Table 2 Percent distribution of pregnancy intentions by women’s characteristics in the assessment of factors affecting pregnancy intentions in Rufiji, Kilombero, and Ulanga districts of Tanzania, 2011
Variable | Number of women | Pregnancy Intentions | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intended | Mistimed | Unwanted | |||
OVERALL | 2,199 | 54.1 | 32.5 | 13.4 | – |
Age (years) | <0.001 | ||||
<20 | 157 | 38.9 | 44.0 | 17.2 | |
20–34 | 1,135 | 54.3 | 34.8 | 10.9 | |
>34 | 907 | 56.5 | 27.7 | 15.9 | |
Marital status | <0.001 | ||||
Married | 1,745 | 57.1 | 31.2 | 11.7 | |
Ever married | 201 | 56.7 | 28.4 | 14.9 | |
Single | 253 | 30.8 | 45.1 | 24.1 | |
Ethnicity | 0.317 | ||||
Pogoro | 351 | 49.6 | 34.8 | 15.7 | |
Ndengereko | 312 | 54.2 | 33.0 | 12.8 | |
Ngindo | 311 | 54.7 | 35.7 | 9.7 | |
Ndamba | 203 | 52.7 | 31.0 | 16.3 | |
Ngoni | 176 | 48.3 | 34.7 | 17.1 | |
Sukuma | 158 | 60.1 | 27.9 | 12.0 | |
Hehe | 149 | 52.4 | 34.2 | 13.4 | |
Bena | 111 | 58.6 | 30.6 | 10.8 | |
Others | 427 | 57.6 | 29.3 | 13.1 | |
Education | 0.288 | ||||
Never been to school | 472 | 57.6 | 28.4 | 14.0 | |
Primary | 1,607 | 53.2 | 33.5 | 13.3 | |
Secondary/higher | 120 | 51.7 | 35.8 | 12.5 | |
Gravidity | <0.001 | ||||
1 | 357 | 49.6 | 36.1 | 14.3 | |
2–4 | 990 | 57.5 | 32.6 | 9.9 | |
>4 | 852 | 52.0 | 30.9 | 17.1 | |
Religion | 0.023 | ||||
Christian | 1,014 | 52.0 | 33.1 | 14.9 | |
Muslim | 1,114 | 54.9 | 32.6 | 12.5 | |
Traditional/other | 71 | 70.4 | 22.5 | 7.0 | |
Socio-economic status | 0.369 | ||||
Poor | 711 | 52.7 | 33.8 | 13.5 | |
Middle | 709 | 54.6 | 33.2 | 12.3 | |
Rich | 642 | 54.1 | 30.4 | 15.6 | |
District | <0.001 | ||||
Kilombero | 1,399 | 53.0 | 31.7 | 15.4 | |
Rufiji | 471 | 54.6 | 32.3 | 13.2 | |
Ulanga | 329 | 58.1 | 36.5 | 5.5 | |
Type of residence | 0.016 | ||||
Rural | 1,787 | 54.3 | 33.2 | 12.5 | |
Urban | 404 | 53.5 | 29.0 | 17.6 | |
Contraceptive use status | 0.020 | ||||
Not using | 707 | 53.2 | 31.7 | 15.1 | |
Ever used | 579 | 55.6 | 29.2 | 15.2 | |
Currently using | 913 | 53.8 | 35.3 | 11.0 | |
Inter–partner discussion about family planning | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 903 | 59.7 | 29.1 | 11.2 | |
No | 1,296 | 50.2 | 34.9 | 15.0 | |