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Table 1 Characteristics of population by SRH service in Uganda (2006-2016)

From: Disability and sexual and reproductive health service utilisation in Uganda: an intersectional analysis of demographic and health surveys between 2006 and 2016

 

Antenatal care visits

(N = 7823)

Percentage

HIV testing and use of modern contraception type

(N = 15,739a)

Percentage

Sex

 Women

100

68.3

Age in years

 18-19

5.4

3.9

 20-24

26.2

18.4

 25-29

26.5

21.4

 30-34

20.8

20.4

 35-39

13.1

15.7

 40 and >

8.0

20.1

Marital status

 Married/in union

89.3

87.1

 Separated / divorced / widowed

10.7

12.9

Disability

 Overall

15.5

18.5

 Difficulty seeing

2.7

4.0

 Difficulty hearing

1.2

1.4

 Difficulty walking / climbing steps

7.1

8.6

 Difficulty remembering / concentrating

7.6

8.6

 Difficulty with self-care

0.8

1.1

 Difficulty communicating

0.9

1.2

Highest education level attained

 No education

15.9

13.6

 Primary

61.2

60.1

 Secondary

18.2

19.3

 Higher

4.7

7.0

Wealth index

 Quintile 1 (poorest)

26.1

23.3

 Quintile 2 (poorer)

22.1

21.1

 Quintile 3 (middle)

18.2

18.4

 Quintile 4 (richer)

16.8

18.0

 Quintile 5 (richest)

16.7

19.2

Religion

 Anglican

35.5

36.5

 Catholic

37.3

38.2

 Muslim

12.7

11.9

 Seven Day Adventist / Pentecostal / Born Again / Evangelical

12.5

11.5

 Other

2.0

1.9

Place of residence

 Rural

81.7

79.9

Region

 Kampala

5.4

6.2

 North

19.0

18.0

 Central 1

8.4

8.8

 Central 2

8.5

8.9

 East Central

9.4

9.3

 Eastern

16.5

16.0

 West Nile

8.3

7.9

 Western

12.0

12.2

 Southeast

12.5

12.5

Experience of violence

 Emotional

42.1

40.8

 Physical

42.8

35.8

 Sexual

25.1

19.4

  1. a For the use of modern contraception type, there are six people less, N = 15,733