Contraceptive discontinuation among women of reproductive age in Papua New Guinea

Table 1 Socio-demographic, reproductive and obstetric characteristics of reproductive age women in Papua New Guinea, 2016-2018 PGDHS (weighted)

Variable	Freq	Percent
Age in 5-year groups
15–19	137	3.1
20–24	811	18.6
25–29	1,124	25.8
30–34	1,066	24.4
35–39	751	17.2
40–44	344	7.9
45–49	129	3.0
Marital status
Living together	553	12.7
Married	3,437	78.8
Never married/widowed/divorced/separated	371	8.5
Highest educational level
No education	686	15.7
Primary	2,220	50.9
Secondary	1,212	27.8
Higher	244	5.6
Place of residence
Urban	700	16.0
Rural	3,662	84.0
Occupation
Not working	2,694	61.8
Working	1,668	38.2
Wealth index
Poorest	563	12.9
Poorer	741	17.0
Middle	872	20.0
Richer	1,046	24.0
Richest	1,141	26.2
Region
Southern region	1,071	24.6
Highlands region	1,518	34.8
Momase region	1,071	24.5
Islands region	702	16.1
Exposure to family planning messages
No	3,312	75.9
Yes	1,050	24.1
Knowledge of family planning
Poor	914	21.0
Good	3,448	79.0
Information on choice
No	2,439	55.9
Yes	1,923	44.1
Decision maker for using contraception
Mainly respondent	809	18.6
Mainly husband/partner	435	10.0
Jointly	2,042	46.8
Others	1,076	24.7
Births in the last five years
None	650	14.9
1	2,129	48.8
2 +	1,583	36.3
Number of living children
None	192	4.4
1	711	16.3
2	858	19.7
3	927	21.3
4 +	1,674	38.4
Desire for more children
Wants within 2 years	199	4.6
Wants after 2 + years	824	18.9
Wants no more children	1,694	38.8
Undecided	1,645	37.7
Method
LARC	1,067	24.5
Pills	469	10.7
Injectables	1,262	28.9
Other modern methods including condom	751	17.2
Traditional method	813	18.6

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