Child Survival Strategies: Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Rural Women of Reproductive Age in Cross River State, Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics.

Variable	Frequency ()	Percent
Age group
15–19	12	8.0
20–24	18	12.0
25–29	18	12.0
30–34	18	12.0
35–39	28	18.7
40–44	17	11.3
45 and above	39	26
Religion
Christianity	142	94.7
Others	8	5.3
Educational status
Nonformal	12	8.0
Primary	22	14.7
Secondary	62	41.3
Tertiary	54	36.0
Occupation
Farming	24	16.0
Trading	27	18.0
Civil servant	29	19.3
Student	24	16
Full-time housewife	12	8.0
Other	34	22.7