Table 1. Sample sizes and proportion of current modern contraceptive use among women (15–49) in 21 study countries.
Region | Country (Year) | Total SampleSize (N) | Currently Married orCo-Habitating Women(unadjusted) (n) | Current modern contraceptive use (unadjusted) (%) |
Eastern Africa | ||||
Ethiopia (2005) | 14,07 | 8,644 | 16.0 | |
Kenya (2008–09) | 8,444 | 5,041 | 36.0 | |
Madagascar (2008–09) | 17,375 | 11,903 | 28.4 | |
Rwanda (2005) | 11,321 | 5,458 | 10.8 | |
Uganda (2006) | 8,531 | 5,362 | 17.0 | |
Zambia (2007) | 7,146 | 4,316 | 33.1 | |
Zimbabwe (2005–06) | 8,907 | 5,118 | 58.0 | |
Middle Africa | ||||
Congo (2005) | 7,051 | 3,993 | 13.2 | |
Democratic Republic of Congo (2007) | 9,995 | 6,586 | 6.4 | |
Northern Africa | ||||
Egypt (2008) | 16,527 | 15,406 | 55.3 | |
Southern Africa | ||||
Namibia (2006–07) | 9,804 | 3,578 | 51.6 | |
Swaziland (2006–07) | 4,987 | 2,069 | 48.2 | |
Western Africa | ||||
Benin (2006) | 17,794 | 13,486 | 5.9 | |
Ghana (2008) | 4,916 | 2,95 | 16.5 | |
Guinea (2005) | 7,954 | 6,327 | 5.4 | |
Liberia (2007) | 7,092 | 4,508 | 10.5 | |
Mali (2006) | 14,583 | 12,324 | 7.5 | |
Niger (2006) | 9,223 | 7,431 | 7.1 | |
Nigeria (2008) | 33,385 | 23,954 | 8.6 | |
Senegal (2005) | 14,602 | 10,221 | 9.5 | |
Sierra Leone (2008) | 7,374 | 5,373 | 7.9 |