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Table 1 Distribution of respondents by sociodemographic characteristics

From: Exploring knowledge, attitudes, practices, and determinants regarding emergency contraception use among female university students in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Number

(n = 677)

Percentage

Age

  

 < 20 years

127

18.76

 20–24 years

412

60.86

 25–29 years

124

18.32

 ≥ 30 years

14

2.07

Marital status

  

 Married

77

11.37

 Single

600

88.63

Educational level

  

 Undergraduate level (1st to 3rd year)

431

63.66

 Graduate level (4th to 6th year)

246

36.34

Parental status

  

 Parents living together

515

76.07

 Divorced parents

60

8.86

 Deceased father and/or mother

102

15.07

Housing situation

  

 Lives with parents

496

73.26

 Lives with friends

31

4.58

 Lives with spouse

71

10.49

 Lives alone

79

11.67

Religion

  

 Catholic

283

41.80

 Protestant/Pentecostal

272

40.18

 Muslim

47

6.94

 Methodist

15

2.22

 Others

60

8.86