Table 2.
Fertility intentions, contraceptive use, and unmet need for contraception among the survey respondents.a
| Population |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reproductive health indicator | Total cohort | Female respondents | Male respondents | Single female respondents | Single male respondents | Married male respondents | Married female respondents | Nairobi slums (married women only; b |
| Fertility intention | ||||||||
| Wants no more children | 306(66.2) | 199(73.7) | 107(55.7) | 118(79.2) | 22(45.8) | 85(59.0) | 81(66.9) | 33.2 |
| Wants children now or soon | 57(12.3) | 22(8.2) | 35(18.2) | 8(5.4) | 13 (27.1) | 22(15.2) | 14(11.6) | 13.2 |
| Wants children later (after 2 y) | 96(20.8) | 47(17.4) | 49(25.5) | 23(15.4) | 13(27.1) | 36(25.0) | 24(19.8) | 38.2 |
| Undecided | 3(0.7) | 2(0.7) | 1(0.5) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.7) | 1(0.8) | 8.0 |
| Contraceptive use | ||||||||
| None | 2000(44.4) | 123(46.8) | 77(41.2) | 89(60.5) | 37(77.1) | 40(28.8) | 34(29.3) | 37.2 |
| Traditionalc | 15(3.3) | 11(4.2) | 4(2.1) | 2(1.3) | 0(0.0) | 4(2.9) | 9(7.8) | 4.9 |
| Modernd | 235(52.2) | 129(49.1) | 106(56.7) | 56(38.2) | 11(23.9) | 95(78.1) | 73(62.9) | 58.0 |
| Total contraceptive use | 250(55.5) | 140(53.3) | 110(58.8) | 58(39.5) | 11(23.9) | 99(81.0) | 102(70.7) | 62.9 |
| Unmet need for contraception | ||||||||
| Limiting | 122(27.2) | 88(33.5) | 34(18.3) | 68(46.3) | 17(35.4) | 17(12.3) | 20(17.2) | 9.0 |
| Spacing | 29(6.5) | 16(6.1) | 13(7.0) | 11(7.5) | 4(8.3) | 9(6.5) | 6(4.3) | 13.0 |
| Total unmet need | 151(33.6) | 104(39.6) | 47(25.3) | 69(53.8) | 21(43.7) | 26(18.8) | 26(21.5) | 22.0 |
Source: PLWHA survey (2010) and Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (Tupange) (2010) [23].
a
Values given as number (percentage).
b
Derived from the general Nairobi slums population secondary data [23].
c
Traditional methods included periodic abstinence and withdrawal.
d
Modern methods included female and male sterilization; the contraceptive pill; intrauterine devices; injectable contraceptives; implants; condoms; and lactational amenorrhea.