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