Factors associated with early resumption of sexual intercourse among postnatal women in Uganda

Table 1 Demographic characteristics (individual factors)

Item	Response	Frequency	Per cent
Age of mother (years)	15–20	39	10.4
	21–35	329	88
	36–45	6	1.6
Tribe	Ganda	230	61.5
	Banyankole	41	11
	Basoga	12	3.2
	Others	91	24.3
Religion	Protestant	97	25.9
	Roman catholic	211	56.4
	Muslim	26	7
	Others	40	10.7
Education of respondent	No formal education	11	2.9
	Primary	81	21.7
	Secondary	255	68.2
	Diploma	5	1.3
	Degree	22	5.9
Marital status	Unmarried	30	8.0
Marital status	Married/ living together	344	92.0
Occupation of respondent	House wife	209	55.9
	Self employed	117	31.3
	Civil servant	8	2.1
	Private	40	10.7
Parity of participant	First	50	13.4
	Second	184	49.3
	Third	115	30.8
	Fourth or more	24	6.4
Highest level attained by spouse	No formal education	3	0.8
	Primary	74	19.8
	Secondary	243	65.0
	Diploma	21	5.6
	Degree	33	8.8
Occupation of spouse	Self employed	209	55.9
	Peasant farmer	48	12.8
	Civil servant	49	13.1
	Private	68	18.2

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