Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (N = 13,582)
Variables | Weighted N | Weighted % | Intention to use contraceptives | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | YES | |||
Age (years) | ||||
15–19 | 3,116 | 22.9 | 65.5 | 34.5 |
20–24 | 2,465 | 18.2 | 59.2 | 40.8 |
25–29 | 2,481 | 18.3 | 58.5 | 41.5 |
30–34 | 1,769 | 13.0 | 61.9 | 38.1 |
35–39 | 1,548 | 11.4 | 66.8 | 33.2 |
40–44 | 1,077 | 7.9 | 77.1 | 22.9 |
45–49 | 1,126 | 8.3 | 90.1 | 9.9 |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 3,440 | 25.3 | 65.4 | 34.6 |
Married | 9,393 | 69.2 | 65.0 | 35.0 |
Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 749 | 5.5 | 76.4 | 23.6 |
Educational status | ||||
No education | 7,667 | 56.4 | 67.9 | 32.1 |
Primary | 2,681 | 19.7 | 64.2 | 35.8 |
Secondary | 3,010 | 22.2 | 62.3 | 37.7 |
Higher | 224 | 1.7 | 59.0 | 41.0 |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not working | 3,181 | 23.4 | 69.6 | 30.4 |
Working | 10,401 | 76.6 | 64.6 | 35.4 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Traditionalist | 1,296 | 9.6 | 65.7 | 34.3 |
Islam | 4,103 | 30.2 | 70.4 | 29.7 |
Christianity | 7,353 | 54.1 | 64.1 | 35.9 |
Other religion | 149 | 1.1 | 72.9 | 27.1 |
No religion | 681 | 5.0 | 54.3 | 45.7 |
Ever terminated pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | |
No | 12,084 | 78.6 | 65.9 | 34.1 |
Yes | 1,498 | 21.4 | 64.8 | 35.2 |
Partner’s occupation |  |  |  | |
Not working | 4,397 | 32.4 | 67.8 | 32.2 |
Working | 9,185 | 67.6 | 64.7 | 35.3 |
Heard of family planning in the media | Â | |||
No | 13,147 | 96.8 | 66.0 | 34.0 |
Yes | 435 | 3.2 | 58.0 | 42.0 |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | |
No birth | 3,767 | 27.7 | 66.0 | 34.0 |
One birth | 1,763 | 13.0 | 60.9 | 39.1 |
Two births | 1,672 | 12.3 | 64.0 | 36.0 |
Three births | 1,541 | 11.4 | 63.2 | 36.8 |
Four or more births | 4,839 | 35.6 | 68.7 | 31.3 |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Poorest | 2,444 | 18.0 | 87.7 | 13.3 |
Poorer | 2,692 | 19.8 | 80.9 | 19.1 |
Middle | 2,682 | 19.7 | 74.3 | 25.7 |
Richer | 2,858 | 21.1 | 69.9 | 30.1 |
Richest | 2,906 | 21.4 | 51.2 | 48.8 |
Type of place of residence | Â | Â | Â | |
Urban | 5,598 | 41.2 | 67.8 | 32.2 |
Rural | 7,984 | 58.8 | 64.2 | 35.8 |
Distance to a health facility | Â | Â | Â | |
Big problem | 4,337 | 31.9 | 62.2 | 37.8 |
Not a big problem | 9,245 | 68.1 | 67.4 | 32.6 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Alibori | 1,590 | 11.7 | 60.9 | 39.1 |
Atacora | 1,130 | 8.3 | 55.7 | 44.3 |
Atlantic | 1,655 | 12.2 | 58.6 | 41.4 |
Borgou | 1,595 | 11.8 | 69.6 | 30.4 |
Collines | 950 | 7.0 | 67.6 | 32.4 |
Couffo | 984 | 7.2 | 68.7 | 31.3 |
Donga | 828 | 6.1 | 79.8 | 20.2 |
Littoral | 730 | 5.4 | 67.3 | 32.7 |
Mono | 589 | 4.3 | 65.2 | 34.8 |
Oueme | 1239 | 9.1 | 77.9 | 22.1 |
Plateau | 913 | 6.7 | 59.1 | 40.9 |
Zou | 1379 | 10.2 | 63.8 | 36.2 |