Intention to use modern contraceptives among current nonusers of reproductive age in Uganda

Table 1 Distribution of respondents by selected characteristics, UDHS 2016

Characteristic	Frequency (n = 13,088)	Percent
Intention to use contraceptives
Intends to use	7879	60.2
Does not intend to use	5209	39.8
Age (years)
15–24	6,498	49.6
25–34	3421	26.1
35–44	3421	17.2
45–49	915	7.0
Place of residence
Urban	2934	22.4
Rural	10,154	77.6
Education level
No education	1645	12.6
Primary	7766	59.3
Secondary+	3677	28.0
Religion
Anglican	3966	30.3
Catholic	5439	41.6
Muslim	1508	11.5
Pentecostal	196	1.5
Other	1979	15.1
Region
Central	4047	30.9
East	3809	29.1
North	3447	26.3
West	3254	24.8
Wealth
Poor	5769	44.0
Middle	2419	18.5
Rich	4900	37.4
Current working status
Not working	3875	29.6
Working	9213	70.4
Family size preference
0–2 Children	1063	8.12
3–4 Children	6188	47.3
5 + children	5837	44.6
Age of the last child born.
Less than year	3,858	43.3
2–3 years	1809	20.3
3 + years	3,241	36.4
Pregnancy wantedness
Yes	6735	55.5
No	5400	44.5
Ever used a contraceptive method.
No	8206	62.7
Yes	4882	37.2
Exposure to mass-media FP messages
No	4975	38.0
Yes	8113	62.0
Living with a partner
Yes	10,705	81.8
No	2383	18.2
Visited by Health worker
No	9638	73.6
Yes	3450	26.4
Marital status
Never married	6138	46.9
Currently married	5615	42.9
Formerly married	1322	10.1
Number of children ever born
Never given birth	4380	33.5
1–2 Children	3121	23.9
3–4 Children	2160	16.5
5 + children	3427	26.2
Pregnancy termination
Has ever terminated pregnancy	2200	16.8
Has never terminated pregnancy	10,888	83.2

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