Table 2 Percentage distribution of married sexually active women currently using a modern method of contraception by socio-economic characteristics (UDHS 2011)
Background characteristics | Age group | |
|---|---|---|
15-24 | 25-34 | |
Education Attainment | ||
No education | 15.5 | 22.6 |
Lower Primary (P1-P3) | 17.5 | 33.6 |
Upper Primary (P4-P6) | 25.5 | 32.7 |
Complete | 21.6 | 33.7 |
Secondary | 33.9 | 48.4 |
Post Secondary | 68.1 | 49.3 |
p-value | 0.0007 | 0.0000 |
Wealth Index | ||
Lowest 40% | 19.1 | 25.8 |
Middle 40% | 24.8 | 36.1 |
Highest 20% | 38.7 | 49.1 |
p-value | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
Administrative Region | ||
Kampala | 46.3 | 47.5 |
Central1 | 31.8 | 41.3 |
Central2 | 27.3 | 37.6 |
East Central | 33.3 | 31.6 |
Eastern | 17.8 | 34.1 |
Northern | 16.3 | 39.8 |
Karamoja | 15.9 | 15.8 |
West Nile | 12.2 | 25.5 |
Western | 31.1 | 37.6 |
South Western | 18.6 | 31.7 |
p-value | 0.0007 | 0.0250 |
Family Planning Messages | ||
Did not hear family planning message On radio, TV, or newspaper in past Few months | 23.2 | 25.1 |
Heard family planning message On radio, TV, or newspaper in past Few months | 26.2 | 39.3 |
p-value | 0.4047 | 0.0000 |
Listen to Radio | ||
Not listen to radio | 24.4 | 24.0 |
Listen to radio | 25.7 | 38.0 |
p-value | 0.7634 | 0.0000 |
Desire for children | ||
Wants within 2 years | 15.2 | 19.2 |
Wants after 2 years | 28.8 | 38.3 |
Do not want any more | 33.9 | 50.8 |
p-value | 0.0010 | 0.0000 |
Age at first marriage in years | ||
<=12 | 34.9 | 28.4 |
13-17 | 23.1 | 37.6 |
18-24 | 27.8 | 34.5 |
25+ | 0.0 | 36.7 |
p-value | 0.1790 | 0.3413 |
Can refuse sex | ||
No | 15.4 | 24.7 |
Yes | 27.0 | 37.6 |
p-value | 0.0128 | 0.0005 |
Empowerment Index | ||
Low | 24.8 | 34.2 |
Medium | 28.2 | 37.7 |
High | 22.9 | 35.1 |
p-value | 0.3952 | 0.5942 |
Visited by family planning provider In last 12 months | 26.1 | 35.5 |
No | 25.3 | 36.0 |
Yes | 0.8251 | 0.8886 |
p-value | 1,076 | 1,738 |
Number of women (weighted) | 26.1 | 35.5 |