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. 2012 Jul 18;7(7):e40670. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040670

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