Table 3 Frequencies and bivariate analysis of variables associated with unmet need for spacing
Variable | Freq (%) | No unmet need | Unmet need | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% [95%CI] | % [95%CI] | |||
Unmet need for spacing | ||||
no unmet need | 137,734(83.4) | |||
unmet need | 27,454(16.6) | |||
Age | < 0.001 | |||
15–19 | 11,992(7.3) | 78.1 [77.1–79.0] | 21.9 [21.0–22.9] | |
20–24 | 31,067(18.8) | 79 [78.4–79.6] | 21 [20.4–21.6] | |
25–29 | 37,783(22.9) | 80.4 [79.9–81.0] | 19.6 [19.0–20.1] | |
30 = 34 | 33,044(20) | 83.2 [82.7–83.7] | 16.8 [16.3–17.3] | |
35–39 | 26,944(16.3) | 86.8 [86.2–87.3] | 13.2 [12.7–13.8] | |
40–44 | 15,981(9.7) | 91.6 [91.0–92.1] | 8.4 [7.9–9.0] | |
45–49 | 8378(5.1) | 94.4 [93.8–95.0] | 5.6 [5.0–6.2] | |
Total children ever born | < 0.001 | |||
No child | 10,266(6.2) | 88.2 [87.3–88.9] | 11.8 [11.1–12.7] | |
1–2 | 54,908(33.2) | 81.1 [80.6–81.6] | 18.9 [18.4–19.4] | |
3–4 | 48,253(29.2) | 82.8 [82.3–83.2] | 17.2 [16.8–17.7] | |
5 + | 51,760(31.3) | 85.4 [85.0–85.8] | 14.6 [14.2–15.0] | |
Wealth index | < 0.001 | |||
Poorest | 33,001(20) | 81.8 [81.2–82.3] | 18.2 [17.7–18.8] | |
Poorer | 33,717(20.4) | 82.1 [81.5–82.6] | 17.9 [17.4–18.5] | |
Middle | 32,661(19.8) | 82.8 [82.2–83.4] | 17.2 [16.6–17.8] | |
Richer | 32,812(19.9) | 84 [83.4–84.6] | 16 [15.4–16.6] | |
Richest | 32,998(20) | 86.2 [85.6–86.8] | 13.8 [13.2–14.4] | |
Religion | < 0.001 | |||
Christian | 143,143(86.7) | 83.7 [83.4–84.0] | 16.3 [16.0–16.6] | |
Non Christian | 21,567(13.1) | 81.4 [80.5–82.2] | 18.6 [17.8–19.5] | |
No religion | 479(0.3) | 66.1 [59.6–72.1] | 33.9 [27.9–40.4] | |
Place of residence | 0.448 | |||
Urban | 55,123(33.4) | 83.2 [82.6–83.8] | 16.8 [16.2–17.4] | |
Rural | 110,065(66.6) | 83.5 [83.1–83.8] | 16.5 [16.2–16.9] | |
Attitude to violence SWPER score | < 0.001 | |||
Low | 41,584(25.2) | 82.3 [81.7–82.8] | 17.7 [17.2–18.3] | |
Medium | 29,092(17.6) | 82.5 [81.9–83.1] | 17.5 [16.9–18.1] | |
High | 94,511(57.2) | 84.1 [83.8–84.5] | 15.9 [15.5–16.2] | |
Autonomy SWPER score | < 0.001 | |||
Low | 47,027(28.5) | 82.4 [81.9–82.9] | 17.6 [17.1–18.1] | |
Medium | 59,088(35.8) | 82.2 [81.7–82.6] | 17.8 [17.4–18.3] | |
High | 59,073(35.8) | 85.4 [85.0–85.8] | 14.6 [14.2–15.0] | |
Decision making SWPER score | < 0.001 | |||
Low | 34,242(20.7) | 80 [79.5–80.6] | 20 [19.4–20.5] | |
Medium | 78,113(47.3) | 83.2 [82.9–83.6] | 16.8 [16.4–17.1] | |
High | 52,833(32) | 85.8 [85.3–86.2] | 14.2 [13.8–14.7] | |
Total | 165,188(100) | 83.4 [83.1–83.7] | 16.6 [16.3–16.9] | |
Sub-region | < 0.001 | |||
Southern Africa | 4495(2.7) | 92.6 [91.0–93.9] | 7.4 [6.1–9.0] | |
Western Africa | 65,090(39.4) | 79.8 [79.3–80.3] | 20.2 [19.7–20.7] | |
Eastern Africa | 81,478(49.3) | 86.9 [86.5–87.3] | 13.1 [12.7–13.5] | |
Central Africa | 14,125(8.6) | 76.5 [75.3–77.6] | 23.5 [22.4–24.7] | |