Table 2 Respondents’ Socio-demographic characteristics
Characteristic | Number of Women (n = 26,730) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age | ||
 15–24 years | 7870 | 29.4 |
 25–34 years | 9785 | 36.6 |
 35 years or older | 9075 | 34.0 |
Age at first marriage | ||
 17 years or younger | 20,192 | 75.5 |
 18–24 years | 5619 | 21.0 |
 25 years or older | 919 | 3.5 |
Number of living children | ||
 Four or less | 18,775 | 70.2 |
 Five or more | 7955 | 29.8 |
Education | ||
 None | 18,851 | 70.5 |
 Primary | 3990 | 14.9 |
 Secondary | 3076 | 11.5 |
 Higher | 813 | 3.1 |
Female autonomy | ||
 Sole | 220 | 0.8 |
 Joint | 4631 | 17.3 |
 No autonomy | 21,879 | 81.9 |
Pregnancy termination | ||
 Never experienced | 23,432 | 87.7 |
 Ever experienced | 3298 | 12.3 |
Death of a child | ||
 Ever experienced | 10,818 | 40.5 |
 Never experienced | 15,912 | 59.5 |
Partner education | ||
 None | 15,864 | 59.4 |
 Primary | 3840 | 14.4 |
 Secondary | 4422 | 16.5 |
 Higher | 2604 | 9.7 |
Barriers to healthcare | ||
 At least one barrier | 3220 | 12.1 |
 No barrier | 23,510 | 87.9 |
Visitation by family planning worker | ||
 Not visited | 25,813 | 96.6 |
 Visited | 917 | 3.4 |
Couple fertility desire | ||
 Both want same | 6526 | 24.4 |
 Husband want more | 11,874 | 44.4 |
 Husband want fewer | 859 | 3.2 |
 Don’t know | 7471 | 28.0 |
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 6104 | 22.8 |
 Rural | 20,626 | 77.2 |
Community literacy level | ||
 Low | 9476 | 35.4 |
 Medium | 8916 | 33.4 |
 High | 8338 | 31.2 |
Community socioeconomic status | ||
 Low | 12,174 | 45.5 |
 Medium | 5642 | 21.1 |
 High | 8914 | 33.4 |
Community knowledge of modern contraceptive | ||
 Low | 8741 | 32.7 |
 Medium | 8840 | 33.1 |
 High | 9149 | 34.2 |
Proportion ever used contraceptive in community | ||
 Low | 9648 | 36.1 |
 Medium | 9058 | 33.9 |
 High | 8023 | 30.0 |
Geo-political zone | ||
 North-central | 4680 | 17.5 |
 North-east | 6898 | 25.8 |
 North-west | 15,152 | 56.7 |