Table 2.
Trends in nonuse and unmet need for modern contraceptive methods among women in Nigeria. 2003-2013 DHS.
| Non-use (88.6%) | Unmet need (13.5%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2008 | 2013 | Pooled | 2003 | 2008 | 2013 | Pooled | |
| Age | ||||||||
| 15-19 | 24.2 | 20.9 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 20.3 | 18.7 |
| 20-24 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.2 |
| 25-29 | 17.4 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 20.4 | 18.2 | 18.4 |
| 30-34 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 |
| 35-39 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| 40-44 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
| 45-49 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.2 |
| p-value | 0.028 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.019 | ns | <0.0001 |
| Geopolitical region | ||||||||
| North-central | 16.3 | 18.8 | 15.7 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 16.1 |
| North-east | 19.9 | 19.8 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 22.4 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 17.2 |
| North-west | 24.6 | 23.4 | 27.2 | 25.4 | 17.6 | 25.6 | 23.0 | 25.0 |
| South-east | 14.2 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 11.1 |
| South-south | 11.4 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 15.5 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 15.6 |
| South-west | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 15.0 |
| p-value | ns | <0.0001 | 0.014 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.001 | <0.0001 |
| Type of place of residence | ||||||||
| Urban | 38.4 | 29.5 | 37.5 | 34.2 | 38.8 | 27.8 | 38.5 | 38.4 |
| Rural | 61.6 | 70.5 | 62.5 | 65.8 | 61.2 | 72.2 | 61.5 | 61.6 |
| p-value | 0.043 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.025 | <0.0001 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| In union | 63.8 | 70.3 | 67.7 | 68.4 | 76.3 | 74.8 | 68.8 | 68.9 |
| Widow | 36.2 | 29.7 | 32.3 | 31.6 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 31.2 | 31.1 |
| /other | ||||||||
| p-value | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
| Religious affiliation | ||||||||
| Christian | 31.2 | 48.9 | 47.3 | 44.6 | 32.2 | 47.4 | 50.9 | 50.4 |
| Islam | 17.6 | 48.7 | 51.3 | 45.7 | 20.8 | 50.1 | 47.5 | 46.9 |
| Other | 51.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 9.7 | 47.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| p-value | ns | ns | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ns | .932 | ns | <0.0001 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Nil | 42.0 | 42.5 | 39.0 | 40.8 | 40.9 | 45.3 | 36.4 | 36.6 |
| Primary | 22.0 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 26.2 | 22.6 | 17.8 | 19.1 |
| Secondary | 30.7 | 31.3 | 35.0 | 33.0 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 36.4 | 35.5 |
| Higher | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| p-value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.047 | 0.001 | ns | <0.0001 |
| Employed | ||||||||
| Yes | 45.7 | 42.9 | 39.7 | 41.6 | 33.6 | 37.0 | 37.8 | 38.1 |
| No | 54.3 | 57.1 | 60.3 | 58.4 | 66.4 | 63.0 | 62.2 | 61.9 |
| p-value | ns | ns | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | .024 | ns | ns | <0.0001 |
| Wealth index | ||||||||
| Poorest | 20.5 | 23.4 | 18.9 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 16.7 | 17.8 |
| Poorer | 19.3 | 21.5 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 17.5 | 22.3 | 19.2 | 19.7 |
| Middle | 20.5 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 20.5 |
| Richer | 19.9 | 18.6 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 20.0 | 22.9 | 21.3 |
| Richest | 19.9 | 16.4 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 19.9 | 14.4 | 19.9 | 20.7 |
| p-value | .039 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ns | .03 | 0.012 | <0.0001 |
| Sex of household head | ||||||||
| Male | 83.1 | 83.2 | 82.7 | 83.0 | 85.2 | 87.2 | 82.1 | 82.5 |
| Female | 16.9 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 17.9 | 17.5 |
| p-value | ns | ns | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ns | ns | ns | <0.0001 |
| Parity | ||||||||
| Nullipara | 35.8 | 28.8 | 29.2 | 29.7 | 37.9 | 25.3 | 29.7 | 28.1 |
| Primipara | 12.7 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
| Multipara | 51.6 | 60.3 | 59.3 | 59.0 | 48.7 | 63.7 | 59.4 | 60.9 |
| p-value | ns | ns | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ns | ns | ns | <0.0001 |
N.B. ns=not significant. p-values are from X2-tests.