Consumer knowledge and availability of maternal and child health services: a challenge for achieving MDG 4 and 5 in Southeast Nigeria

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents

Age distribution	No [%]	Marital status	No [%]	Occupation	No [%]
16-25	71 [16.1]	Single	47 [10.8]	Civil servants	142 [32.3]
26-35	122 [27.7]	Married	218 [49.5]	Traders	99 [18]
36-45	164 [37.3]	Widowed	99 [22.5]	Farmers	99 [18]
46-55	48 [10.9]	Divorced	42 [9.5]	Unemployed	66 [15]
>55	34 [7.7]	Separated	30 [6.8]	Professionals	81 [18.64]
None of above	1 [.2]	None of the above	4 [0.9]	Not valid	4 [0.9]
Total	440 [100]	Total	440 [100]	Total	440 [100]
Number Of Children		Educational Qualifications		Religion
With 1 child	24 [5.5]	No formal education	28 [6.4]	Traditional	47 [10.7]
With 2 children	66 [15]	FSLC	50 [11.4]	Christianity	360 [81.8]
With 3 children	58 [3.2]	WASC/NECO	104 [23.6]	Islam	10 [2.3]
With 4 children	92 [20.9]	Diploma	60 [13.6]	Not indicated	23 [5.2]
With 5 children	75 [17]	NCE	85 [19.3]	Total	440 [100]
With > 5 children	95 [21.6]	B.Sc	73 [16.6]
None of the above	30 [6.8]	M. Sc	22 [5]
Total	440 [100]	PHD	17 [3.9]
		None of the above	1 [0.2]
		Total	440 [100]

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