Table 4. Husband-related factors of the two groups: Demand for family planning with modern methods (mDFPS) and unmet mDFPS (n = 762).
| Total n (%) | Unmet mDFPS (%) | mDFPS (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husband’s agreement on contraceptive use | <0.001 a | |||
| Yes | 708 (92.9) | 295 (85.5) | 413 (99.0) | |
| No | 54 (7.1) | 50 (14.5) | 4 (1.0) | |
| Main decision-maker for contraceptive use | <0.001 | |||
| Wife and husband | 675 (88.6) | 291 (84.3) | 384 (92.1) | |
| Wife only | 55 (7.2) | 27 (7.8) | 5 (6.7) | |
| Other | 32 (4.2) | 27 (7.8) | 28 (1.2) | |
| Husband’s fertility preference | 0.018 a | |||
| Same | 533 (69.9) | 242 (70.1) | 291 (69.8) | |
| More than wife | 168 (22.0) | 68 (19.7) | 100 (24.0) | |
| Less than wife | 48 (6.3) | 24 (7.0) | 24 (5.8) | |
| Don’t know | 13 (1.7) | 11 (3.2) | 2 (0.5) | |
a Fisher’s exact test.