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.