Skip to main content

Table 2 Distribution of LARCs use across the explanatory variables

From: Long-acting reversible contraceptives use among adolescent girls and young women in high fertility countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Variable

Weighted N

Weighted %

LARCs utilization

Yes (%)

p-value

Age of the respondents

 15–19

1641

28.1

12.1

< 0.001

 20–24

4193

71.9

29.7

Educational level

 No education

915

15.7

24.7

< 0.001

 Primary

1737

29.8

18.8

 Secondary or higher

3182

54.5

14.8

Marital status

 Never married

2116

36.3

10.2

< 0.001

 Married

2014

34.5

25.2

 Cohabiting

1347

23.1

16.1

 Formerly married

357

6.1

23.4

Current working status

 No

2515

43.1

15.2

< 0.001

 Yes

3319

56.9

19.4

Exposure to newspaper or magazine

 No

4983

85.4

19.2

< 0.001

 Yes

851

14.6

8.1

Exposure to radio

 No

2916

50.0

18.7

0.362

 Yes

2918

50.0

16.4

Exposure to television

 No

3205

54.9

20.2

< 0.001

 Yes

2629

45.1

14.3

Parity

 Zero birth

1741

29.8

5.6

< 0.001

 One to three births

3922

67.2

22.5

 

 Four or more birth

171

2.9

25.7

 

Desire for more children

 Wants more

5273

90.4

17.4

< 0.001

 Wants no more

374

6.4

23.0

 Undecided

187

3.2

11.3

Wealth index

 Poorest

539

9.2

22.7

< 0.001

 Poorer

765

13.1

21.5

 Middle

958

16.4

19.2

 Richer

1366

23.4

16.7

 Richest

2206

37.8

14.7

Place of residence

 Urban

2921

50.1

14.2

< 0.001

 Rural

2913

49.9

20.9