Table 5.
Reasons why getting pregnant would be a big/small problem, at follow-up
| Reasons cited | Total responders | Consistent responders/Met need | Inconsistent responders/Unmet need | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All women who responded 'big/small problem' at follow-up | Women who said big/small problem and were using a contraceptive method | Women who said big/small problem and were not using a contraceptive method | ||||
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Last child is still young | 110 | (28.1) | 96 | (29.6) | 14 | (20.6) |
| Economic situation is not good or high cost of living | 59 | (15.1) | 52 | (16.1) | 7 | (10.3) |
| Respondent is studying/working | 44 | (11.2) | 42 | (13.0) | 2 | (2.9) |
| Desire to give other children attention, support, love | 12 | (3.1) | 11 | (3.4) | 1 | (1.5) |
| Medical complications | 25 | (6.3) | 22 | (6.8) | 3 | (4.4) |
| Doctor advises against it | ||||||
| Respondent has general medical problems | ||||||
| Past pregnancy complications | ||||||
| Finished childbearing | 32 | (8.1) | 31 | (9.6) | 1 | (1.5) |
| Already too many children | ||||||
| Other children are too old- does not want to start over Old age | ||||||
| Having a family is not in plans | 22 | (5.6) | 17 | (5.2) | 5 | (7.3) |
| Respondent does not want to get pregnant | ||||||
| It would be something unexpected/not in plans | ||||||
| Not in stable relationship, or no partner | 18 | (4.6) | 11 | (3.4) | 7 | (10.3) |
| Husband is not living with woman | 12 | (3.1) | 1 | (0.3) | 11 | (16.2) |
| No one is available to help raise the child (e.g., a single parent, no family support for childcare) | 14 | (3.5) | 9 | (2.8) | 5 | (7.4) |
| Negative response from extended family | 12 | (3.1) | 5 | (1.5) | 7 | (10.3) |
| Problem with woman's own or partner's family (e.g., may get upset) | ||||||
| Living with parents/in-laws | ||||||
| Other | 16 | (4.1) | 14 | (4.3) | 2 | (2.9) |
| Not applicable | 16 | (4.1) | 13 | (4.0) | 3 | (4.4) |
| Total | 392 | (100.0) | 324 | (100.0) | 68 | (100.0) |
Note: the number of women (presented in the text) is smaller than the number of responses because some women gave multiple responses. Unmet need means that the woman is sexually active and reports that she does not wants to get pregnant but is not currently using an effective method of contraception; met need means that the woman does not want to get pregnant and is using an effective contraceptive method.