Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of reproductive age women in Cambodia 2022. N = 19,496
Characteristics (n = 19496) | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age groups | 15–19 | 2981(15.3) |
20–24 | 2589(13.3) | |
25–29 | 2986(15.3) | |
30–34 | 3272(16.8) | |
35–39 | 3367(17.3) | |
40–44 | 2598(13.3) | |
45–49 | 1703(8.7) | |
Place of residence | Urban | 8239(42.3) |
Rural | 11,257(57.7) | |
Religion | Buddhist | 18,980(97.4) |
Muslim | 342(1.8) | |
Christian | 135(0.7) | |
No religion | 39(0.2) | |
Educational status | No education | 2265(11.6) |
Primary | 7554(38.7) | |
Secondary | 8277(42.5) | |
Higher | 13,999(7.2) | |
Sex of house hold head | Male | 13,825(70.9) |
Female | 5671(29.1) | |
Wealth index | Poor | 6922(35.5) |
Middle | 3831(19.7) | |
Rich | 8743(44.8) | |
Listening to radio | No | 16,494(84.6) |
Yes | 3002(15.4) | |
Watching television | No | 12,048(61.8) |
Yes | 7448(38.2) | |
Currently breastfeeding | No | 17,434(89.4) |
Yes | 2062(10.6) | |
Current marital status | Never in union | 4788(24.6) |
Married | 13,269(68.1) | |
Living with partner | 223(1.1) | |
Widowed | 400(2.1) | |
Divorced | 742(3.8) | |
No longer living together/separated | 74(0.4) | |
Ever had a terminated pregnancy | No | 14,851(76.2) |
Yes | 4645(23.8) | |
Current use by method type | No method | 11,089(56.9) |
Folkloric method | 1(0.01) | |
Traditional | 2327(11.9) | |
modern method | 6080(31.2) | |
Modern contraceptive utilization | Yes | 6080(31.2) |
No | 13,416(68.8) |