Table 2.
Prevalence of contraceptive continuation among women in sub-Saharan Africa across explanatory variables
| Variables | Weighted N | Weighted % | Contraceptive continuation | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | < 0.001 | |||
| 15–19 | 7771 | 6.1 | 62.5 | |
| 20–24 | 26,343 | 20.5 | 49.5 | |
| 25–29 | 32,876 | 25.6 | 45.5 | |
| 30–34 | 27,214 | 21.2 | 47.5 | |
| 35–39 | 19,701 | 15.3 | 51.6 | |
| 40–44 | 10,400 | 8.1 | 57.7 | |
| 45–49 | 4057 | 3.2 | 59.7 | |
| Marital status | < 0.001 | |||
| Not in union | 25,684 | 20.1 | 57.1 | |
| In union | 102,678 | 79.9 | 48.4 | |
| Educational level | < 0.001 | |||
| No education | 27,701 | 21.6 | 46.7 | |
| Primary | 51,012 | 39.7 | 49.2 | |
| Secondary | 41,312 | 32.2 | 53.4 | |
| Higher | 8337 | 6.5 | 51.2 | |
| Place of residence | < 0.001 | |||
| Urban | 50,051 | 39.0 | 52.1 | |
| Rural | 78,311 | 61.0 | 48.9 | |
| Employment status | 0.001 | |||
| Not working | 31,859 | 24.8 | 51.0 | |
| Working | 96,503 | 75.2 | 49.9 | |
| Exposure to family planning messages | 0.264 | |||
| Not exposed | 60,350 | 47.0 | 50.3 | |
| Exposed | 68,012 | 53.0 | 50.0 | |
| Knowledge of family planning | 0.659 | |||
| Poor | 22 | 0.01 | 45.5 | |
| Good | 128,340 | 99.9 | 50.2 | |
| Information on choice | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 75,443 | 58.8 | 37.3 | |
| Yes | 52,919 | 41.2 | 68.4 | |
| Births in the last 5 years | < 0.001 | |||
| None | 28,361 | 22.1 | 59.8 | |
| 1 | 63,424 | 49.4 | 52.6 | |
| 2+ | 36,577 | 28.5 | 38.5 | |
| Number of living children | < 0.001 | |||
| None | 10,180 | 7.9 | 62.8 | |
| 1 | 21,091 | 16.4 | 54.4 | |
| 2 | 27,072 | 21.1 | 46.3 | |
| 3 | 23,050 | 18.0 | 46.9 | |
| 4+ | 46,969 | 36.6 | 49.3 | |
| Desire for more children | < 0.001 | |||
| Wants within 2 years | 16,806 | 13.1 | 44.5 | |
| Wants after 2 + years | 49,609 | 38.7 | 49.1 | |
| Wants no more children | 44,040 | 34.3 | 50.0 | |
| Undecided | 17,907 | 13.9 | 58.9 | |
| Method | < 0.001 | |||
| Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) | 21,444 | 16.7 | 69.4 | |
| Pills | 22,106 | 17.2 | 40.9 | |
| Injectables | 54,297 | 42.3 | 45.3 | |
| Other modern methods including condom | 16,607 | 12.9 | 59.1 | |
| Traditional method | 13,908 | 10.8 | 43.6 | |
| Sub-Region | < 0.001 | |||
| West | 44,510 | 34.7 | 50.7 | |
| East | 57,957 | 45.1 | 49.2 | |
| Central | 14,393 | 11.2 | 47.7 | |
| South | 11,502 | 9.0 | 56.2 |
NB: Long-acting reversible contraceptive methods (LARCs) typically include intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants, P-values are from chi-square test