TABLE 3.
Relationships between sociodemographic characteristics and certainty of pregnancy after one year without using contraception (N=749)1
| No chance/unlikely | Likely | Certain | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Total | 5.3% | 16.7% | 78.0% | |
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| Number of living children (mean) | 3.00 | 3.09 | 2.7 | 0.042* |
| Number of years of education (mean) | 5.23 | 5.49 | 5.29 | 0.806 |
| Age (mean) | 28.3 | 28.5 | 27.9 | 0.632 |
| Age group | 0.016* | |||
| 15–19 | 5.0% | 4.0% | 7.5% | |
| 20–24 | 40.0% | 31.2% | 27.7% | |
| 25–29 | 25.0% | 24.0% | 26.5% | |
| 30–34 | 5.0% | 20.0% | 21.1% | |
| 35–39 | 7.5% | 12.8% | 12.5% | |
| 40–45 | 17.5% | 8.0% | 4.6% | |
| Currently married/cohabiting | 0.000*** | |||
| Current monogamous relationship | 47.5% | 68.8% | 69.2% | |
| Current polygamous relationship | 10.0% | 20.0% | 17.1% | |
| Not currently married nor cohabiting | 32.5% | 9.6% | 11.8% | |
| Never married nor cohabited | 10.0% | 1.6% | 1.9% | |
| Ever been divorced (among ever-married) | 41.7% | 28.5% | 31.1% | 0.321 |
| Ever wants a(nother) child | 70.0% | 78.4% | 76.9% | 0.544 |
| Had sex in previous 3 months | 67.5% | 80.8% | 80.7% | 0.128 |
| Self-reported infertility | 42.5% | 10.4% | 15.6% | 0.000*** |
1
p-values are for chi-square tests (categorical) and F-tests (continuous); columns may not total to 100% due to rounding; *p<0.05, **p<0.01. ***p<0.001