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. 2021 Jun;103(6):431–438. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2021.02.002

Table 2.

Percent distribution of perceived likelihood of becoming pregnant after having sex without contraception once, overall and by background characteristics, among presumably fecund, sexually active women age 15 to 49 in Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, and Rajasthana

Côte d'Ivoire
Nigeria
Rajasthan
Def. yes Maybe yes Maybe no Def. no p-value Def. yes Maybe yes Maybe no Def. no p-value Def. yes Maybe yes Maybe no Def. no p-value
Age
 15–19 38.2 37.2 12.9 11.7 0.33 18.8 35.1 28.0 18.2 <0.01 24.5 27.6 27.8 20.1 0.42
 20–24 40.3 40.8 10.2 8.7 23.6 31.6 20.3 24.5 24.4 33.6 26.6 15.4
 25–29 43.0 38.6 9.8 8.6 27.9 31.8 16.2 24.1 24.0 32.7 24.5 18.8
 30–34 41.9 40.1 11.3 6.7 28.1 27.7 17.3 26.9 25.4 32.7 26.1 15.8
 35–39 50.9 34.3 8.1 6.7 24.5 28.1 15.8 31.6 21.5 33.1 30.9 14.5
 40–44 47.9 29.7 13.4 8.9 21.2 29.1 19.1 30.6 20.1 26.8 28.7 24.4
 45–49 37.4 34.6 11.5 16.5 22.7 22.0 25.5 29.9 23.4 17.1 36.2 23.4
Education
 Never 33.8 42.1 13.3 10.8 <0.01 14.3 37.2 23.6 24.9 0.01 18.5 31.7 29.8 20.1 0.08
 Primary 49.9 33.7 7.8 8.6 24.3 27.9 19.2 28.6 21.2 33.1 27.5 18.2
 Secondary 49.4 34.5 8.3 7.9 25.7 28.8 17.8 27.8 27.8 26.4 26.3 19.5
 Higher 57.2 25.6 13.5 3.8 29.0 26.8 19.3 25.0 30.3 32.3 24.8 12.6
Marital status
 Currently married/cohabiting 42.3 37.8 10.8 9.1 0.80 24.6 29.3 18.3 27.8 0.49 24.0 31.7 26.9 17.4 0.46
 Divorced/widowed 51.0 32.3 11.5 5.2 25.5 28.1 18.3 28.1 18.1 25.1 31.0 25.8
 Never married 42.3 37.1 10.7 9.9 23.8 30.2 22.4 23.7 20.6 21.8 43.3 14.3
Residence
 Rural 36.0 43.2 12.7 8.0 0.23 22.6 33.2 18.9 25.4 0.40 17.6 31.0 32.1 19.4 0.01
 Urban 47.5 33.1 9.5 9.9 25.7 27.1 19.5 27.7 32.7 31.7 20.4 15.1
Wealth
 Poorest 36.3 43.3 11.4 9.0 0.03 15.4 38.2 24.9 21.4 <0.01 17.1 26.1 31.2 25.6 0.06
 Second poorest 34.8 44.8 10.7 9.8 26.6 27.3 16.4 29.6 17.4 30.8 34.8 17.0
 Middle 37.6 37.9 15.5 9.0 28.6 27.3 17.1 27.0 22.1 34.5 26.7 16.7
 Second wealthiest 43.7 40.3 6.8 9.2 25.7 25.6 20.1 28.6 23.3 35.5 25.9 15.3
 Wealthiest 58.4 22.2 10.6 8.7 26.9 28.2 17.0 27.9 32.5 28.6 22.7 16.2
Parity
 0 45.7 30.8 12.1 11.4 0.22 21.3 31.7 23.1 23.8 0.03 24.4 26.6 28.7 20.4 0.28
 1–2 43.8 39.1 10.1 7.0 25.1 29.8 19.1 25.9 24.7 33.5 24.6 17.3
 3–4 39.8 40.6 8.3 11.2 24.7 26.4 16.4 32.5 22.7 30.6 30.5 16.2
 5+ 42.4 36.3 13.1 8.3 26.4 30.7 19.3 23.6 18.7 26.2 34.7 20.4
Sex in last month
 No 45.0 35.8 9.7 9.5 0.59 26.0 28.3 17.7 28.0 0.42 20.3 25.5 33.3 20.9 0.05
 Yes 41.6 38.1 11.5 8.9 23.8 30.0 19.9 26.3 24.4 32.5 26..1 17.0
Wants a/another child
 No 41.7 38.4 10.7 9.3 0.31 23.1 31.0 19.5 26.3 0.17 25.1 31.6 25.8 17.5 0.68
 Yes 47.7 32.4 11.6 8.4 27.2 26.2 18.8 27.8 22.6 31.1 28.5 17.8
Current contraceptive use
 No 36.9 39.2 12.8 11.1 <0.01 19.2 30.0 20.7 30.1 <0.01 18.5 28.3 33.0 20.3 <0.01
 Yes 53.2 33.7 7.4 5.7 31.3 28.7 17.4 22.6 29.4 34.6 21.2 14.8
Total 42.8 37.2 10.8 9.1 24.5 29.5 19.3 26.8 23.7 31.3 27.3 17.7
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Percents are weighted to account for complex sampling design.