Table 2.
Inequality measures of estimates of factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
| Dimension | 2008 | 2013 | 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Est | LB | UB | Est | LB | UB | Est | LB | UB | |
| Age | |||||||||
| D | 5.9 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 10.8 |
| PAF | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| PAR | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| R | 5.9 | 1.6 | 22.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Economic status | |||||||||
| D | 14.9 | 11.2 | 18.7 | 14.8 | 11.3 | 18.4 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 13.6 |
| PAF | 166.3 | 166.0 | 166.6 | 68.8 | 68.7 | 69.0 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.4 |
| PAR | 11.2 | 9.3 | 13.0 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 6.7 |
| R | 6.0 | 3.8 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Education | |||||||||
| D | 15.1 | 11.5 | 18.7 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 14.5 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 15.1 |
| PAF | 189.8 | 189.4 | 190.1 | 58.1 | 57.9 | 58.2 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 39.6 |
| PAR | 12.8 | 10.2 | 15.3 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 9.7 |
| R | 4.4 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Place of residence | |||||||||
| D | 10.4 | 7.6 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 15.3 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 10.1 |
| PAF | 111.2 | 111.0 | 111.4 | 58.6 | 58.5 | 58.6 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 23.0 |
| PAR | 7.5 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 5.9 |
| R | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.01 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Province | |||||||||
| D | 15.5 | 11.5 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 8.8 | 18.1 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 12.5 |
| PAF | 176.3 | 176.0 | 176.6 | 60.0 | 59.9 | 60.1 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.8 |
| PAR | 11.8 | 9.8 | 13.9 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| R | 6.0 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
Est; estimate; LB: lower bound; UB: upper bound