Table 1 Background characteristics and percentage of women who utilized Contraceptives by individual and community-level characteristics
Variables | Frequency n (%) | Traditional contraceptive (%) | Modern contraceptive (%) | Chi-square P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at survey |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 <=19 | 675 ( 7.4) | 3.2 | 4.2 |  |
 20–29 | 3859 (42.0) | 18.6 | 23.4 |  |
 30–39 | 3043 (32.6) | 15.1 | 17.5 |  |
 40+ | 1661 (18.0) | 9.7 | 8.1 |  |
Marital Status |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Single | 979 (10.7) | 5.3 | 5.4 |  |
 Married | 3547 (37.0) | 15.9 | 21.1 |  |
 Living together | 3204 (35.2) | 15.1 | 20.0 |  |
 Previous married | 1508 (17.1) | 10.4 | 6.7 |  |
Sex of household head |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Male | 6217 (66.4) | 28.1 | 38.4 |  |
 Female | 3021 (33.6) | 18.7 | 14.9 |  |
Children ever born | Â | Â | Â | 0.081 |
 1 | 1850 (22.0) | 10.5 | 11.4 |  |
 2 | 1376 (16.4) | 7.2 | 9.2 |  |
 3 | 1275 (15.4) | 7.0 | 8.4 |  |
 4+ | 4737 (46.2) | 22.0 | 24.2 |  |
Ever terminated pregnancy |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 7152 (77.4) | 35.0 | 42.4 |  |
 Yes | 2086 (22.6) | 11.9 | 10.8 |  |
Level of Education |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No education | 849 (8.4) | 4.5 | 3.9 |  |
 Primary | 5355 (55.9) | 26.1 | 29.8 |  |
 Secondary | 3034 (35.7) | 16.1 | 19.6 |  |
Media | Â | Â | Â | 0.429 |
 Low | 2650 (26.9) | 12.6 | 14.2 |  |
 Medium | 3408 (35.4) | 16.8 | 18.6 |  |
 High | 3180 (37.7) | 17.3 | 20.5 |  |
Wanted last child | Â | Â | Â | 0.165 |
 Wanted then | 3432 (53.9) | 23.18 | 30.7 |  |
 Wanted later | 2129 (33.4) | 14.5 | 19.0 |  |
 Wanted no more | 824 (12.7) | 6.2 | 6.5 |  |
Wealth Index | Â | Â | Â | 0.031 |
 Poor | 3201 (30.6) | 15.0 | 15.6 |  |
 Middle | 1768 (18.6) | 8.2 | 10.3 |  |
 Rich | 4269 (50.8) | 23.5 | 27.4 |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | 0.100 |
 Anglican | 3035 (32.3) | 14.5 | 17.9 |  |
 Catholic | 3622 (38.6) | 18.2 | 20.4 |  |
 Muslim | 1125 (13.5) | 6.4 | 7.1 |  |
 Other’s | 1456 (15.6) | 7.8 | 7.9 |  |
Employment Status | Â | Â | Â | 0.744 |
 Unemployed | 1675 (19.2) | 9.0 | 10.1 |  |
 Employed | 7563 (80.8) | 37.7 | 43.1 |  |
Place of Residence | Â | Â | Â | 0.799 |
 Urban | 2460 (30.0) | 14.1 | 15.9 |  |
 Rural | 6778 (70.0) | 32.7 | 37.4 |  |
Community Age Group | Â | Â | Â | 0.827 |
 Young | 4754 (52.9) | 24.8 | 28.1 |  |
 Old | 4484 (47.1) | 22.0 | 25.2 |  |
Community socio-economic status | Â | Â | Â | 0.073 |
 Low | 1125 (9.4) | 4.6 | 4.7 |  |
 High | 8113 (90.6) | 42.1 | 48.5 |  |
Community Media access to FP | Â | Â | Â | 0.335 |
 Low | 5746 (57.3) | 27.1 | 30.2 |  |
 High | 3492 (42.7) | 19.6 | 23.1 |  |
Community level of education | Â | Â | Â | 0.214 |
 Low | 5621 (54.8) | 26.1 | 28.7 |  |
 High | 3617 (42.7) | 20.7 | 24.5 |  |
Community access to health facility | Â | Â | Â | 0.303 |
 Low | 4534 (47.3) | 21.8 | 25.6 |  |
 High | 4704 (52.7) | 25.0 | 27.7 |  |
Total | 9238 | 46.8 | 53.2 | Â |