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Table 1 Percent using modern contraception by fertility desire and selected background characteristics

From: Women's fertility desires and contraceptive behavior in three peri-urban communities in sub Saharan Africa

 

Sebeta, Ethiopia

Asawase, Ghana

Ipetumodu, Nigeria

 

N = 986 Baseline (%)

N = 741 Follow up (%)

N = 784 Baseline (%)

N = 623 Follow up (%)

N = 761 Baseline (%)

N = 479 Follow up (%)

Current use of modern contraception [n (%)]

 Yes

660 (66.9)

454 (61.3)

99 (12.6)

67 (10.8)

224 (29.4)

176 (36.7)

 No

326 (33.1)

287 (38.7)

685 (87.4)

556 (89.3)

537 (70.6)

303 (63.3)

% of modern contraceptive users:

Fertility desires

      

 Want more

63.9

64.1

12.0

12.5

25.8

26.3

 No more

71.3a

71.9a

13.9

13.0

37.2b

39.0b

Education

      

 No formal

70.2

67.5

12.0

12.8

18.4

36.4

 Primary

69.4

71.4

12.9

12.8

27.5

24.8

 Secondary

63.9

65.2

12.3d

11.8d

29.7

31.3

 Tertiary

64.9

66.3

  

36.3

35.8

Age group

      

 <25

73.6

74.6

14.1

16.7

20.8

25.5

 25-34

71.4

72.4

14.4

14.2

28.0

28.4

 35-49

48.1c

50.3c

10.5

10.5

35.0a

35.9

Parity

      

 0-1

64.9

51.8b

8.8

10.4

21.3

23.8

 2-3

69.8

70.3

13.5

13.8

26.7

29.4

 4+

65.1

66.7

13.7

12.6

38.5c

36.4

Polygyny

      

 No

67.3

67.6

13.2

13.1

28.4

29.8

 Yes

63.0

69.0

5.4

6.7

31.9

32.3

Wealth

      

 Lowest

73.9

73.9

14.2

15.3

21.3

26.1

 Lower

69.2

70.4

16.6

14.3

29.4

29.0

 Middle

71.6

72.5

12.2

13.5

33.1

30.9

 Higher

63.6

63.2

8.8

11.6

32.0

35.4

 Highest

56.4b

57.1b

11.5

9.1

31.6

31.1

  1. a p < 0.05; b p < 0.01; c p < 0.001; dSecondary/Tertiary