Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of sexually active women included in RDHS 2010, 2015, and 2019/2020
Background characteristics | (N = 8617) | (N = 8974) | (N = 9814) |
|---|---|---|---|
DHS 2010 (%) | DHS 2015 (%) | DHS 2020 (%) | |
Age | |||
15–19 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
20–24 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 13.8 |
25–49 | 80.7 | 79.4 | 81.2 |
Residence | |||
Urban | 14.7 | 19.6 | 19.9 |
Rural | 85.3 | 80.4 | 80.1 |
Education level | |||
None | 20.8 | 16.5 | 12.6 |
Primary | 67.3 | 68.1 | 63.6 |
Secondary | 10.2 | 12.7 | 19.2 |
Higher | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.5 |
Partners education level | |||
None | 21.8 | 19.2 | 13.9 |
Primary | 65.4 | 68.1 | 67.5 |
Secondary | 10.8 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
Higher | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
Wealth status | |||
Poor | 41 | 41.1 | 39.9 |
Middle | 19.5 | 19.2 | 18.6 |
Rich | 39.4 | 39.7 | 41.5 |
Employment status | |||
Unemployed | 10.3 | 7.6 | 17.2 |
Employed | 89.7 | 92.4 | 82.8 |
Living children | |||
0 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.9 |
1–2 | 36.6 | 40.0 | 38.4 |
3–4 | 39.9 | 38.8 | 40.0 |
5+ | 13.9 | 10.6 | 9.7 |
Children ever born | |||
0 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 11.3 |
1–2 | 32.4 | 37.0 | 36.0 |
3–4 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 29.2 |
5+ | 33.4 | 27.2 | 23.5 |
Family size concordance | |||
Both want same | 58.5 | 60.4 | 58.3 |
Husband wants more | 10.5 | 12.2 | 14.7 |
Husband wants less | 17.6 | 17.7 | 19.7 |
Don’t know | 13.4 | 9.7 | 7.3 |
Visited health facility in last 12Â months | |||
No | 33.6 | 34.0 | 32.0 |
Yes | 66.4 | 66.0 | 68.0 |
Told about FP at health facility | |||
No | 42.0 | 57.6 | 63.7 |
Yes | 58.0 | 42.4 | 36.3 |
Visited by a community health worker | |||
No | 72.5 | 74.8 | 70.3 |
Yes | 27.5 | 25.2 | 29.7 |
Exposure to media FP messages | |||
No | 31.9 | 46.4 | 45.8 |
Yes | 68.1 | 53.6 | 54.2 |