TABLE 2.
Percentage distribution of respondents by pattern of decision-making to use contraception and demographic characteristics.
| Characteristics | Total (N = 568) | Husband and/or partner (n = 187) | Wife (n = 124) | Both (n = 257) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | - | - | - | - | 0.235 |
| < 25 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 13.6 | - |
| 25–29 | 18.8 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 18.3 | - |
| 30–34 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 19.5 | - |
| 35–39 | 21.0 | 16.6 | 22.6 | 23.3 | - |
| 40–44 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 17.7 | 14.8 | - |
| 45–49 | 13.0 | 18.7 | 9.7 | 10.5 | - |
| Duration of union | - | - | - | - | 0.035 |
| < 5 | 38.4 | 39.6 | 33.1 | 40.1 | - |
| 5–9 | 27.8 | 20.9 | 30.6 | 31.5 | - |
| 10+ | 33.8 | 39.6 | 36.3 | 28.4 | - |
| Home language | - | - | - | - | 0.022 |
| Setswana | 66.2 | 59.4 | 70.2 | 69.3 | - |
| Afrikaans | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 5.1 | - |
| IsiXhosa | 8.8 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
| Sesotho | 13.0 | 13.4 | 10.5 | 14.0 | - |
| IsiZulu | 8.3 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 4.3 | - |
| Educational level | - | - | - | - | < 0.000 |
| No education | 19.7 | 25.7 | 16.9 | 16.7 | - |
| Primary | 31.5 | 40.6 | 29.8 | 25.7 | - |
| Secondary | 27.5 | 17.1 | 29.8 | 33.9 | - |
| Tertiary | 21.3 | 16.6 | 23.4 | 23.7 | - |
| Occupation | - | - | - | - | < 0.001 |
| Unemployed | 29.8 | 40.6 | 30.6 | 21.4 | - |
| Business | 13.4 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 15.6 | - |
| Government worker | 34.0 | 27.3 | 35.5 | 38.1 | - |
| Students | 8.3 | 3.7 | 11.3 | 10.1 | - |
| Domestic worker and/or security | 14.6 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 14.8 | - |
| Religion | - | - | - | - | < 0.000 |
| Roman Catholic church | 12.7 | 7.5 | 21.8 | 12.1 | - |
| Methodist | 25.7 | 28.3 | 19.4 | 26.8 | - |
| Pentecostal | 37.5 | 37.4 | 37.9 | 37.4 | - |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 16.7 | 13.4 | 18.5 | 18.3 | - |
| Traditional religion | 7.4 | 13.4 | 2.4 | 5.4 | - |
| Partner has right to use force for sex | - | - | - | - | < 0.000 |
| No | 76.6 | 64.2 | 83.1 | 82.5 | - |
| Yes | 8.3 | 14.4 | 6.5 | 4.7 | - |
| I do not know | 15.1 | 21.4 | 10.5 | 12.8 | - |
| Partner uses force for sex sometimes | - | - | - | - | 0.804 |
| No | 51.2 | 51.9 | 53.2 | 49.8 | - |
| Yes | 48.8 | 48.1 | 46.8 | 50.2 | - |
| Spousal discussion about sex | - | - | - | - | < 0.000 |
| Difficult | 35.7 | 50.3 | 36.3 | 24.9 | - |
| Not difficult | 64.3 | 49.7 | 63.7 | 75.1 | - |