Table 2.

Phase 1 sociodemographic characteristics by setting

		Burkina Faso (n=6590)	Kenya (n=9477)	Kinshasa-DRC (n=2611)	Lagos-Nigeria (n=1469)
Age (mean)		28.9	28.8	28.3	31.0
		Column %
Age	15–19	21.6	21.6	22.2	14.0
	20–24	17.3	17.6	20.9	14.0
	25–29	14.7	16.3	16.3	15.5
	30–34	15.6	15.4	12.3	17.7
	35–39	12.7	11.8	10.7	17.8
	40–44	10.9	9.5	10.4	12.7
	45–49	7.2	7.8	7.2	8.3
Union status	In union*	75.8	59.2	42.7	60.9
	Not in union	24.2	40.8	57.3	39.1
Parity	Nulliparous	24.3	28.3	41.9	35.2
	1–2 children	24.8	30.9	28.1	29.5
	3+ children	50.9	40.9	30.1	35.3
Residence	Urban	22.8	30.2	100.0	100.0
	Rural	77.2	69.8	–	–
Education	No schooling/primary	77.6	49.7	7.8	11.8
	Secondary low	16.4	2.1	72.9	51.2
	Secondary high or more	6.1	48.2	19.3	37.0
Contraception†	None	70.1	52.2	55.4	60.6
	Less effective	5.7	7.2	32.7	25.8
	Effective	9.9	19.2	4.2	6.1
	Highly effective	14.3	21.4	7.8	7.5

*In union defined as married or living with a partner as if married.

†Less effective=barrier or natural methods; effective=short-acting hormonal methods, including pills, injectables, patches or rings; highly effective=IUDs, implants, sterilisation.

DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo; IUD, intrauterine device.