Table 1. Descriptive characteristics of contraceptive users and non-users at baseline (n = 1,305).
| Baseline characteristics | Contraceptive status at baseline (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contraceptive users at baseline (n = 618) | Contraceptive non-users at baseline (n = 687) | ||
| Age | 15–24 years | 27.2 | 23.7 |
| 25–35 years | 43.2 | 38.6 | |
| 35 plus years | 29.6 | 37.7 | |
| Highest schooling level | None | 6.6 | 17.3 |
| Primary | 56.2 | 61.7 | |
| Secondary or higher | 37.2 | 21.1 | |
| Parity | 0–2 children | 30.9 | 26.3 |
| 3–4 children | 31.9 | 25.4 | |
| 5 plus children | 37.2 | 48.3 | |
| Partner has other wives | No | 66.1 | 63.6 |
| Yes | 26.4 | 32.6 | |
| Don’t know | 7.6 | 3.9 | |
| Household wealth category | Lowest | 18.2 | 32.0 |
| Middle lowest | 16.1 | 23.9 | |
| Middle | 22.0 | 18.3 | |
| Middle higher | 21.8 | 12.4 | |
| Highest | 21.9 | 13.5 | |
| Urban residence | Yes | 19.3 | 17.6 |
| Type of method used | Modern | 86.8 | -- |
| Traditional | 13.3 | -- | |
| Partner support for current contraceptive use | No Support | 15.7 | -- |
| Support | 83.4 | -- | |
| Don’t know | 0.9 | -- | |
| Discussed decision to avoid pregnancy with partner before method | No | 17.9 | -- |
| Yes | 82.1 | -- | |
| Partner support for future contraceptive use | No support for future use | -- | 37.0 |
| Support for future use | -- | 54.8 | |
| Don’t know | -- | 8.2 | |
| Partner fertility intentions | Partner wants child within 2 years | 39.9 | 43.5 |
| Partner doesn’t want child within 2 years | 42.5 | 38.0 | |
| Don’t know | 17.6 | 18.5 | |