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Table 2 Socio-demographic and sexual and reproductive characteristics associated with the use of MC

From: Coverage and determinants of modern contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa: further analysis of demographic and health surveys

Variable

Weighted N

Weighted %

%Modern contraceptive use

Rao Scott’s X2 (p-value)

Age group [28.5 ± 0.02, (28.5, 28.6)*]

 15–19

104,795

21.2

9.0

1523.6 (< 0.01)

 20–24

91,263

18.5

23.9

 25–29

86,634

17.5

27.9

 30–34

71,274

14.4

28.9

 35–39

59,784

12.1

27.6

 40–44

44,301

9.0

23.8

 45–49

36,323

7.4

15.2

Highest educational level

 No education

147,697

29.9

11.9

1439.4 (< 0.01)

 Primary

160,181

32.4

25.6

 Secondary

160,531

32.5

25.9

 Higher

25,925

5.24

32.1

Highest educational level of husband/partner

 No education

107,539

33.3

12.7

1362.0 (< 0.01)

 Primary

89,945

27.8

29.9

 Secondary

91,573

28.3

29.4

 Higher

23,960

7.4

32.1

 Don’t know

10,198

3.2

18.9

Place of residence

 Urban

193,678

39.2

24.8

245.5 (< 0.01)

 Rural

300,696

60.8

20.1

Employment

 No

190,888

40.0

18.6

510.2 (< 0.01)

 Yes

286,403

60.0

23.3

Marital status

 Never married

137,041

27.7

14.54

674.7 (< 0.01)

 Married

251,395

50.9

25.59

 Co-habiting

61,897

12.5

24.09

 Other (widowed/divorced/no longer living with partner)

44,038

8.9

21.32

Religion

 Christian

289,346

64.6

25.8

1392.7 (< 0.01)

 Islamic

133,440

29.8

12.4

 

 Traditional

6984

1.6

9.4

 

 Other

18,079

4.0

18.1

 

Wealth index

 Poorer/poorest

175,432

35.9

18.0

500.1 (< 0.01)

 Middle

93,856

19.2

22.2

 Richer/Richest

219,202

44.9

25.6

Number of living children

 None

137,905

27.9

9.1

2334.6 (< 0.01)

 1–2

149,521

30.2

28.2

 3–4

110,897

22.4

28.9

 5–7

80,183

16.2

23.9

 7+

15,867

3.2

16.9

Told family planning at a health facility

 No

158,281

63.9

34.0

567.2 (< 0.01)

 Yes

89,367

36.1

23.0

Number of sex partners excluding spouse

 None

391,272

85.5

18.9

1088.8 (< 0.01)

 1

60,613

13.3

35.7

 2

5070

1.1

44.0

 3+

575

0.1

48.7

 Don’t know

46

0.01

59.2

Heard family planning on the media

 No

283,556

57.4

17.4

4321.1 (p < 0.01)

 Yes

210,818

42.6

28.0

Age at first birth (19.3 ± 0.1)*

 No birth

133,134

26.93

9.00

3019 (< 0.01)

 < 20

215,240

43.54

26.22

 

 20–29

138,774

28.07

27.93

 

 > 29

7225

1.46

19.07

 

Knowledge of modern method

 No

30,815

7.2

0.01

9075.9 (< 0.01)

 Yes

463,558

92.8

23.42

Fieldworker visited and talked about family planning

 No

19,861

53.0

11.3

309.8 (< 0.01)

 Yes

17,623

47.0

15.6

Visited health facility last 12 months

 No

229,948

48.1

7.4

4342.4 (< 0.01)

 Yes

247,798

51.9

14.0

  1. *Mean ± Standard error