Magnitude and determinants of unmet need for family planning among reproductive age women in East Africa: multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health survey data

Table 2 Obstetric and reproductive health characteristics of the study participants in east Africa

Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age at first sex
≤ 15 years	12,045	26.96
16–25 years	31,630	70.79
26–34 years	961	2.15
≥ 35 years	49	0.11
Age at first birth
≤ 18 years	18,442	41.27
19–25 years	22,985	51.44
26–34 years	3148	7.04
≥ 35 years	111	0.25
Total number of children
≤ 3 child	23,702	53.04
4–6 child	14,423	32.28
7–9 child	5510	12.33
≥ 10 child	1050	2.35
Fertility preference
Yes	25,372	56.78
Undecided	1776	3.97
No	17,537	39.25
Place of delivery
Health facility	27,671	64.46
Home	14,337	33.40
Others	918	2.14
Delivery by cesearan section
Yes	2495	5.59
No	42,0100	94.41
Unmet need for spacing
Yes	6814	15.28
No	37,769	84.72
Unmet need for limiting
Yes	4180	9.37
No	40,405	90.53
Total unmet need
Yes	10,993	24.66
No	33,592	75.34

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