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Table 2 Risk of unintended pregnancy and modern contraceptive use, by background variables

From: Pregnancy risks and contraceptive use among postpartum mothers in Cameroon: implications for improving the coverage of postpartum family planning services

 

Risk of unintended pregnancy

Modern contraceptive use

 

Not at risk

Partially at risk

Fully at risk

Total

Number of women (unweighted)

1912

478

617

3007

535

Overall

62.6

16.8

20.6

100.0

17.0

Months postpartum

***

***

 <  = 6

91.8

0.4

7.7

100.0

13.2

 6–11

43.8

32.1

24.1

100.0

17.6

 12–17

50.3

19.3

30.4

100.0

20.4

Age

Ns

**

 15–24

64.4

15.5

20.1

100.0

19.0

 25–34

62.0

17.3

20.7

100.0

16.9

 35–49

59.6

18.8

21.7

100.0

12.1

Marital status

***

ns

 Never married

72.4

7.9

19.7

100.0

19.2

 Currently married

60.4

18.6

21.0

100.0

16.7

 Formerly married

74.0

10.3

15.8

100.0

16.9

Pregnant

***

 

***

 No

62.1

17.3

20.5

100.0

17.5

 Yes

78.1

0.0

21.9

100.0

0.0

Last child is alive

***

ns

 No

74.7

5.2

20.1

100.0

12.7

 Yes

62.1

17.3

20.6

100.0

17.2

Last child wanted

ns

***

 Wanted then

62.1

17.0

20.9

100.0

15.2

 Wanted later

64.4

15.1

20.5

100.0

22.1

 Wanted no more

63.9

22.1

14.0

100.0

28.6

Residence

***

***

 Douala/Yaoundé

67.4

10.1

22.5

100.0

26.7

 Other urban

65.6

14.1

20.3

100.0

21.5

 Rural

59.8

20.0

20.2

100.0

12.2

Region

***

***

 Adamaoua/North/Far-North

56.1

22.0

22.0

100.0

8.0

 Centre/East/South

67.7

14.7

17.5

100.0

26.6

 Littoral/West

66.9

13.2

19.9

100.0

21.3

 North-West/South-West

64.4

9.0

26.6

100.0

15.6

Education

***

***

 None

54.9

23.0

22.1

100.0

5.3

 Primary

64.9

16.6

18.5

100.0

15.4

 Low Secondary

64.4

15.7

19.9

100.0

23.9

 High Secondary+

68.1

8.9

23.0

100.0

28.4

Number of EPI vaccinations

***

***

 0–2

75.5

9.9

14.6

100.0

8.6

 3–7

66.4

15.5

18.2

100.0

14.3

 8–9

53.0

21.6

25.4

100.0

23.5

Discussed FP during a health facility visit

***

***

 No

60.6

16.4

23.0

100.0

13.8

 Yes

66.7

17.8

15.6

100.0

23.7

Visited by health worker/FP discussed

***

***

 No

64.1

15.2

20.6

100.0

16.7

 Yes, FP not discussed

57.0

20.9

22.1

100.0

14.2

 Yes, FP discussed

66.5

17.6

15.9

100.0

28.2

  1. Statistical significance: ***p-value < 0.01; **p-value < 0.05;
  2. EPI: Expanded Program on Immunization