Table 1.
Utilization of modern contraceptives across explanatory variables Variables
| Modern Contraceptive use | Non use | Use | Chi-square, P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency/Percent | Frequency/Percent | ||
| 8770 (73.69) | 2624 (26.31) | ||
| Women’s age | χ2 = 246.16, p < 0.001 | ||
| 15–19 | 963 (92.15) | 82 (7.85) | |
| 20–24 | 1566 (82.16) | 340 (17.84) | |
| 25–29 | 1706 (76.26) | 531 (23.74) | |
| 30–34 | 1598 (72.64) | 602 (27.36) | |
| 35–39 | 1181 (70.38) | 497 (29.62) | |
| 40–44 | 1004 (72.81) | 375 (27.19) | |
| 45–49 | 752 (79.24) | 197 (20.76) | |
| Women’s educational level | χ2 = 100.18, p < 0.001 | ||
| No formal education | 5820 (79.79) | 1474 (20.21) | |
| Primary school | 1736 (72.12) | 671 (27.88) | |
| Secondary school | 1087 (72.81) | 406 (27.19) | |
| Higher | 126 (63.32) | 73 (36.68) | |
| Husband's educational level | χ2 = 189.69, p < 0.001 | ||
| No formal education | 6703 (80.15) | 1660 (19.85) | |
| Primary school | 922 (66.71) | 460 (33.29) | |
| Secondary school | 825 (71.24) | 333 (28.76) | |
| Higher | 320 (65.17) | 171 (34.83) | |
| Place of residence | χ2 = 269.61, p < 0.001 | ||
| Urban | 2946 (68.64) | 1346 (31.36) | |
| Rural | 5824 (82.01) | 1278 (17.99) | |
| Ethnicity | χ2 = 88.21, p < 0.001 | ||
| Wolof | 2767 (74.91) | 927 (25.09) | |
| Poular | 3075 (81.24) | 710 (18.76) | |
| Serer | 1045 (71.53) | 416 (28.47) | |
| Mandingue/soc | 798 (77.63) | 230 (22.37) | |
| Diola | 263 (72.65) | 99 (27.35) | |
| Sonink | 149 (80.11) | 37 (19.89) | |
| Other Senegalese | 415 (73.19) | 152 (26.81) | |
| Other | 258 (82.96) | 53 (17.04) | |
| Religion | χ2 = 3.60, p = 0.057 | ||
| Muslim | 8555 (77.09) | 2542 (22.91) | |
| Christian | 215 (72.39) | 82 (27.61) | |
| Wealth index | χ2 = 251.21, p < 0.001 | ||
| Poorest | 2572 (82.94) | 529 (17.06) | |
| Poorer | 2218 (81.97) | 488 (18.03) | |
| Middle | 1934 (75.28) | 635 (24.72) | |
| Richer | 1215 (68.96) | 547 (31.04) | |
| Richest | 831 (66.16) | 425 (33.84) | |
| Number of living children | χ2 = 525.33, p < 0.001 | ||
| No child | 1380 (98.29) | 24 (1.71) | |
| 1–2 children | 2906 (79.79) | 736 (20.21) | |
| 3–4 children | 2212 (71.89) | 865 (28.11) | |
| Five or more children | 2272 (69.46) | 999 (30.54) | |
| Decision making | χ2 = 183.50, p < 0.001 | ||
| No decision making | 5918 (80.87) | 1400 (19.13) | |
| Decision making one | 1969 (71.26) | 794 (28.74) | |
| Decision making two | 883 (67.25) | 430 (32.75) | |
| Wife-beating | χ2 = 95.52, p < 0.001 | ||
| Accept | 5361 (80.21) | 1323 (19.79) | |
| Refuse | 3409 (72.38) | 1301 (27.62) | |
| Region | χ2 = 434.48, p < 0.001 | ||
| Dakar | 481 (57.95) | 349 (42.05) | |
| Ziguinchor | 352 (71.69) | 139 (28.31) | |
| Diourbel | 813 (83.30) | 163 (16.70) | |
| Saint Louis | 563 (73.02) | 208 (26.98) | |
| Tambacounda | 753 (85.67) | 126 (14.33) | |
| Kaolack | 559 (76.26) | 174 (23.74) | |
| This | 615 (66.13) | 315 (33.87) | |
| Louga | 694 (78.77) | 187 (21.23) | |
| Fatick | 617 (72.59) | 233 (27.41) | |
| Kolda | 683 (78.51) | 187 (21.49) | |
| Matam | 771 (89.24) | 93 (10.76) | |
| Kaffrine | 766 (77.45) | 223 (22.55) | |
| Kedougou | 520 (88.29) | 69 (11.71) | |
| Sedhiou | 583 (78.68) | 158 (21.32) | |
| Media exposure | χ2 = 81.44, p < 0.001 | ||
| No | 964 (87.88) | 133 (12.12) | |
| Yes | 7806 (75.81) | 2491 (24.19) | |
| Desire for more children | χ2 = 543.34, p < 0.001 | ||
| Wants within 2 years | 2898 (87.98) | 396 (12.02) | |
| Wants after 2 years | 3380 (71.93) | 1319 (28.07) | |
| Wants, unsure timing | 705 (89.92) | 79 (10.08) | |
| Undecided | 141 (79.66) | 36 (20.34) | |
| Does not want | 1379 (64.71) | 752 (35.29) | |
| Ideal number of children | χ2 = 127.72, p < 0.001 | ||
| 0 child | 164 (73.54) | 59 (26.46) | |
| 1 child | 12 (80.00) | 3 (20.00) | |
| 2 children | 98 (65.77) | 51 (34.23) | |
| 3 children | 346 (75.22) | 114 (24.78) | |
| 4 children | 1199 (71.84) | 470 (28.16) | |
| 5 children | 1414 (73.49) | 510 (26.51) | |
| 6 children and above | 3811 (77.35) | 1116 (22.65) | |
| Non-numeric response | 1726 (85.15) | 301 (14.85) | |
| Distance to health facility | χ2 = 65.37, p < 0.001 | ||
| Big problem | 2824 (81.81) | 628 (18.19) | |
| Not a big problem | 5946 (74.87) | 1996 (25.13) | |
| Community litracy level | χ2 = 348.26, p < 0.001 | ||
| Low | 3972 (84.78) | 713 (15.22) | |
| Medium | 2826 (75.46) | 919 (24.54) | |
| High | 1972 (66.53) | 992 (33.47) | |
| Community socioeconomic level | χ2 = 258.56, p < 0.001 | ||
| Low | 5477 (81.92) | 1209 (18.08) | |
| Medium | 1191 (75.05) | 396 (24.95) | |
| High | 2102 (67.35) | 1019 (32.65) | |
| Community level modern contraceptive knowledge | |||
| Low | 3391 (84.00) | 646 (16.00) | χ2 = 190.92, p < 0.001 |
| Medium | 2820 (75.08) | 936 (24.92) | |
| High | 2559 (71.06) | 1042 (28.94) |