Table 3 Prevalence of unmet need for family planning by different characteristics among reproductive age women in east Africa
Variable | Category | Magnitude of unmet need in percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age | 15–19 | 18.22 |
20–29 | 19.80 | |
30–39 | 26.36 | |
40–49 | 37.63 | |
Residence | Rural | 25.26 |
Urban | 19.78 | |
Working status | Working | 26.89 |
Not working | 19.40 | |
Wealth status | Poor | 23.83 |
Middle | 25.73 | |
Rich | 22.40 | |
Husbands working status | Working | 27.00 |
Not working | 24.38 | |
Sex of household head | Male | 25.57 |
Female | 18.02 | |
Media exposure | Yes | 20.40 |
No | 25.63 | |
Age at first sex | ≤15 years | 24.78 |
16–25 years | 23.25 | |
26–34 years | 23.61 | |
≥35 years | 23.73 | |
Age at first birth | ≤18 years | 23.63 |
19–25 years | 23.75 | |
26–34 years | 23.07 | |
≥35 years | 25.62 | |
Total number of children | ≤3 child | 17.44 |
4–6 child | 27.41 | |
7-9child | 37.87 | |
≥10 child | 47.31 | |
Fertility preference | Yes | 47.21 |
Undecided | 4.24 | |
No | 48.54 | |
Place of delivery | Health facility | 22.89 |
Home | 25.06 | |
Others | 27.01 | |
Delivery by cesearan section ever | Yes | 18.37 |
No | 24.00 | |
Overall prevalence | 24.66 | |