Table 1 Participant demographics at 6–8 weeks postpartum (N = 26)
Mean ± SD | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 28 ± 6.4 |
% (n) | |
Race | |
Black South African | 100 (26) |
Marital status | |
Single (Never married) | 62 (16) |
Not married (in marriage-like relationship) | 19 (5) |
Married | 19 (5) |
Employment status | |
Currently employed | 0 (0) |
Self-employed | 0 (0) |
Looking for work/unemployed | 4 (1) |
Temporarily laid off | 12 (3) |
Homemaker | 81 (21) |
Student | 4 (1) |
Other | 0 (0) |
Average monthly household income | |
< R1,000 per month | 62 (16) |
R1,000—R5,000 Per month | 19 (5) |
R5,000—R10,000 Per month | 19 (5) |
> R10,000 Per month | 0 (0) |
Number of biological children (including most recent birth) | |
1 | 27 (7) |
2 | 50 (13) |
3 | 23 (6) |
Delivery setting | |
Public clinic | 54 (14) |
Public hospital | 46 (12) |
Birth type | |
Vaginal | 73 (19) |
Cesarean | 27 (7) |