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Table 2 Modern contraceptive prevalence by socio-demographic characteristics

From: Health decision-making capacity and modern contraceptive utilization among sexually active women: Evidence from the 2014–2015 Chad Demographic and Health Survey

Socio-demographic characteristics

Use of modern contraceptive

X 2 ; p-value

 

No

n (%)

Yes

n (%)

 

Health decision maker

  

X2 = 35.16; p = 0.000

Respondent alone

354 (96.5)

13 (3.5)

 

Respondent and someone

618 (92.0)

54 (8.0)

 

Partner alone

2978 (96.9)

96 (3.1)

 

Age

  

X2 = 20.57; p = 0.002

15–19

478 (99.0)

5 (1.0)

 

20–24

698 (96.1)

28 (3.9)

 

25–29

821 (95.5)

39 (4.5)

 

30–34

674 (95.3)

33 (5.9)

 

35–39

538 (94.1)

34 (5.9)

 

40–44

421 (96.3)

16 (3.7)

 

45–49

320 (97.6)

8 (2.4)

 

Level of education

  

X2 = 114.19; p = 0.000

No education

3039 (97.7)

71 (2.3)

 

Primary

634 (92.7)

50 (7.3)

 

Secondary or higher

277 (86.8)

42 (13.2)

 

Place of residence

  

X2 = 61.67; p = 0.000

Urban

802 (91.5)

75 (8.6)

 

Rural

3148 (97.3)

88 (2.7)

 

Marital status

  

X2 = 7.60; p = 0.006

Married

3.686 (96.3)

143 (3.7)

 

Cohabiting

264 (96.0)

163 (4.0)

 

Occupation

  

X2 = 32.87; p = 0.000

Not working

2139 (97.7)

51 (2.3)

 

Working

1811 (94.2)

112 (5.8)

 

Wealth status

  

X2 = 72.35; p = 0.000

Poorest

643 (97.0)

20 (3.0)

 

Poorer

822 (97.4)

22 (2.6)

 

Middle

900 (97.2)

26 (2.8)

 

Richer

948 (97.2)

27 (2.8)

 

Richest

637 (90.4)

68 (9.7)

 

Age at first sex

  

X2 = 6.78; p = 0.034

Less than 16 years

2212 (96.7)

76 (3.3)

 

16–19 years

1381 (95.0)

73 (5.0)

 

20+

357 (96.2)

14 (3.8)

 

Parity

  

X2 = 13.5; p = 0.009

Zero birth

267 (99.3)

2 (0.7)

 

One birth

440 (97.1)

13 (2.9)

 

Two births

437 (96.7)

15 (3.3)

 

Three births

478 (96.6)

17 (3.4)

 

Four births or more

2328 (95.3)

116 (4.8)

 

Can refuse sex

  

X2 = 33.33; p = 0.000

No

2374 (97.5)

61 (2.5)

 

Yes

1576 (93.9)

102 (6.1)