Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of women with demand for FP in Malawi.
| Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics | Percent (%) | Urban number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National weighted | Urban weighted | ||
| Demand for FP satisfied with modern methods | |||
| Yes | 73.9 | 76.2 | 2,229 |
| No | 26.1 | 23.8 | 688 |
| Age groups | |||
| 15–19 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 242 |
| 20–24 | 21.6 | 19.1 | 574 |
| 25–29 | 19.3 | 22.0 | 648 |
| 30–34 | 19.1 | 21.6 | 573 |
| 35–39 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 452 |
| 40–44 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 273 |
| 45–49 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 155 |
| Highest education | |||
| No education | 13.1 | 4.3 | 140 |
| Primary | 64.3 | 41.8 | 1,295 |
| Secondary | 20.1 | 43.1 | 1,233 |
| Higher | 2.5 | 10.8 | 249 |
| Wealth quintile | |||
| Poorest | 19.8 | 19.5 | 708 |
| Poorer | 20.6 | 20.0 | 567 |
| Middle | 20.5 | 20.8 | 550 |
| Richer | 19.9 | 20.3 | 571 |
| Richest | 19.2 | 19.3 | 521 |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 18.0 | 17.1 | 483 |
| CCAP | 16.8 | 21.6 | 592 |
| Anglican | 2.5 | 3.2 | 140 |
| Seventh day adventist/baptist | 6.6 | 8.4 | 249 |
| Other christian | 43.7 | 40.0 | 1,121 |
| Muslim | 11.7 | 9.2 | 320 |
| No religion | 0.6 | 0.4 | 11 |
| Other | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Chewa | 35.8 | 24.5 | 715 |
| Tumbuka | 9.1 | 10.4 | 339 |
| Lomwe | 19.5 | 20.8 | 543 |
| Yao | 12.4 | 13.4 | 338 |
| Ngoni | 11.5 | 17.3 | 453 |
| Other | 11.7 | 13.7 | 529 |
| Region | |||
| Northern | 11.8 | 10.3 | 604 |
| Central | 43.4 | 45.4 | 1,011 |
| Southern | 44.9 | 44.4 | 1,302 |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 68.4 | 60.4 | 1,806 |
| Unemployed | 31.6 | 39.6 | 1,111 |
| Marital status | |||
| Never in union | 5.9 | 9.3 | 276 |
| Currently married | 83.8 | 80.9 | 2,371 |
| Formerly in union | 10.4 | 9.8 | 270 |
| Number of living children | |||
| No child | 5.4 | 7.3 | 226 |
| 1–2 children | 36.9 | 47.2 | 1,303 |
| 3–4 children | 33.1 | 32.6 | 965 |
| 5+ children | 24.6 | 12.8 | 423 |
| Exposure to FP information on radio | |||
| Yes | 42.9 | 57.7 | 1,764 |
| No | 57.1 | 42.3 | 1,153 |
| FP information on TV | |||
| Yes | 10.0 | 31.0 | 863 |
| No | 90.0 | 69.0 | 2,054 |
| FP information in newspaper/magazine | |||
| Yes | 8.8 | 20.1 | 586 |
| No | 91.2 | 79.9 | 2,331 |
| FP information by text messages | |||
| Yes | 5.7 | 14.0 | 360 |
| No | 94.3 | 86.0 | 2,557 |
| FP information in health facility | |||
| Yes | 23.5 | 23.5 | 912 |
| No | 39.2 | 39.2 | 1,103 |
| Did not visit a health facility | 37.3 | 37.2 | 902 |
Source: Malawi Demographic and Health Survey, 2015–16.