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. 2020 Mar 18;15(3):e0230421. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230421

Table 3. Reproductive status of the two groups: Demand for family planning with modern methods (mDFPS) and unmet mDFPS (n = 762).

Total n (%) Unmet mDFPS (%) mDFPS (%) p-value
Age at first marriage 0.032
    <20 313 (41.1) 127 (36.9) 186 (44.6)
    ≥20 448 (58.9) 217 (63.1) 231 (55.4)
    Missing 1 1 0
Number of living children <0.001
    0–3 325 (42.7) 175 (50.9) 150 (36.0)
    4–5 280 (36.8) 103 (29.9) 177 (42.4)
    ≥6 156 (20.5) 66 (19.2) 90 (21.6)
    Missing 1 1 0
Number of living children 0.500
    0–3 159 (20.9) 78 (22.7) 81 (19.4)
    4–5 464 (61.1) 203 (59.2) 261 (62.6)
    ≥6 137 (18.0) 62 (18.1) 75 (18.0)
    Missing 2 2 0
Knowledge on modern methods <0.001
    Yes 570 (74.8) 190 (55.1) 380 (91.1)
    No 192 (25.2) 155 (44.9) 37 (8.9)
In postpartum amenorrhea 0.002
    Yes 117 (15.4) 68 (19.7) 49 (11.8)
    No 645 (84.6) 277 (80.3) 368 (88.2)