Table 2 Spousal agreement on fertility preference and their perceptions on family planning importance among couples in Jimma zone, Ethiopia, 2014
Concordance | Discordance | Kappa | P-PABAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Desire for more children (N = 811) | 586 (72.2%) | 225 (27.8%) | 0.374 | 0.445 | ||
Sex preference (N = 429) | 224 (52.2%) | 209 (48.7%) | 0.183 | 0.189 | ||
Had ever received information on abortion (N = 809) | 564 (69.3%) | 245 (30.7%) | -0.057 | 0.394 | ||
Discussed family planning in the couple in the 3 months prior to the survey (N = 394) | 273 (69.3%) | 121 (30.7%) | 0.212 | 0.373 | ||
FP is very important for… | Husband (%) | Wife(%) | Spouses agree it is very important (%) | Spouses agree it is not very important (%) | Kappa | PABAK |
…delaying the first child. | 73.2 | 52.5 | 39.8 | 14.1 | 0.055 | 0.078 |
…spacing births. | 81.4 | 62.9 | 54.4 | 10.1 | 0.153 | 0.290 |
…limiting the number of children. | 77.7 | 62.9 | 52.7 | 12.1 | 0.177 | 0.295 |
…the benefit of family members. | 71.3 | 56.2 | 44.3 | 16.8 | 0.177 | 0.221 |
…economic reasons. | 79.4 | 67.0 | 54.9 | 8.5 | 0.085 | 0.268 |
…the mother’s health. | 87.7 | 72.1 | 62.6 | 2.8 | 0.036 | 0.309 |
…children’s health. | 88.2 | 74.8 | 65.6 | 2.4 | 0.038 | 0.358 |