From: Multilevel analysis of factors associated with unmet need for family planning among Malawian women
Variable | Unmet need – (n = 15,931) |  | |
---|---|---|---|
 | No (n = 12,581) | Yes (n = 3350) | p-value a |
Individual-level factors | |||
 Woman’s age (years) |  |  | 0.011 |
  15–24 | 4123 (77.9) | 1172 (22.1) |  |
  25–34 | 5014 (80.6) | 1209 (19.4) |  |
   ≥ 35 | 3444 (78.0) | 969 (21.9) |  |
 Number of children ever had |  |  | < 0.001 |
  0 | 348 (70.4) | 357 (29.6) |  |
  1 | 2221 (80.3) | 546 (19.7) |  |
  2+ | 9512 (79.5) | 2447 (20.5) |  |
 Wealth |  |  | 0.049 |
  Poor | 4918 (77.9) | 1397 (27.1) |  |
  Middle | 2432 (79.0) | 649 (21.0) |  |
  Rich | 5230 (80.0) | 1304 (20.0) |  |
 Marital status |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Unmarried | 483 (58.9) | 338 (41.1) |  |
  Married | 12,098 (80.1) | 3012 (19.9) |  |
 Employed |  |  | < 0.001 |
  No | 3342 (74.7) | 1129 (25.2) |  |
  Yes | 9239 (80.6) | 2221 (19.4) |  |
 Residence |  |  | 0.046 |
  Urban | 2195 (80.9) | 518 (19.1) |  |
  Rural | 10,386 (78.6) | 2832 (21.4) |  |
 Region |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Northern | 1473 (75.8) | 471 (24.2) |  |
  Central | 5691 (82.1) | 1239 (17.9) |  |
  Southern | 5417 (76.8) | 1640 (23.2) |  |
 Woman’s educational level |  |  | 0.216 |
  No formal education | 1571 (77.0) | 470 (23.0) |  |
  Primary | 8108 (79.2) | 2135 (20.8) |  |
  Secondary and higher | 2902 (79.6) | 745 (20.4) |  |
 Religion |  |  | 0.001 |
  Catholics | 2556 (81.1) | 596 (18.9) |  |
  Protestants | 3018 (80.8) | 717 (19.2) |  |
  Muslims and other | 7007 (77.5) | 2037 (22.5) |  |
 Experienced death of child |  |  | < 0.011 |
  No | 11,642 (79.7) | 2968 (20.3) |  |
  Yes | 939 (71.1) | 382 (28.9) |  |
 Media exposure |  |  | < 0.001 |
  No | 7579 (77.4) | 2213 (22.6) |  |
  Yes | 5002 (81.5) | 1137 (18.5) |  |
 Distance to HF |  |  | 0.084 |
  No problem | 5610 (79.8) | 1421 (20.2) |  |
  Problem | 6971 (78.3) | 1929 (21.7) |  |
Community-level factors | |||
 Community wealth |  |  | 0.051 |
  Low | 5063 (77.9) | 1433 (22.1) |  |
  Middle | 4158 (78.7) | 1124 (21.3) |  |
  High | 3360 (80.9) | 793 (19.1) |  |
 Community employment |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Low | 3631 (75.5) | 1179 (24.5) |  |
  Middle | 4075 (79.4) | 1058 (20.6) |  |
  High | 4875 (81.4) | 1113 (18.6) |  |
 Community women’s education |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Low | 4435 (76.5) | 1365 (23.5) |  |
  Middle | 4557 (80.2) | 1122 (19.8) |  |
  High | 3589 (80.6) | 863 (19.4) |  |
 Community distance to HF |  |  | 0.115 |
  Low | 3263 (80.7) | 779 (19.3) |  |
  Middle | 4889 (78.2) | 1366 (21.8) |  |
  High | 4429 (78.6) | 1205 (21.4) |  |