Table 1 Socioeconomic, demographic and behavioral characteristics of respondents
Variables | Percent (%) | Frequency (N) |
|---|---|---|
Age groups | Â | Â |
15-24 | 23.0 | 404 |
25-34 | 36.9 | 650 |
35-44 | 25.3 | 446 |
45 & above | 14.8 | 261 |
Residence | Â | Â |
Rural | 79.3 | 1398 |
Urban | 20.7 | 364 |
Region | Â | Â |
Kampala | 10.2 | 179 |
Central 1 | 10.0 | 176 |
Central 2 | 11.6 | 205 |
East central | 11.1 | 196 |
Eastern | 13.0 | 230 |
North | 9.5 | 168 |
Karamoja | 3.0 | 53 |
West-Nile | 5.8 | 103 |
Western | 13.8 | 243 |
Southwest | 11.9 | 209 |
In union | Â | Â |
Never | 19.1 | 336 |
Currently | 75.6 | 1332 |
Formerly | 5.3 | 94 |
Education level | Â | Â |
None | 5.3 | 94 |
Primary | 59.5 | 1049 |
Secondary or higher | 35.1 | 619 |
Wealth index | Â | Â |
Poorest | 17.0 | 300 |
Poorer | 18.7 | 329 |
Middle | 18.7 | 329 |
Richer | 21.7 | 383 |
Richest | 23.9 | 421 |
Currently working | Â | Â |
No | 4.4 | 77 |
Yes | 95.6 | 1685 |
Children surviving | Â | Â |
None | 22.9 | 403 |
1–4 | 41.0 | 723 |
5+ | 36.1 | 636 |
Fertility preference | Â | Â |
Have another | 47.4 | 835 |
Undecided | 2.0 | 36 |
No more | 24.7 | 435 |
No partner/infertile/sterilized | 25.9 | 456 |
Total | 100.0 | 1762 |
Contraception is a woman’s business |  |  |
Disagree | 81.7 | 1407 |
Agree | 18.3 | 316 |
Women who use contraception become promiscuous | Â | Â |
Disagree | 59.9 | 1055 |
Agree | 32.2 | 568 |
Don’t know | 7.9 | 139 |
Discussed family planning with health worker | Â | Â |
No | 86.2 | 1519 |
Yes | 13.8 | 243 |
Used modern contraceptives to prevent pregnancy | Â | Â |
No | 67.4 | 1188 |
Yes | 32.6 | 574 |
Current family planning method type | Â | Â |
Not using | 62.6 | 1103 |
Condom – male | 17.0 | 300 |
Injections | 8.2 | 144 |
Pill | 3.2 | 56 |
IUD | 0.3 | 6 |
Sterilization - female | 1.7 | 29 |
Implant | 1.5 | 27 |
Condom – female | 0.1 | 2 |
Jelly | 0.1 | 1 |
Traditional methods | 5.4 | 95 |
Total | 100.0 | 1762 |