Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of young women in Sierra Leone as per the 2019 SLDHS
| Characteristics | N = 6055 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Heard family planning messages on radio | ||
| No | 4322 | 71.4 |
| Yes | 1733 | 28.6 |
| Heard family planning messages on TV | ||
| No | 5411 | 89.4 |
| Yes | 644 | 10.6 |
| Read family planning messages in newspapers/magazines | ||
| No | 5922 | 97.8 |
| Yes | 133 | 2.2 |
| Read family planning messages on phone | ||
| No | 5799 | 95.8 |
| Yes | 256 | 4.2 |
| Access to internet | ||
| No | 4990 | 82.4 |
| Yes | 1065 | 17.6 |
| Age | ||
| 15–19 | 3427 | 56.6 |
| 20–24 | 2628 | 43.4 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 3201 | 52.9 |
| Rural | 2854 | 47.1 |
| Region | ||
| Western | 1607 | 26.5 |
| Eastern | 1139 | 18.8 |
| Northwestern | 1010 | 16.7 |
| Northern | 1244 | 20.6 |
| Southern | 1054 | 17.4 |
| Religion | ||
| Islam | 4591 | 75.8 |
| Christianity and others | 1464 | 24.2 |
| Sex household head | ||
| Male | 4065 | 67.1 |
| Female | 1990 | 32.9 |
| Working status | ||
| Not working | 3232 | 53.4 |
| Working | 2823 | 46.6 |
| Education level | ||
| No education | 1121 | 18.5 |
| Primary education | 975 | 16.1 |
| Secondary education | 3810 | 62.9 |
| Tertiary | 150 | 2.5 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Poorest | 799 | 13.2 |
| Poorer | 967 | 16.0 |
| Middle | 1148 | 19.0 |
| Richer | 1552 | 25.6 |
| Richest | 1591 | 26.3 |
| Visited health facility within 12 months | ||
| No | 3277 | 54.1 |
| Yes | 2778 | 45.9 |
| Visited by field health worker | ||
| No | 4581 | 75.6 |
| Yes | 1474 | 24.4 |
| Permission to access healthcare | ||
| Big problem | 1429 | 23.6 |
| Not big problem | 4626 | 76.4 |
| Distance to health facility | ||
| Big problem | 2449 | 40.4 |
| Not big problem | 3606 | 59.6 |
| Marital status | ||
| Not married | 4213 | 69.6 |
| Married | 1842 | 30.4 |
| Parity | ||
| 0 | 3667 | 60.6 |
| 1 | 1468 | 24.2 |
| Above 1 | 920 | 15.2 |
| Modern contraceptive use | ||
| Yes | 1506 | 24.9 (95% CI 24.0–26.2) |
| No | 4549 | 75.1 |