Table 2 |
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Number of co-wives by ethnicity |
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Ethnicity |
Number of co-wives |
Total |
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none |
one |
two or more |
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|
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
N |
|
|
|
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|
Balanta |
659 |
39.8 |
509 |
30.7 |
488 |
29.5 |
1656 |
|
Beafada |
1592 |
57.5 |
838 |
30.3 |
340 |
12.3 |
2770 |
|
Fula |
768 |
56.5 |
414 |
30.5 |
176 |
13.0 |
1358 |
|
other |
1274 |
62.1 |
566 |
27.6 |
211 |
10.3 |
2051 |
|
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Total |
4293 |
54.8 |
2327 |
29.7 |
1217 |
15.5 |
7836* |
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* number of co-wives were not reported for 2 Balanta, 8 Beafada, 3 Fula and 5 other women |
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Fazzio et al. BMC Public Health 2011 11:683 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-683 |
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