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Table 2 Comparison of fertility intentions and contraceptive use in prior period with pregnancy experience in 2-year follow-up period among women in union, stratified by time period

From: Longitudinal examination of changing fertility intentions and behaviors over a four-year period in urban Senegal

 

Midterm – 2013 - outcome

Endline – 2015 - outcome

Intended

Unintended

No pregnancy

Intended

Unintended

No pregnancy

Sample size (N)

406

144

500

318

115

617

Fertility intentions for future pregnancy captured in prior period (baseline – 2011; or midterm − 2013)

 Want Now/≤2 years

52.30

21.04

39.19

44.34

20.71

37.02

 Want to delay >2 years

41.27

61.33

26.89

47.48

59.27

25.50

 No more

6.43

17.63

33.91

8.18

20.02

37.48

Method used during prior period (baseline – 2011; or midterm −2013)

 Non-user

74.68

80.20

58.92

67.04

67.63

53.81

 Long-acting method

0.96

0.25

4.96

3.59

0.97

14.40

 Short-acting method

22.02

16.69

31.01

25.02

28.06

29.05

 Other modern

0.21

0.83

0.04

0.95

1.49

0.0

 Traditional method

2.14

2.03

5.07

3.40

1.85

2.73

  1. Notes: use midterm and endline weights to weight by outcome period