Table 2 Background characteristics of respondents and distribution of ovulatory cycle knowledge across explanatory variables: evidence from 29 SSA countries’ DHS
Variable | Frequency (weighted %) | Ovulatory cycle knowledge (weighted %) | Chi-square (χ2) | p-value (p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health insurance |  |  | 280.65 |  < 0.001 |
 No | 329,549 (81.9) | 22.7 |  |  |
 Yes | 28,312 (18.1) | 38.3 |  |  |
Women’s age |  |  | 123.42 |  < 0.001 |
 15–19 | 80,142 (18.6) | 17.3 |  |  |
 20–24 | 69,326 (18.4) | 27.8 |  |  |
 25–29 | 64,991 (20.0) | 27.2 |  |  |
 30–34 | 52,794 (14.8) | 26.3 |  |  |
 35–39 | 44,861 (12.2) | 28.5 |  |  |
 40–44 | 33,477 (8.8) | 26.0 |  |  |
 45–49 | 27,101 (7.2) | 28.9 |  |  |
Women’s educational level |  |  | 623.64 |  < 0.001 |
 No formal education | 127,972 (6.9) | 16.9 |  |  |
 Primary school | 112,578 (50.2) | 19.9 |  |  |
 Secondary school | 116,867 (32.1) | 28.4 |  |  |
 Higher | 15,231 (10.8) | 48.5 |  |  |
Husband educational level |  |  | 222.85 |  < 0.001 |
 No formal education | 93,053 (6.8) | 20.4 |  |  |
 Primary school | 60,713 (46.9) | 20.8 |  |  |
 Secondary school | 71,929 (32.8) | 29.0 |  |  |
 Higher | 17,500 (13.4) | 39.1 |  |  |
Economic status |  |  | 295.55 |  < 0.001 |
 Poorest | 77,059 (15.3) | 17.7 |  |  |
 Poorer | 71,893 (17.7) | 20.9 |  |  |
 Middle | 71,386 (19.6) | 22.4 |  |  |
 Richer | 71,735 (21.3) | 26.3 |  |  |
 Richest | 80,619 (26.2) | 34.9 |  |  |
Parity |  |  | 43.23 |  < 0.001 |
 One | 53,255 (21.6) | 30.4 |  |  |
 2–4 | 127,191 (53.0) | 25.8 |  |  |
 5 +  | 93,771 (25.5) | 22.4 |  |  |
Marital status |  |  | 8.98 |  < 0.0539 |
 Not married | 181,072 (45.5) | 24.3 |  |  |
 Married | 191,620 (54.5) | 26.5 |  |  |
Household head |  |  | 11.65 |  < 0.0117 |
 Male | 266,231 (61.2) | 22.8 |  |  |
 Female | 106,461 (38.8) | 27.2 |  |  |
Currently employed |  |  | 34.21 |  < 0.001 |
 No | 160,254 (38.5) | 22.8 |  |  |
 Yes | 211,984 (61.5) | 27.2 |  |  |
Media exposure |  |  | 29.75 |  < 0.001 |
 No | 120,823 (13.4) | 19.7 |  |  |
 Yes | 238,182 (86.6) | 27.1 |  |  |
Place of residence |  |  | 82.59 |  < 0.001 |
 Urban | 141,814 (40.5) | 29.5 |  |  |
 Rural | 230,878 (59.5) | 22.8 |  |  |
Distance to health facility |  |  | 43.36 |  < 0.001 |
 Big problem | 143,230 (22.7) | 21.1 |  |  |
 Not a big problem | 213,593 (77.3) | 26.8 |  |  |