Table 2.
Reproductive and family planning behavior of women, Mana District, 2008
| Characteristics | Frequency (n=627) |
percent | ||
| Desired number of children | ||||
| 1–3 | 144 | 23.0 | ||
| 4–5 | 268 | 42.7 | ||
| 6+ | 201 | 32.1 | ||
| Up to God/Allah | 14 | 2.2 | ||
| Number of living children | ||||
| 1–3 | 309 | 49.3 | ||
| 4–5 | 213 | 34.0 | ||
| 6+ | 105 | 16.7 | ||
| Fertility preferences | ||||
| Need more child(ren) | 338 | 53.9 | ||
| Do not need more child | 206 | 32.9 | ||
| Undecided/up to God | 83 | 13.2 | ||
| Sex of index child | ||||
| Male | 318 | 50.7 | ||
| female | 309 | 49.3 | ||
| Wantedenss of last birth | ||||
| Wanted | 382 | 60.9 | ||
| Mistimed | 146 | 23.3 | ||
| Unwanted | 99 | 15.8 | ||
| Knowledge of contraception | ||||
| Yes | 611 | 97.4 | ||
| No | 16 | 2.6 | ||
| Ever use of family planning | ||||
| Yes | 303 | 48.3 | ||
| No | 324 | 51.7 | ||
| Current use of contraception | ||||
| Using | 218 | 34.8 | ||
| Not using | 409 | 65.2 | ||