Table 1 Main socio-demographic, fertility and family planning variables by study cohort for the Quantitative sample (N = 240)
Study cohort | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Factor | Central Province N = 204 (%) | Eastern Province N = 36 (%) | χ 2/Fisher’s p-value |
Age | |||
16–25 | 15 (7) | 8 (22) | <0.001 |
26–35 | 114 (56) | 26 (72) | |
36–45 | 75 (37) | 2 (6) | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 75 (37) | 4 (11) | 0.003 |
Married | 129 (63) | 32 (89) | |
Religion | |||
Roman Catholic | 58 (28) | 13 (36) | 0.352 |
Other | 146 (72) | 23 (64) | |
Education | |||
Up to primary | 169 (83) | 29 (81) | 0.739 |
Above primary | 35 (17) | 7 (19) | |
Employment | |||
Unemployed | 50 (24) | 26 (72) | <0.001 |
Regular | 145 (72) | 9 (25) | |
Professional | 9 (4) | 1 (3) | |
Breadwinner status | |||
Herself | 76 (37) | 3 (8) | 0.001 |
Partner | 114 (56) | 29 (81) | |
Other | 14 (7) | 4 (11) | |
Breadwinner occupation | |||
Unemployed | 8 (4) | 0 (0) | 0.739 |
Regular | 178 (87) | 33 (92) | |
Professional | 18 (9) | 3 (8) | |
Has health insurance | |||
No | 171 (84) | 31 (86) | 0.729 |
Yes | 33 (16) | 5 (14) | |
Household income | |||
< KSh3000 | 46 (23) | 13 (36) | 0.216 |
3000–9999 | 113 (55) | 16 (44) | |
10,000+ | 45 (22) | 7 (19) | |
Can raise KSh1000 for emergency | |||
Easy to | 38 (19) | 7 (19) | 0.908 |
Difficult to | 166 (81) | 29 (81) | |
Can access FP voucher | |||
No | 182 (91) | 27 (90) | 0.732 |
Yes | 17 (9) | 3 (10) | |
Currently on ART | |||
No | 42 (21) | 17 (47) | 0.001 |
Yes | 162 (79) | 19 (53) | |
On Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis | |||
No | 22 (11) | 7 (19) | 0.164 |
Yes | 182 (89) | 29 (81) | |
Knowledge of partner’s HIV status | |||
No | 55 (28) | 9 (28) | 0.112 |
Yes | 145 (72) | 23 (72) | |
Ever experienced stigma | |||
No | 146 (72) | 33 (92) | 0.011 |
Yes | 58 (28) | 3 (8) | |
Sexually active | |||
No | 55 (28) | 11 (37) | 0.135 |
Yes | 144 (72) | 19 (63) | |
Number of sex partners in last 1 month | |||
0 | 0 (0) | 7 (22) | <0.001 |
1 | 116 (97) | 25 (78) | |
> 1 | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | |
Number of sex partners in last 12 months | |||
0 | 0 (0) | 5 (16) | <0.001 |
1 | 131 (97) | 26 (81) | |
> 1 | 4 (3) | 1 (3) | |
Fertility Variables | |||
Number of previous pregnancies | |||
Once | 26 (13) | 1 (3) | 0.173 |
Two times | 69 (34) | 10 (28) | |
Three times | 47 (23) | 9 (25) | |
More than three times | 62 (30) | 16 (44) | |
Number of living children | |||
1 child | 34 (17) | 1 (3) | 0.007 |
2 children | 75 (38) | 11 (31) | |
3 children | 53 (27) | 9 (25) | |
> 3 children | 37 (19) | 15 (42) | |
Desired number of children | |||
2 children | 66 (32) | 6 (20) | 0.051 |
3 children | 75 (37) | 8 (27) | |
> 3 children | 63 (31) | 16 (53) | |
Partner desires same number children | |||
No | 23 (12) | 4 (13) | 0.674 |
Yes | 101 (51) | 18 (60) | |
Has no partner | 45 (23) | 4 (13) | |
Don’t know | 30 (15) | 4 (13) | |
Parity balance | |||
More children than number desired | 31 (15) | 5 (14) | 0.228 |
Desired number of children fulfilled | 72 (35) | 18 (50) | |
Less children than number desired | 101 (50) | 13 (36) | |
Wants another child | |||
No | 143 (70) | 24 (80) | 0.263 |
Yes | 61 (30) | 6 (20) | |
Intended the last pregnancy | |||
No | 26 (13) | 5 (14) | 0.901 |
Wanted to wait | 58 (28) | 9 (25) | |
Yes | 120 (59) | 22 (61) | |
Feeling if unexpectedly pregnant today | |||
I would feel sad | 118 (60) | 22 (65) | 0.276 |
I would feel happy | 17 (9) | 5 (15) | |
Indifferent | 62 (31) | 7 (20) | |
Family Planning variables | |||
Uses family planning | |||
No | 10 (5) | 8 (27) | 0.001 |
Yes | 189 (95) | 22 (73) | |
Type of family planning method used | |||
Short-term | 97 (51) | 10 (45) | 0.311 |
Long-term | 27 (14) | 6 (27) | |
Condom | 65 (34) | 6 (27) | |
Dual protection | |||
No | 61 (32) | 12 (55) | 0.038 |
Yes | 128 (68) | 10 (45) | |
Provider explained FP methods | |||
No | 113 (58) | 9 (69) | 0.296 |
Yes | 82 (42) | 4 (31) | |
Stopped family planning | |||
Not stopped | 168 (84) | 28 (78) | 0.324 |
Stopped | 31 (16) | 8 (22) | |
Pregnant at baseline or over follow-up | |||
No | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
Yes | 197 (99.5) | 36 (100) | |
Got pregnant while on Family Planning | |||
No | 150 (78) | 22 (63) | 0.060 |
Yes | 43 (22) | 13 (37) | |
FP method in use when she got pregnant | |||
Short-term & condoms | 43 (100) | 13 (100) | − |
Long-term & permanent | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |