Table 1 Distribution of the study population by socio-demographic and reproductive-related characteristics in Kenya DHS 2022(n = 16,901)

Age

15–19

3339(19.7)

2418

921

20–24

3062(18.1)

1850

1212

25–29

2833(16.7)

1645

1188

30–34

2400(14.2)

1457

943

35–39

2289(13.5)

1372

917

40–44

1637(9.7)

939

698

45–49

1341(7.9)

779

562

Marital status

Not married

5259(31.1)

3416

1843

Married

11,642(68.9)

7044

4598

Education

no education

2075(12.3)

1468

607

primary

6171(36.5)

4166

2005

Secondary and above

8655(51.2)

4826

3829

sex of household head

Male

10,231(60.5)

6464

3767

Female

6670(39.5)

3996

2674

wealth status

Poorest

3758(22.2)

2652

1106

Poorer

2975(17.6)

1909

1066

Middle

3308(19.5)

2072

1236

Richer

3753(22.2)

2212

1541

Richest

3107(18.4)

1615

1492

Distance Health facility

big problem

4589(27.2)

2992

1597

not a big problem

12,312(72.8)

7468

4844

Partner’s education level

No education

1395(8.3)

957

438

Primary

3595(21.3)

2338

1257

Secondary and above

11,911(70.4)

7165

4746

Parity

No

6854(40.5)

4180

2674

1–2

9104(53.8)

5663

3441

3–4

929(5.5)

611

318

5+

14(0.1)

6

8

Media exposure

No

3216(19.0)

2296

920

Yes

13,685(81.0)

8164

5521

Contraceptive method

User

7015(41.5)

4125

2890

Non user

9886(58.5)

6335

3551

Heard FP

No

5875(34.7)

4076

1799

Yes

11,026(65.3)

6384

4642

Pregnancy desire

Have no desire

7512(44.5)

4607

2905

Have desire

9389(55.5)

5853

3536

Occupation

Not working

7725(45.7)

4978

2747

Working

9176(54.3)

5482

3694

Residence

Urban

6517(38.5)

3824

2693

Rural

10,384(61.4)

6636

3748

Community education

High

499(29.5)

822

369

Low

1191(70.5)

375

124

Community poverty

High

781(46.2)

623

286

Low

909(53.8)

574

207

Community media

Low

849(50.2)

597

252

High

842(49.8)

601

241