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. 2022 Dec 2;22:489. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-02094-1

Table 2.

Proportions of socio-demographic characteristics of married women using the five modern contraceptives, according to the 2007, 2012 and 2017 IDHS datasets

Characteristics 2007 2012 2017
N1 = 11,502 (%) N2 = 12,029 (%) N3 = 11,881 (%)
Age
15–24 years 22.64 20.22 16.11
25–34 years 48.38 47.40 43.86
35–49 years 28.98 32.38 40.03
Educationa
No education 2.69 1.56 0.82
Primary 43.73 37.18 32.67
Secondary 47.18 53.23 56.90
Higher education 6.41 8.02 9.61
Occupation
Unemployed 47.98 44.79 46.67
Agriculture 19.45 11.89 11.84
Blue-collar 29.05 38.01 36.12
White-collar 3.51 5.31 5.37
Wealth quintiles
Poorest 18.16 18.15 19.35
Poor 21.44 21.00 21.90
Middle 20.94 21.47 21.70
Rich 20.68 21.82 21.02
Richest 18.77 17.56 16.03
Residence
Rural 59.14 52.65 54.72
Urban 40.86 47.35 45.28
Region
Other islands 36.91 38.07 39.03
Java-Bali 63.09 61.93 60.97
Heard about FP on radio in the last few months
No 90.08 48.63 39.24
Yes 9.92 51.37 60.76
Heard about FP on television in the last few months
No 71.29 51.94 40.54
Yes 28.71 48.06 59.46
Read about FP in a newspaper in the last few months
No 87.66 86.99 89.44
Yes 12.34 13.01 10.56
Parity
0–1 32.77 33.42 27.82
2–3 50.95 52.42 59.61
4 +  16.28 14.16 12.57
Source of FP methods
Midwivesb 57.94 57.95 56.22
Public PHCd 22.97 18.34 18.89
Private PHCc 4.54 4.14 3.62
Pharmacy/drug store, over-the-counter 10.11 14.47 13.00
Public and private hospital 4.44 5.10 8.27
Current contraceptive methods
Pill 24.64 24.30 21.34
Injectables 62.42 59.95 55.24
Implants 5.78 7.06 10.14
IUD 4.65 5.27 8.39
Female sterilization 2.50 3.43 4.88
Knowledge of modern contraceptive methods
knew less than 5 methods 87.98 91.45 90.56
knew 5 methods 12.02 8.55 9.44

aEducation categories: primary includes elementary school, secondary includes junior and senior high schools, and higher education includes academy, diploma, and university degrees.

bVillage midwife, midwife, nurse, and FP fieldworker

cClinic, obstetricians, and medical doctor

dPuskesmas, public Primary Health Care (PHC) clinic and mobile clinic