15.7) |
979 (28.3) |
| Household wealth quintile |
Poorest |
175 (13.9) |
629 (15.5) |
497 (14.4) |
| Poorer |
160 (12.7) |
575 (14.2) |
578 (16.7) |
| Middle |
207 (16.4) |
673 (16.6) |
756 (21.9) |
| Richer |
282 (22.3) |
1,078 (26.6) |
908 (26.2) |
| Richest |
439 (34.7) |
1,096 (27.1) |
721 (20.8) |