The last one heard: the importance of an early-stage participatory evaluation for programme implementation

Table 2 Background characteristics of participants ( n = 76)

Characteristics	No. of respondents
Age range (years)	18–43
Mean age (years)	25.5
Number of pregnancies
1	11
2	17
3	20
4	6
5+	22
Education
None	4
Some primary	23
Complete primary	31
Some secondary	9
Complete secondary (S4)	5
Trade school	1
Other	3
Employment^a
None	70
Trade/shop work	2
Wage employed	4
Distance to health facility (min)^b
0–30	29
31–60	21
61–90	1
91–120	16
121–150	1
150+	8
Average distance to health facility (min)	72

^aNone was participant identified, though most women in the area participate in daily agricultural activities for household consumption and/or to sell.
^b70/76 women identified a Health Facility II as their closest facility; however, no ANC or delivery services are available at these centres.

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