Table 2.
Distribution of ever pregnant women by whether she had a birth/pregnancy since 2009 and the intentionality of the last/current pregnancy by socio-demographic characteristics among women from six urban sites in Senegal, 2011
| |
Experience of birth/pregnancy since 2009 and intentionality |
Total |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No pregnancy/birth since 2009 | Intentional pregnancy/birth | Unintentional pregnancy/birth | ||
|
N (Unweighted) |
2,829 |
2,029 |
809 |
5,769 |
|
Percent |
49.9 |
35.8 |
14.3 |
100.0 |
|
Urban site |
|
|
|
|
| Dakar |
54.9 |
33.6 |
11.6 |
100.0 |
| Guédiawaye |
55.6 |
29.2 |
15.3 |
100.0 |
| Pikine |
43.7 |
36.3 |
20.0 |
100.0 |
| Mbao |
44.7 |
40.7 |
14.6 |
100.0 |
| Mbour |
43.3 |
39.5 |
17.2 |
100.0 |
| Kaolack |
46.4 |
38.4 |
15.2 |
100.0 |
|
Age group |
|
|
|
|
| < 25 |
24.9 |
50.4 |
24.7 |
100.0 |
| 25 - 34 |
39.1 |
46.1 |
14.8 |
100.0 |
| 35 - 39 |
58.3 |
28.3 |
13.4 |
100.0 |
| 40+ |
83.9 |
10.9 |
5.2 |
100.0 |
|
Wealth group |
|
|
|
|
| Poor |
44.9 |
35.0 |
20.1 |
100.0 |
| Medium |
49.6 |
38.3 |
12.0 |
100.0 |
| Rich |
55.9 |
34.0 |
10.1 |
100.0 |
|
Level of education |
|
|
|
|
| None |
50.4 |
35.5 |
14.1 |
100.0 |
| Primary |
48.6 |
35.3 |
16.1 |
100.0 |
| Secondary or higher |
51.3 |
37.1 |
11.6 |
100.0 |
|
Religion |
|
|
|
|
| Muslim |
48.9 |
36.3 |
14.8 |
100.0 |
| Christian and other |
60.5 |
30.6 |
9.0 |
100.0 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
| Not married or in union |
76.7 |
10.6 |
12.7 |
100.0 |
| Married or in union |
44.4 |
41.0 |
14.6 |
100.0 |
|
Type of marriage
a
|
|
|
|
|
| Monogamous |
39.8 |
44.5 |
15.8 |
100.0 |
| Polygynous |
55.3 |
32.8 |
11.9 |
100.0 |
|
Worked in the last 12 months |
|
|
|
|
| Did not work |
49.9 |
36.1 |
14.0 |
100.0 |
| Worked |
49.8 |
34.1 |
16.1 |
100.0 |
|
Who decides about money |
|
|
|
|
| Husband alone/someone else |
46.8 |
37.3 |
15.9 |
100.0 |
| Wife/husband and wife jointly |
54.2 |
33.7 |
12.1 |
100.0 |
|
Number of living children |
|
|
|
|
| <2 |
48.4 |
40.4 |
11.1 |
100.0 |
| 2 |
45.5 |
41.0 |
13.5 |
100.0 |
| 3 |
43.6 |
39.3 |
17.1 |
100.0 |
| 4+ |
57.0 |
26.5 |
16.5 |
100.0 |
|
Ever use of a modern method |
|
|
|
|
| Ever used |
52.2 |
32.5 |
15.3 |
100.0 |
| Never used |
46.7 |
41.2 |
12.1 |
100.0 |
|
Discussion of family planning with spouse
a
|
|
|
|
|
| Ever discussed |
41.4 |
41.7 |
16.9 |
100.0 |
| Never discussed |
48.7 |
39.9 |
11.4 |
100.0 |
|
Decision making on number of children
a
|
|
|
|
|
| Wife/husband and wife jointly |
44.8 |
41.1 |
14.1 |
100.0 |
| Husband alone/someone else | 44.6 | 40.0 | 15.4 | 100.0 |
a: Among women in union.