Research Article
Awareness of Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness in Southeastern Nigeria
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics.
| Variable ( number) | Number | Percent (%) |
| Age group () | | | <20 years | 72 | 9.5 | 20–39 | 604 | 79.4 | 40–49 | 84 | 11.1 |
| Marital status () | | | Never married | 120 | 16.2 | Married | 584 | 78.9 | Widow | 12 | 1.6 | Separated/divorced | 24 | 3.2 |
| Educational status () | | | No formal education | 28 | 3.8 | Primary education | 204 | 27.4 | Secondary education | 408 | 54.8 | Tertiary education | 104 | 14.0 |
| Parity () | | | 1 | 160 | 22.1 | 2–4 | 448 | 61.9 | >4 | 116 | 16.0 |
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