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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Determinants of modern contraceptive practice in Yaoundé-Cameroon: a community based cross sectional study

Indicator

Modalities

Number

Percentage (%)

Marital status

Married

167

27.2

Consensual union

126

20.6

Single

320

52.2

Level of education

Did not school

1

0.2

Primary

80

13.1

Secondary

276

45.2

High school and university

254

41.6

Level of education of the partner

Do not know

7

1.2

Did not school

4

0.7

Primary

64

10.6

Secondary

216

35.9

High school and university

311

51.7

Number of living children

0

36

8.9

1

173

42.6

2

94

23.2

3

51

12.6

>3

52

12.7

Does your belief accept contraceptive use?

Yes

107

17.5

Does your partner approve contraceptive use?

Yes

101

16.6