Table 2 Percent distribution of contraceptive users by type of FP method and selected background characteristics: 1992–2014
Background characteristics | Type of FP method | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | 1996 | 2001/2 | 2007 | 2013/4 | ||||||
iLAPMs | Other | iLAPMs | Other | iLAPMs | Other | iLAPMs | Other | iLAPMs | Other | |
Level of education | ** | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** | ** | * | * |
None | 17.4 | 82.6 | 8.0 | 92.0 | 13.0 | 87.0 | 20.4 | 79.6 | 52.2 | 47.8 |
Primary | 13.6 | 86.4 | 11.1 | 88.9 | 17.9 | 82.1 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 58.8 | 41.2 |
Secondary+ | 23.9 | 76.1 | 20.3 | 79.7 | 25.5 | 74.5 | 31.1 | 68.9 | 55.8 | 44.2 |
Partner’s level of education | * | * | ** | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** | * | * |
None | 31.2 | 68.8 | 9.5 | 90.5 | 4.7 | 95.3 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 64.8 | 35.2 |
Primary | 12.8 | 87.2 | 10.2 | 89.8 | 16.1 | 83.9 | 22.0 | 78.0 | 56.1 | 43.9 |
Secondary+ | 19.9 | 80.1 | 16.1 | 46.8 | 24.1 | 75.9 | 30.8 | 69.2 | 56.5 | 43.5 |
Age | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** | ** | *** | *** |
15–24 | 1.7 | 98.3 | 3.1 | 96.9 | 9.7 | 90.3 | 25.1 | 74.9 | 65.2 | 34.8 |
25–34 | 10.0 | 90.0 | 8.0 | 92.0 | 18.5 | 81.5 | 23.3 | 76.7 | 56.8 | 43.2 |
35+ | 40.9 | 59.1 | 32.4 | 67.6 | 33.5 | 66.5 | 32.6 | 67.4 | 52.2 | 47.8 |
Number of living children | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** | ** | ||
≤ 2 | 10.8 | 89.2 | 5.6 | 94.4 | 12.9 | 87.1 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 57.7 | 42.3 |
3–4 | 11.6 | 88.4 | 12.0 | 88.0 | 16.7 | 83.3 | 23.0 | 77.0 | 55.1 | 44.9 |
5+ | 26.6 | 73.4 | 22.7 | 77.3 | 30.9 | 69.1 | 32.0 | 68.0 | 58.3 | 41.7 |
Desire for children | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||
Wants more | 3.5 | 96.5 | 3.9 | 96.1 | 10.6 | 89.4 | 22.9 | 77.1 | 56.4 | 43.6 |
Undecided/wants no more | 35.5 | 64.5 | 27.9 | 72.1 | 31.7 | 68.3 | 30.8 | 69.2 | 58.1 | 41.9 |
Ethnicity/language group | ** | ** | ||||||||
Bemba | 17.7 | 82.3 | 14.7 | 85.3 | 19.8 | 80.2 | 26.8 | 73.2 | 56.9 | 43.1 |
Lozi | 17.1 | 82.9 | 9.4 | 90.6 | 17.0 | 83.0 | 20.4 | 79.6 | 55.3 | 44.7 |
North Western (Kaonde, Lunda & Luvale) | 19.7 | 80.3 | 12.3 | 87.7 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 34.8 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 34.9 |
Nyanja | 12.7 | 87.3 | 12.0 | 88.0 | 20.6 | 79.4 | 23.9 | 76.1 | 58.5 | 41.5 |
Tonga | 16.8 | 83.2 | 14.7 | 85.3 | 23.0 | 77.0 | 28.2 | 71.8 | 53.5 | 46.6 |
Religion/Denomination | * | * | ||||||||
Catholic | 18.9 | 81.1 | 11.0 | 89.0 | 17.4 | 82.6 | 21.7 | 78.3 | 58.3 | 41.7 |
Non-Catholic | 17.5 | 82.5 | 14.6 | 85.4 | 20.9 | 60.1 | 27.6 | 72.4 | 56.8 | 43.2 |
Region | ** | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
Region 1 (Central, Copperbelt, Lusaka & Southern) | 20.5 | 79.5 | 18.7 | 81.3 | 24.0 | 76.0 | 29.1 | 70.9 | 55.3 | 44.7 |
Region 2 (Eastern, Luapula, Muchinga, Northern, North Western & Western) | 11.7 | 88.3 | 6.8 | 93.2 | 14.6 | 85.4 | 23.3 | 76.7 | 59.7 | 40.3 |
Type of residence | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
Urban | 22.1 | 77.9 | 19.5 | 80.5 | 26.7 | 73.3 | 30.7 | 69.3 | 54.8 | 45.2 |
Rural | 10.0 | 90.0 | 7.5 | 92.5 | 14.2 | 85.8 | 23.4 | 76.6 | 59.0 | 41.0 |
Heard about FP in the media during last 12 months | ** | ** | *** | *** | ** | ** | *** | *** | ||
Yes | 20.0 | 80.0 | 16.0 | 84.0 | 24.2 | 75.8 | 29.5 | 70.5 | 53.4 | 46.6 |
No | 16.8 | 83.2 | 9.2 | 90.8 | 13.5 | 86.5 | 23.4 | 76.6 | 59.6 | 40.4 |
Main decision maker on woman’s health | ** | ** | ** | ** | ||||||
Woman alone | – | – | – | – | 24.3 | 75.7 | 27.5 | 72.5 | 56.0 | 44.0 |
Woman with partner | – | – | – | – | 22.5 | 77.5 | 30.4 | 69.6 | 57.1 | 42.9 |
Other | – | – | – | – | 17.3 | 82.7 | 21.2 | 78.8 | 58.3 | 41.7 |
Total | 17.9 | 82.1 | 13.7 | 86.3 | 20.3 | 79.7 | 26.5 | 73.5 | 57.2 | 42.8 |