Table 1 Distribution of method related, demographic, socio economic and cultural characteristics of Ugandan women aged 15–49 years by status of contraceptive use
| Â | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Demographic factors | |
 Age | |
  Less than 20 years | 691(7.6) |
  20 to 29 years | 4204(46.4) |
  30 to 39 years | 2924(32.3) |
  40 to 49 years | 1242(13.7) |
 Number of children ever born | |
  None | 678(7.5) |
  One | 1298(14.3) |
  Two | 1489(16.4) |
  Three | 1312(14.5) |
  Four | 1164(12.8) |
  Five or more | 3119(34.4) |
Socioeconomic factors | |
 Internet use in the past year | |
  Never | 8067(89.0) |
  Yes, last 12 months | 873(9.6) |
  Yes, before last 12 months | 120(1.3) |
 Frequency of using internet last month | |
  Not at all | 8230(90.8) |
  Less than once a week | 119(1.3) |
  At least once a week | 285(3.1) |
  Almost every day | 426(4.7) |
 Mobile phone ownership | |
  No | 3907(43.1) |
  Yes | 5153(56.9) |
 Women's education attainment | |
  No formal education | 678(7.5) |
  Primary education | 5075(56.0) |
  Secondary education | 2421(26.7) |
  Higher | 887(9.8) |
 Currently/formerly/never in union | |
  Never in union | 863(9.5) |
  Currently in union/living with a man | 6939(76.6) |
  Formerly in union/living with a man | 1259(13.9) |
 Work status | |
  Not currently employed | 1784(19.7) |
  Currently employed | 7276(80.3) |
 Place of residence | |
  Urban | 2650(29.2) |
  Rural | 6411(70.8) |
 Region of Uganda | |
  Central | 3019(33.3) |
  Eastern | 2420(26.7) |
  Western | 1350(14.9) |
  Southern | 2273(25.1) |
 Household wealth index quintile | |
  Lowest | 1205(13.3) |
  Second | 1601(17.7) |
  Middle | 1725(19.0) |
  Fourth | 1956(21.6) |
  Highest | 2573(28.4) |
 Heard about FP from any source | |
  No | 1717(18.9) |
  Yes | 7344(81.1) |
 Heard about FP from field health worker | |
  No | 8271(91.3) |
  Yes | 790(8.7) |
 Heard about FP at health facility | |
  No | 6147(67.8) |
  Yes | 2914(32.2) |
 Heard about family planning on mass media | |
  No | 2401(26.5) |
  Yes | 6659(73.5) |
 Heard about FP on radio | |
  No | 2761(30.5) |
  Yes | 6299(69.5) |
 Heard about FP on Television | |
  No | 6979(77.0) |
  Yes | 2082(23.0) |
 Heard about FP on Newspaper/magazine | |
  No | 7938(87.6) |
  Yes | 1122(12.4) |
 Heard about FP on phone | |
  No | 8709(96.1) |
  Yes | 352(3.9) |
Cultural factors | |
 Women participation in decision-making for using contraceptives | |
  Mainly woman | 1340(30.6) |
  Mainly husband/partner | 312(7.1) |
  Joint decision | 2710(61.2) |
  Other | 11(0.3) |
 Informed choice | |
  No | 5273(58.2) |
  Yes | 3788(41.8) |
Method-related factors | |
 Contraceptive method used | |
  Pill | 553(9.6) |
  Intra-Uterine Device (IUD) | 161(2.8) |
  Injectable | 3150(54.8) |
  Male condom | 444(7.7) |
  Male sterilization | 1(0.0) |
  Periodic abstinence | 188(3.3) |
  Withdraw | 371(6.5) |
  Other traditional | 42(0.7) |
  Implants/Norplant | 605(10.5) |
  Lactational amenorrhea (lam) | 155(2.7) |
  Female condom | 2(0.0) |
  Emergency contraception | 22(0.4) |
  Other modern method | 15(0.3) |
  Standard days method (sdm) | 35(0.6) |