Table 3.
Characteristics of female respondents aged 15–49 and their closest female friends age 15–49 in Kinshasa, DRC*
| Respondent | Unadjusted friend** | Adjusted friend** | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | N | % | N | % | N | |
| Age | ||||||
| 15–19 | 22.3 | 516 | 20.9 | 297 | 21.8 | 483 |
| 20–29 | 37.9 | 881 | 35.8 | 507 | 36.7 | 842 |
| 30–39 | 23.5 | 558 | 25.4 | 363 | 24.0 | 587 |
| 40–49 | 16.4 | 371 | 17.9 | 236 | 17.5 | 414 |
| Education | ||||||
| Never/Primary | 5.5 | 145 | 4.3 | 70 | 5.4 | 135 |
| Secondary | 72.6 | 1696 | 70.3 | 988 | 72.1 | 1666 |
| Tertiary | 21.9 | 485 | 25.3 | 355 | 22.5 | 525 |
| Currently married | ||||||
| No | 58.5 | 1353 | 58.6 | 827 | 57.7 | 1310 |
| Yes | 41.5 | 973 | 41.4 | 599 | 42.3 | 1016 |
| Wealth tertile | ||||||
| Poorest | 29.9 | 780 | – | – | – | – |
| Middle wealth | 32.9 | 785 | – | – | – | – |
| Wealthiest | 37.2 | 761 | – | – | – | – |
| Has any children | ||||||
| No | 43.1 | 980 | 44.9 | 635 | 42.9 | 976 |
| Yes | 56.9 | 1345 | 55.1 | 791 | 57.1 | 1350 |
| Currently using contraception | ||||||
| No | 58.5 | 1383 | 54.9 | 788 | 57.1 | 1352 |
| Yes | 41.5 | 943 | 45.1 | 639 | 42.9 | 974 |
| Currently using LARC | ||||||
| No | 91.8 | 7 | 89.2 | 1279 | 90.1 | 2108 |
| Yes | 8.2 | 177 | 10.8 | 148 | 9.9 | 218 |
| Total | 100.0 | 2326 | 100.0 | 1427 | 100.0 | 2326 |
*Estimates weighted, Ns unweighted; bold indicates p-value for design-based F test (comparing friends to respondents) less than 0.05.
**Unadjusted friend estimates calculated directly from respondent reported friend data. Adjusted friend estimates include respondent characteristics in place of “missing” confidantes and apply the post-stratification weights.