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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics (N = 7,967)

From: Regional disparities and sociodemographic determinants of intention to use contraceptives among Somali women: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2020 SDHS

Variable

Category

Weighted Frequency

Percent

Age Group

15–19

590

7.42%

20–24

1,395

17.54%

25–29

1,854

23.31%

30–34

1,428

17.95%

35–39

1,354

17.02%

40–44

820

10.31%

45–49

512

6.44%

Education

No Education

6,693

84.01%

Primary

941

11.81%

Secondary

235

2.95%

Higher

98

1.22%

Marital Status

Married

6,914

86.78%

Divorced

716

8.99%

Widowed

337

4.23%

Wealth Quintile

Lowest

1,846

23.17%

Second

1,545

19.39%

Middle

1,499

18.82%

Fourth

1,650

20.72%

 

Highest

1,427

17.91%

Distance to Health Facility

Big problem

4,967

62.36%

Not a big problem

2,997

37.64%

Work Status

Working

663

8.33%

Not working

7,301

91.67%

Residence

Rural

1,993

25.01%

Urban

4,943

62.04%

Nomadic

1,031

12.94%

Region

Awdal

778

9.76%

Woqooyi Galbeed

574

7.21%

Togdheer

290

3.64%

Sool

606

7.60%

Sanaag

854

10.72%

Bari

506

6.35%

Nugaal

849

10.66%

Mudug

890

11.18%

Galgaduud

863

10.83%

Hiraan

440

5.53%

Middle Shabelle

284

3.56%

Banadir

445

5.59%

Bay

67

0.85%

Bakool

302

3.79%

Gedo

101

1.26%

Lower Juba

117

1.47%