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Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of Women Delivering in Government Hospitals between June and September, 2006 in Kabul, Afghanistan (n = 4452).

From: Seroprevalence and correlates of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C virus among intrapartum patients in Kabul, Afghanistan

Variable

Mean

Median

Range

Age

25.74 years

24 years

14 – 48 years

Age at Marriage

19.49 years

18 years

10 – 37 years

Number living in household

7.36

5

1 – 40

Variable

Classification

Number (%)

 

Ethnic Group (n = 4444)

Tajik

3158 (71.1%)

 
 

Pashtun

339 (7.6%)

 
 

Hazara

923 (20.8%)

 
 

Other

24 (0.5%)

 

Country of Birth (n = 4448)

Afghanistan

4420 (99.3%)

 
 

Other

28 (0.7%)

 

Province of Birth (n = 4422)

Kabul & surrounding provinces

3492 (79.0%)

 
 

Northern

406 (9.2%)

 
 

Central

299 (6.8%)

 
 

Eastern

172 (3.9%)

 
 

Western

25 (0.6%)

 
 

Southern

28 (0.6%)

 

Lived outside Afghanistan in last 5 years (n = 4348):

Yes

1650 (37.1%)

 

Educational Level (n = 4447)

No formal education

2996 (67.4%)

 
 

1–2 years

179 (4.0%)

 
 

Finished primary school

404 (9.1%)

 
 

Some secondary school

326 (7.3%)

 
 

Finished secondary school

349 (7.9%)

 
 

Some university

113 (2.5%)

 
 

Finished university

80 (1.8%)

 

Frequency Family Eats Meat (n = 4447)

< Once weekly

361 (8.1%)

 
 

Once weekly

1900 (42.7%)

 
 

Twice weekly

1492 (33.6%)

 
 

> Twice weekly

684 (15.6%)

 

Usual Means of Transport (n = 4444)

Public Bus

1848 (41.6%)

 
 

Taxi

1366 (30.7%)

 
 

Family Car

1175 (26.4%)

 
 

On foot

39 (0.9%)

 
 

Motorcycle

9 (0.2%)

 
 

Horse cart

4 (0.1%)

 

Seen medical provider this pregnancy (n = 3930)

Yes

3930 (88.4%)

 

Number of Prior Pregnancies

0

1495 (33.6%)

 
 

1

719 (16.2%)

 
 

2

653 (14.7%)

 
 

3

545 (12.2%)

 
 

4

364 (8.2%)

 
 

5

299 (6.7%)

 
 

≥ 6

377 (8.4%)

 

Last Birth Attended (n = 2936)

Yes

2283 (77.3%)