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. 2021 May 28;2:652902. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2021.652902

Table 2.

Socio-demographic characteristics of married 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 74.5 77.4 1,827
No 25.5 22.6 544
Age groups
15–19 5.9 3.3 101
20–24 21.5 18.2 431
25–29 20.4 23.9 568
30–34 20.1 22.5 496
35–39 15.8 16.8 405
40–44 10.1 10.5 239
45–49 6.2 4.9 131
Highest education
No education 13.5 4.3 120
Primary 65.1 42.0 1,070
Secondary 19.1 43.1 982
Higher 2.3 10.6 199
Wealth quintile
Poorest 18.6 19.8 575
Poorer 21.0 20.7 468
Middle 20.9 21.7 444
Richer 20.4 20.4 462
Richest 19.2 17.4 422
Religion
Catholic 17.5 16.1 383
CCAP 17.1 22.3 491
Anglican 2.4 2.7 100
Seventh day adventist (SDA)/baptist 6.8 8.8 208
Other christian 44.1 40.0 916
Muslim 11.6 9.6 263
No religion 0.5 0.5 9
Other 0.1 0.0 1
Ethnicity
Chewa 36.4 23.7 587
Tumbuka 9.7 10.9 289
Lomwe 18.5 20.6 422
Yao 12.0 13.6 264
Ngoni 11.5 17.2 382
Other 11.8 14.1 427
Region
Northern 12.5 11.0 508
Central 44.3 45.7 839
Southern 43.2 43.4 1,024
Employment status
Employed 68.8 61.0 1,501
Unemployed 31.2 39.0 870
Age at first marriage
<18 years 50.8 37.0 952
18–24 years 45.3 54.1 1,261
25+ years 3.9 8.8 158
Number of living children
No child 1.9 1.5 49
1–2 children 37.3 49.3 1,085
3–4 children 34.6 35.9 869
5+ children 26.2 13.3 368
FP information on radio
Yes 55.9 59.3 1,479
No 44.1 40.7 892
FP information on TV
Yes 10.0 31.2 718
No 90.0 68.8 1,653
FP information in newspaper/magazine
Yes 8.3 19.5 473
No 91.7 80.5 1,898
FP information by text messages
Yes 5.7 14.5 305
No 94.3 85.5 2,066
FP information in health facility
Yes 34.3 25.5 798
No 35.9 40.3 903
Did not visit a health facility 29.8 34.2 670
Age difference
1–4 years 43.4 41.0 973
5–9 years 33.8 38.6 890
10/more years 14.7 14.5 380
Same age 4.0 3.2 62
Wife older 4.1 2.8 66
Husband's education
No education 9.3 2.3 72
Primary 54.2 26.1 693
Secondary 30.1 52.7 1,188
Higher 5.3 18.2 393
Don't know 1.1 0.7 25
Husband's employment
Unemployed 8.6 3.2 112
Employed 90.6 96.3 2,240
Don't know 0.8 0.6 19
Husband's fertility desire
Both want same 59.7 65.5 1,317
Husband wants more 18.0 15.6 354
Husband wants fewer 9.9 9.8 155
Don't know 12.4 9.1 208

Source: Malawi Demographic and Health Survey, 2015–16.