Table 1.
Prevalence of use of any modern method, permanent method, long-acting and short-acting family planning methods by married women of reproductive age (MWRA) residing in rural areas.
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Not using any method | Any modern method | Permanent method | Long-acting reversible method | Short-acting method | Total no. of MWRA in rural areas | |||||
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| N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | ||
| All MWRA | 4172 | 56.0 (53.2–58.9) | 3033 | 40.7 (37.9–43.7) | 1330 | 17.9 (15.6–20.4) | 169 | 2.3 (1.7–3.1) | 1534 | 20.6 (18.2–23.2) | 7442 |
| Age-group | |||||||||||
| 15–24 years | 1315 | 71.7 (68.0–75.1) | 423 | 23.1 (19.6–26.9) | 27 | 1.5 (0.8–2.5) | 27 | 1.4 (0.9–2.3) | 370 | 20.2 (17.0–23.8) | 1833 |
| 25–34 years | 1591 | 54.9 (51.2–58.5) | 1213 | 41.8 (38.2–45.6) | 449 | 15.5 (12.8–18.6) | 72 | 2.5 (1.7–3.5) | 692 | 23.9 (20.5–27.6) | 2899 |
| 35–49 years | 1266 | 46.7 (43.0–50.4) | 1397 | 51.5 (47.9–55.2) | 854 | 31.5 (27.6–35.6) | 71 | 2.6 (1.9–3.7) | 472 | 17.4 (14.8–20.4) | 2711 |
| Level of education | |||||||||||
| Never attended school | 2465 | 55.0 (51.0–59.0) | 1908 | 42.6 (38.7–46.6) | 1024 | 22.9 (19.6–26.5) | 98 | 2.2 (1.6–3.0) | 785 | 17.5 (14.6–20.9) | 4481 |
| Primary | 520 | 55.4 (51.3–59.5) | 384 | 40.9 (36.6–45.4) | 120 | 12.8 (10.0–16.3) | 21 | 2.3 (1.3–4.0) | 243 | 25.8 (22.2–29.9) | 939 |
| Secondary | 972 | 58.6 (55.5–61.6) | 614 | 37.0 (34.0–40.1) | 173 | 10.4 (8.5–12.7) | 44 | 2.7 (1.8–3.9) | 397 | 23.9 (21.5–26.6) | 1659 |
| Higher education | 213 | 58.8 (52.2–65.0) | 127 | 35.1 (28.8–41.9) | 12 | 3.4 (1.8–6.6) | 6 | 1.7 (0.7–3.8) | 109 | 30.0 (23.6–37.3) | 362 |
| Wealth quintile | |||||||||||
| First | 845 | 55.9 (51.5–60.3) | 634 | 41.9 (37.6–46.3) | 282 | 18.6 (15.4–22.3) | 31 | 2.1 (1.2–3.5) | 321 | 21.2 (17.0–26.1) | 1512 |
| Second | 1035 | 56.6 (52.5–60.6) | 750 | 41.0 (37.0–45.2) | 291 | 15.9 (13.2–19.1) | 52 | 2.9 (1.8–4.5) | 407 | 22.3 (18.9–26.1) | 1828 |
| Third | 1055 | 59.3 (55.0–63.6) | 668 | 37.6 (33.4–41.9) | 317 | 17.9 (14.6–21.6) | 31 | 1.7 (1.0–3.1) | 320 | 18.0 (14.6–22.0) | 1778 |
| Fourth | 851 | 55.7 (51.1–60.3) | 612 | 40.1 (35.5–44.8) | 271 | 17.7 (14.7–21.2) | 37 | 2.4 (1.5–3.8) | 304 | 19.9 (16.1–24.4) | 1527 |
| Fifth | 385 | 48.3 (43.7–52.9) | 369 | 46.2 (42.0–50.6) | 169 | 21.2 (16.8–26.3) | 18 | 2.3 (1.3–3.9) | 182 | 22.8 (19.1–27.0) | 798 |
| Caste/ethnic group | |||||||||||
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 993 | 54.2 (50.4–58.0) | 772 | 42.1 (38.0–46.4) | 355 | 19.3 (15.5–23.9) | 42 | 2.3 (1.5–3.6) | 375 | 20.5 (17.0–24.4) | 1833 |
| Terai Madheshi other caste | 665 | 60.4 (53.8–66.7) | 405 | 36.7 (31.0–42.9) | 296 | 26.9 (21.0–33.8) | 6 | 0.5 (0.2–1.2) | 102 | 9.3 (5.4–15.5) | 1101 |
| Dalit | 565 | 59.1 (54.4–63.6) | 359 | 37.6 (33.1–42.3) | 160 | 16.7 (12.7–21.7) | 21 | 2.2 (1.3–3.9) | 178 | 18.6 (14.8–23.1) | 956 |
| Newar | 75 | 40.0 (31.4–49.2) | 109 | 58.0 (48.6–66.9) | 33 | 17.7 (10.9–27.3) | 2 | 1.1 (0.2–4.8) | 74 | 39.2 (30.4–48.8) | 188 |
| Janajati | 1552 | 53.0 (49.3–56.6) | 1282 | 43.8 (40.1–47.5) | 445 | 15.2 (12.0–19.0) | 94 | 3.2 (2.2–4.6) | 743 | 25.4 (22.4–28.6) | 2929 |
| Muslim | 263 | 87.9 (79.3–93.3) | 29 | 9.7 (5.0–18.1) | 11 | 3.7 (1.6–8.1) | 1 | 0.4 (0.1–1.9) | 17 | 5.6 (2.4–12.6) | 299 |
| Other | 57 | 42.3 (32.9–52.2) | 77 | 56.7 (47.4–65.6) | 30 | 22.0 (15.7–30.1) | 2 | 1.5 (0.3–7.6) | 45 | 33.2 (24.1–43.8) | 136 |
| Time taken to nearest Government health facility |
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| <30 minutes | 1425 | 57.2 (52.2–62.0) | 983 | 39.4 (34.8–44.2) | 477 | 19.1 (16.1–22.6) | 61 | 2.5 (1.5–3.9) | 445 | 17.8 (14.5–21.7) | 2493 |
| 30–60 minutes | 1124 | 53.1 (49.2–57.0) | 919 | 43.4 (39.4–47.6) | 462 | 21.8 (18.1–26.1) | 55 | 2.6 (1.6–4.2) | 403 | 19.0 (15.8–22.7) | 2117 |
| >60 minutes | 1623 | 57.3 (53.4–61.0) | 1131 | 39.9 (36.0–44.0) | 391 | 13.8 (10.9–17.4) | 53 | 1.9 (1.3–2.8) | 686 | 24.2 (21.0–27.8) | 2834 |
| Ecological zone | |||||||||||
| Mountain | 253 | 47.1 (39.7–54.7) | 255 | 47.4 (39.3–55.6) | 106 | 19.6 (10.1–34.6) | 14 | 2.5 (1.3–5.0) | 136 | 25.2 (19.0–32.6) | 538 |
| Hill | 1940 | 58.3 (54.1–62.3) | 1324 | 39.8 (35.4–44.3) | 388 | 11.7 (8.6–15.6) | 91 | 2.7 (1.7–4.3) | 845 | 25.4 (21.8–29.3) | 3328 |
| Terai | 1979 | 55.3 (50.8–59.8) | 1455 | 40.7 (36.6–44.9) | 836 | 23.4 (20.2–26.9) | 65 | 1.8 (1.2–2.6) | 553 | 15.5 (12.7–18.7) | 3577 |
Note: Numbers may not sum to total due to rounding.