Table 1 Healthcare decision making capacity, socio-demographic variables and unmet need for contraception (n = 6,593)
From: Women’s healthcare decision-making and unmet need for contraception in Mali
Variable (p-value) | Weighted frequency (n) | Weighted percentage (%) | Unmet need | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Healthcare decision making capacity (χ2 = 17.1; p < 0.001) | ||||
Not alone | 6121 | 92.8 | 26.6 | 73.4 |
Alone | 472 | 7.2 | 35.7 | 64.3 |
Age (χ2 = 184.9; p < 0.001) | ||||
15–19 | 764 | 11.6 | 19.2 | 80.8 |
20–24 | 1347 | 20.4 | 22.8 | 77.2 |
25–29 | 1589 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 76.9 |
30–34 | 1271 | 19.3 | 28.4 | 71.6 |
35–39 | 978 | 14.8 | 33.8 | 66.2 |
40–44 | 477 | 7.3 | 43.7 | 56.3 |
45–49 | 167 | 2.5 | 50.9 | 49.1 |
Wealth Quintile (χ2 = 44.8; p < 0.001) | ||||
Poorest | 1260 | 19.1 | 33.7 | 66.3 |
Poorer | 1345 | 20.4 | 27.6 | 72.4 |
Middle | 1397 | 21.2 | 26.3 | 73.7 |
Richer | 1344 | 20.4 | 26.9 | 73.1 |
Richest | 1247 | 18.9 | 22.0 | 78.0 |
Marital status (χ2 = 0.6; p = 0.447) | ||||
Married | 6528 | 99.0 | 27.2 | 72.8 |
Cohabiting | 65 | 1.0 | 31.3 | 68.7 |
Religion (χ2 = 12.3; p < 0.01) | ||||
Islam | 6178 | 93.7 | 26.9 | 73.1 |
Christianity | 179 | 2.7 | 26.2 | 73.8 |
Traditional religion | 40 | 0.6 | 32.3 | 67.7 |
No religion | 196 | 3.0 | 39.7 | 60.3 |
Education (χ2 = 52.9; p < 0.001) | ||||
No education | 4702 | 71.3 | 29.3 | 70.7 |
Primary | 799 | 12.1 | 26.8 | 73.2 |
Secondary | 987 | 15.0 | 18.9 | 81.1 |
Higher | 105 | 1.6 | 14.4 | 85.6 |
Partner’s education (χ2 = 42.9; p < 0.001) | ||||
No education | 4788 | 72.6 | 29.3 | 70.7 |
Primary | 637 | 9.7 | 24.1 | 75.9 |
Secondary | 863 | 13.1 | 21.5 | 78.5 |
Higher | 305 | 4.6 | 17.3 | 82.7 |
Residence (χ2 = 0.1; p = 0.815) | ||||
Rural | 5189 | 78.7 | 27.2 | 72.8 |
Urban | 1404 | 21.3 | 27.4 | 72.6 |
Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine (χ2 = 21.8; p < 0.001) | ||||
Not at all | 6219 | 94.3 | 27.8 | 72.2 |
Less than once a week | 221 | 3.4 | 21.4 | 78.6 |
At least once a week | 153 | 2.3 | 13.0 | 87.0 |
Frequency of watching television (χ2 = 13.0; p < 0.01) | ||||
Not at all | 2536 | 38.4 | 29.1 | 70.9 |
Less than once a week | 1414 | 21.5 | 28.1 | 71.9 |
At least once a week | 2643 | 40.1 | 24.8 | 75.2 |
Frequency of listening to radio (χ2 = 4.0; p = 0.135) | ||||
Not at all | 2051 | 31.1 | 28.8 | 71.2 |
Less than once a week | 1505 | 22.8 | 27.1 | 72.9 |
At least once a week | 3037 | 46.1 | 26.3 | 73.7 |
Occupation (χ2 = 85.2; p < 0.001) | ||||
Not working | 2624 | 39.8 | 25.2 | 74.8 |
Managerial | 135 | 2.1 | 10.6 | 89.4 |
Clerical | 15 | 0.2 | 18.8 | 81.2 |
Sales | 1583 | 24.0 | 27.3 | 72.7 |
Agriculture | 1850 | 28.1 | 35.3 | 64.7 |
Services | 343 | 5.2 | 19.5 | 80.5 |
Manual | 43 | 0.6 | 20.9 | 79.1 |