Table 3.
The prevalence of contraceptive use among women of childbearing age by category.
| Indicator Variable | Category | Contraceptive Use | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| Woman’s education level | No education | 596(52.7%) | 535(47.3%) | <0.001 |
| Primary | 2233(46.3%) | 2592(53.7%) | ||
| Secondary | 329(46.5%) | 379(53.5%) | ||
| Tertiary | 79(43.2%) | 104(56.8%) | ||
| Respondent currently working | Yes | 2755(46.4%) | 3183(53.6%) | <0.0001 |
| No | 481(53.0%) | 426(47.0%) | ||
| Heard about family planning | Yes | 1666(44.2%) | 2100(55.8%) | <0.0001 |
| on the radio in the last few months | No | 1571(51.0%) | 1509(49.0%) | |
| Heard about family planning | Yes | 150(36.1%) | 265(63.9%) | <0.0001 |
| from newspapers/magazines in the last 12 months | No | 3086(48.0%) | 3344(52.0%) | |
| Heard about family planning on TV in the last few months | Yes | 195(39.9%) | 294(60.1%) | 0.001 |
| No | 3042(47.9%) | 3314(52.1%) | ||
| Woman’s religious affiliation | Catholic | 1129(43.1%) | 1489(56.9%) | <0.0001 |
| Protestant | 1637(52.5%) | 1482(47.5%) | ||
| Seventh Day Adventist | 361(41.1%) | 517(58.9%) | ||
| Other | 103(46.6%) | 118(53.4%) | ||
| Visited by family planning worker in the last 12 months | Yes | 813(40.7%) | 1184(59.3%) | <0.0001 |
| No | 2424(50.0%) | 2426(50.0%) | ||
| Visited health facility in the last 12 months | Yes | 2379(48.4%) | 2539(51.6%) | 0.004 |
| No | 858(44.5%) | 1071(55.5%) | ||
| At health facility, told about family planning | Yes | 1081(47.5%) | 1194(52.5%) | 0.265 |
| No | 1298(49.1%) | 1345(50.9%) | ||
| Household wealth index | Poorest | 667(51.7%) | 622(48.3%) | <0.0001 |
| Poorer | 730(50.4%) | 719(49.6%) | ||
| Middle | 654(45.8%) | 774(54.2%) | ||
| Rich | 599(44.1%) | 760(55.9%) | ||
| richest | 586(44.4%) | 735(55.6%) | ||
| Place of residence | Urban | 516(44.3%) | 648(55.7%) | 0.028 |
| Rural | 2720(47.9%) | 2962(52.7%) | ||
| Number of living children | 0 | 349(98.3%) | 6(1.7%) | <0.0001 |
| 1 | 607(49.6%) | 618(50.4%) | ||
| 2 | 498(42.7%) | 867(57.3%) | ||
| 3 | 1137(4.3%) | 1427(55.7%) | ||
| Husband/partner desires children | Same number | 430(51.9%) | 398(48.1%) | <0.0001 |
| More | 1886(45.5%) | 2261(54.5%) | ||
| Fewer | 563(46.0%) | 660(54.0%) | ||
| Do not know | 358(55.2%) | 290(44.8%) | ||
| Husband/partner education | No education | 601(51.9%) | 558(48.1%) | 0.018 |
| Primary | 2222(46.3%) | 2579(53.7%) | ||
| Secondary | 295(47.0%) | 333(53.0) | ||
| Tertiary | 111(45.2%) | 132(54.2%) | ||
| Don’t know | 6(50.0) | 6(50.0%) | ||