Table 1

Sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics of the study population (n=921)

Variable	Frequency	Per cent
Age groups (years)
15–25	362	39.4
26–36	472	51.3
37–47	86	9.3
Marital status
Single, divorced, widowed, separated	146	15.8
Married or cohabitating	774	84.2
Highest attained level of education
Incomplete primary school	417	50.1
Complete primary school or vocational training	219	26.4
Secondary school or university	195	23.5
Occupation
Skilled work, civil servant, student	119	13.1
Non-skilled work	528	58.3
Not employed, other occupation	260	28.6
Social support
Good	734	79.8
Poor	186	20.2
Partner/husband’s age (years)*
15–25	129	20.9
26–36	446	72.4
≥37	41	6.7
Partner/husband’s highest level of education*
Incomplete primary school	283	42.9
Complete primary school or vocational training	248	37.6
Secondary school or university	128	19.5
Total household monthly income
<FRW17 500† ($30)	258	29.9
FRW17501–FRW35999 ($30–$60)	240	27.8
≥FRW36 000 ($≥60)	364	42.2
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy
Physical	94	10.2
Psychological	157	17.0
Sexual	89	9.7
Controlling behaviour	163	17.6
Mental health disorders
Major depressive episode in the past 2 weeks	110	11.9
Major depressive episode in earlier periods	88	9.5
Generalised anxiety disorder	182	19.7
Suicide risk	98	10.8
Post-traumatic stress disorder	74	8.0
Suffering from any mental condition	247	27.1

*Data were missing as some women could not report their husband/partner’s age and level of education.
†Francs Rwandais.