Table 2.
Socio-demographic and sexual and reproductive characteristics associated with the use of MC
| Variable | Weighted N | Weighted % | %Modern contraceptive use | Rao Scott’s X2 (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group [28.5 ± 0.02, (28.5, 28.6)*] | ||||
| 15–19 | 104,795 | 21.2 | 9.0 | 1523.6 (< 0.01) |
| 20–24 | 91,263 | 18.5 | 23.9 | |
| 25–29 | 86,634 | 17.5 | 27.9 | |
| 30–34 | 71,274 | 14.4 | 28.9 | |
| 35–39 | 59,784 | 12.1 | 27.6 | |
| 40–44 | 44,301 | 9.0 | 23.8 | |
| 45–49 | 36,323 | 7.4 | 15.2 | |
| Highest educational level | ||||
| No education | 147,697 | 29.9 | 11.9 | 1439.4 (< 0.01) |
| Primary | 160,181 | 32.4 | 25.6 | |
| Secondary | 160,531 | 32.5 | 25.9 | |
| Higher | 25,925 | 5.24 | 32.1 | |
| Highest educational level of husband/partner | ||||
| No education | 107,539 | 33.3 | 12.7 | 1362.0 (< 0.01) |
| Primary | 89,945 | 27.8 | 29.9 | |
| Secondary | 91,573 | 28.3 | 29.4 | |
| Higher | 23,960 | 7.4 | 32.1 | |
| Don’t know | 10,198 | 3.2 | 18.9 | |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 193,678 | 39.2 | 24.8 | 245.5 (< 0.01) |
| Rural | 300,696 | 60.8 | 20.1 | |
| Employment | ||||
| No | 190,888 | 40.0 | 18.6 | 510.2 (< 0.01) |
| Yes | 286,403 | 60.0 | 23.3 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 137,041 | 27.7 | 14.54 | 674.7 (< 0.01) |
| Married | 251,395 | 50.9 | 25.59 | |
| Co-habiting | 61,897 | 12.5 | 24.09 | |
| Other (widowed/divorced/no longer living with partner) | 44,038 | 8.9 | 21.32 | |
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 289,346 | 64.6 | 25.8 | 1392.7 (< 0.01) |
| Islamic | 133,440 | 29.8 | 12.4 | |
| Traditional | 6984 | 1.6 | 9.4 | |
| Other | 18,079 | 4.0 | 18.1 | |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorer/poorest | 175,432 | 35.9 | 18.0 | 500.1 (< 0.01) |
| Middle | 93,856 | 19.2 | 22.2 | |
| Richer/Richest | 219,202 | 44.9 | 25.6 | |
| Number of living children | ||||
| None | 137,905 | 27.9 | 9.1 | 2334.6 (< 0.01) |
| 1–2 | 149,521 | 30.2 | 28.2 | |
| 3–4 | 110,897 | 22.4 | 28.9 | |
| 5–7 | 80,183 | 16.2 | 23.9 | |
| 7+ | 15,867 | 3.2 | 16.9 | |
| Told family planning at a health facility | ||||
| No | 158,281 | 63.9 | 34.0 | 567.2 (< 0.01) |
| Yes | 89,367 | 36.1 | 23.0 | |
| Number of sex partners excluding spouse | ||||
| None | 391,272 | 85.5 | 18.9 | 1088.8 (< 0.01) |
| 1 | 60,613 | 13.3 | 35.7 | |
| 2 | 5070 | 1.1 | 44.0 | |
| 3+ | 575 | 0.1 | 48.7 | |
| Don’t know | 46 | 0.01 | 59.2 | |
| Heard family planning on the media | ||||
| No | 283,556 | 57.4 | 17.4 | 4321.1 (p < 0.01) |
| Yes | 210,818 | 42.6 | 28.0 | |
| Age at first birth (19.3 ± 0.1)* | ||||
| No birth | 133,134 | 26.93 | 9.00 | 3019 (< 0.01) |
| < 20 | 215,240 | 43.54 | 26.22 | |
| 20–29 | 138,774 | 28.07 | 27.93 | |
| > 29 | 7225 | 1.46 | 19.07 | |
| Knowledge of modern method | ||||
| No | 30,815 | 7.2 | 0.01 | 9075.9 (< 0.01) |
| Yes | 463,558 | 92.8 | 23.42 | |
| Fieldworker visited and talked about family planning | ||||
| No | 19,861 | 53.0 | 11.3 | 309.8 (< 0.01) |
| Yes | 17,623 | 47.0 | 15.6 | |
| Visited health facility last 12 months | ||||
| No | 229,948 | 48.1 | 7.4 | 4342.4 (< 0.01) |
| Yes | 247,798 | 51.9 | 14.0 | |
*Mean ± Standard error