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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants, Kadoma City, Zimbabwe, 2013

From: Effectiveness of short message services reminder on childhood immunization programme in Kadoma, Zimbabwe - a randomized controlled trial, 2013

Variable

Intervention group n = 152(%)

No Intervention group n = 152(%)

Marital status

  

 Married

139(91)

150(98)

 Single

12(8)

2(1)

 Separated

1(1)

1(1)

Place of residence

  

 Farm

8(5)

13(9)

 Mine

8(5)

12(8)

 Rural

8(5)

7(5)

Urban

128(84)

120(79)

Highest level of education

  

 No Education

1(1)

2(1)

 Primary

15(10)

10(7)

 Secondary

134(88)

132(87)

 Tertiary

2(1)

8(5)

Employment status

  

 Full-time

19(13)

24(16)

 Part-time

11(7)

15(10)

 Unemployed

121(80)

113(75)

Religion

  

 Apostolic

40(26)

51(33)

 Evangelical

59(39)

53(35)

 Protestant

48(32)

44(29)

 Islam

2(1)

2(1)

 Traditional

3(2)

2(1)

Median age (Years)

26(Q1 = 21;Q3 = 30)

27(Q1 = 23;Q3 = 32)