Table 1.
Basic descriptive information of study sample
| Country | Year of DHS survey | Frequency | Proportion not using modern contraceptive (%) | Proportion using short term modern contraceptive (%) | Proportion using long term modern contraceptive (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2018 | 1625 | 23.14 | 31.31 | 45.55 |
| Cameroon | 2018 | 1466 | 26.44 | 54.81 | 18.75 |
| Gambia | 2020 | 1285 | 9.96 | 57.43 | 32.61 |
| Guinea | 2018 | 722 | 40.70 | 38.70 | 20.60 |
| Liberia | 2020 | 1265 | 4.99 | 75.87 | 19.14 |
| Mali | 2018 | 1252 | 6.02 | 49.26 | 44.72 |
| Mauritius | 2021 | 1072 | 10.60 | 72.34 | 17.06 |
| Nigeria | 2018 | 3795 | 33.81 | 40.04 | 26.15 |
| Rwanda | 2020 | 4664 | 11.53 | 43.68 | 44.79 |
| Sierra Leone | 2019 | 1922 | 2.66 | 63.15 | 34.19 |
| Zambia | 2018 | 3569 | 6.47 | 76.88 | 16.66 |
| Total | – | 22,637 | 15.95 | 53.38 | 30.67 |