Table 2 Distribution of modern contraceptive use by individual and contextual-level variables

Age

< 0.001

 15–19

2164

2.5

15.6

 20–24

4600

5.3

35.0

 25–29

9619

11.0

38.2

 30–34

15,430

17.6

37.9

 35–39

19,635

22.4

34.4

 40–44

19,234

22.0

27.0

 45–49

16,852

19.3

14.8

Marital status

< 0.001

 Never married

5209

6.0

27.4

 Married

57,118

65.2

32.2

 Cohabiting

10,331

11.8

29.4

 Widowed

3607

7.2

13.4

 Divorced

8590

9.8

25.4

Religion

< 0.001

 Christianity

64,891

74.1

33.9

 Islam

19,161

21.9

16.9

 Traditional

1914

2.2

15.0

 No religion

1588

1.8

23.7

Employment status

0.004

 Not working

17,988

20.5

29.0

 Working

69,566

79.5

29.7

Age at first sex

< 0.001

 Less than 15

18,149

20.7

23.9

 15–19 years

54,679

62.5

31.1

 20 years and above

14,726

16.8

31.0

Parity

< 0.001

 No birth

1933

2.2

8.1

 One birth

3867

4.4

25.5

 Two births

8502

9.7

38.6

 Three births

12,988

14.8

36.4

 Four or more births

60,264

68.8

27.8

Level of education

< 0.001

 No education

30,977

35.4

17.6

 Primary

92,933

37.6

34.7

 Secondary

20,324

23.2

37.5

 Higher

3302

3.8

41.8

< 0.001

 No

71,687

81.9

26.9

 Yes

15,867

18.1

41.8

Exposure to radio

< 0.001

 No

34,741

39.7

24.9

 Yes

51,813

60.3

32.7

< 0.001

 No

54,414

62.1

27.5

 Yes

33,140

37.9

33.0

Residence

< 0.001

 Urban

30,434

34.8

32.4

 Rural

57,120

65.2

28.1

 Poorest

16,062

18.4

22.1

< 0.001

 Poorer

17,170

19.6

26.7

 Middle

17,582

20.1

29.4

 Richer

18,341

20.9

32.1

 Richest

18,399

21.0

36.5

< 0.001

 Low

33,855

38.7

24.5

 Medium

29,145

33.4

35.9

 High

24,554

28.0

29.1

< 0.001

 Low

47,293

54.0

25.4

 Medium

10,087

11.5

36.0

 High

30,174

34.5

34.0

< 0.001

 Low

81,646

93.3

30.9

 Medium

5908

6.7

11.9

Sub-region

< 0.001

 West Africa

27,561

31.5

17.7

 East Africa

46,577

53.2

37.3

 Central Africa

8914

10.2

13.1

 Southern Africa

4502

5.1

55.4