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Table 1 Percentage distribution of sexually active married women by age group and socio-economic characteristics (2011 UDHS)

From: Factors associated with modern contraceptive use among young and older women in Uganda; a comparative analysis

Background characteristics

Age group

15-24

25-34

Total

Education Attainment

   

No education

5.0

14.3

10.9

Lower Primary (P1-P3)

17.4

25.7

22.5

Upper Primary (P4-P6)

32.1

20.6

25.0

Complete Primary

17.9

12.9

14.8

Secondary

26.3

20.0

22.4

Post Secondary

0.9

6.6

4.4

p-value

0.0000

  

Wealth Index

   

Lowest 40%

43.0

36.5

39.0

Middle 40%

34.5

36.5

35.7

Highest 20%

22.5

27.0

25.3

p-value

0.0130

  

Administrative Region

   

Kampala

8.3

9.0

8.8

Central1

10.1

10.5

10.4

Centra2

11.5

11.4

11.5

East Central

10.2

11.8

11.1

Eastern

20.2

12.4

15.4

Northern

9.1

9.5

9.3

Karamoja

2.7

3.3

3.1

West Nile

5.8

5.0

5.3

Western

12.3

13.9

13.3

South Western

9.9

13.1

11.9

p-value

0.0010

  

Family Planning Messages

   

Did not hear family planning message On radio, TV, or newspaper in past Few months

23.9

24.1

24.0

Head family planning message On radio, TV, or newspaper in past Few months

76.1

75.9

76.0

p-value

0.0158

  

Listen to Radio

   

Not listen to radio

17.8

15.4

16.3

Listen to radio

82.2

84.5

83.7

p-value

0.1864

  

Desire for children

   

Wants within 2 years

25.7

16.4

20.0

Wants after 2 years

72.4

78.0

75.8

Do not want any more

2.0

5.6

4.2

p-value

0.0000

  

Age at first marriage in years

   

<=12

4.1

4.1

4.1

13-17

56.0

48.8

51.5

18-24

40.0

42.6

41.6

25+

0.0

4.5

2.8

p-value

0.0000

  

Can refuse sex

   

No

13.4

13.7

13.6

Yes

86.6

86.3

86.4

p-value

0.8577

  

Empowerment Index

   

Low

22.3

17.0

19.0

Medium

40.0

35.7

37.3

High

37.8

47.4

43.7

p-value

0.0004

  

Visited by family planning provider in last 12 months

   

No

24.1

22.7

23.2

Yes

75.9

77.3

76.8

p-value

0.4879

  

Average number of living children

1.7

3.7

2.9

Number of women (weighted)

1,076

1,738

2,814