Table 1 Distribution of utilisation of modern contraceptive methods by respondents’ selected characteristics in high migration communities of six Southern African countries N = 1677
Variable | Level | Utilisation of modern contraceptive methods | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | utilised | Not utilised | |||
N = 1677 (%) | n = 1023(%) | n = 654(%) | |||
Migration status | Non-migrant | 1129 (67.3) | 680 (66.5) | 449(68.6) | 0.15 |
Internal migrants | 333(19.9) | 218 (21.3) | 115(17.6) | Â | |
International migrants | 215(12.8) | 125(12.2) | 90(13.8) | Â | |
Duration of stay in community | Mean duration (SD) | 20.1(12.8) | 19.6(12.5) | 20.8 (13.2) | P < 0.001 |
Country | Lesotho | 209(12.5) | 115(11.2) | 94(14.4) | 0.02 |
Malawi | 411(24.5) | 280(27.3) | 131(20.0) | Â | |
Mozambique | 304(18.1) | 179(17.5) | 125(19.1) | Â | |
South Africa | 265(15.8) | 157(15.4) | 108(16.5) | Â | |
Eswatini | 156(9.3) | 94(9.2) | 62(9.5) | Â | |
Zambia | 332(19.8) | 198(19.4) | 134(20.5) | Â | |
Age | Mean (SD) | 26.9(8.3) | 26.6(7.7) | 27.4(9.3) | 0.05 |
Marital status | Never married | 716(42.0) | 441(43.1) | 275(42.1) | 0.31 |
Married | 666(38.4) | 415(40.6) | 251(38.4) | Â | |
Formerly married | 292(19.1) | 167(16.3) | 125(19.1) | Â | |
Missing | 3(0.5) | 0(0.0) | 3(0.5) | Â | |
Educational level | Primary/lower | 686(40.9) | 399(39.0) | 287(43.9) | P < 0.001 |
Secondary/higher | 982(58.6) | 620(60.6) | 362(55.4) | Â | |
Missing | 9(0.5) | 4(0.4) | 5(0.7) | Â | |
Employment status | Unemployed | 804 (48.0) | 465(45.5) | 339(51.8) | P < 0.01 |
Employed | 872(52.0) | 558(55.5) | 314(48.0) | Â | |
Missing | 1(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.2) | Â | |
Religion | Catholic | 556(33.1) | 321(31.4) | 235(35.9) | 0.09 |
Other Christians | 957(57.1) | 605(59.1) | 352(53.8) | Â | |
Other religion | 36(2.2) | 97(9.5) | 67(10.2) | Â | |
Desire for another child | Have a child < 2 years | 75(4.5) | 51(5.0) | 24(3.7) | P < 0.001 |
Have a child >  = 2 years | 261(15.6) | 181(17.7) | 80(12.2) |  | |
No more | 607(36.2) | 388(37.9) | 219(33.5) | Â | |
Unsure | 37(2.2) | 23(2.3) | 14(2.1) | Â | |
Don’t have a partner | 137(8.2) | 76(7.4) | 61(9.3) |  | |
Missing | 560(33.4) | 304(29.7) | 256(39.1) | Â | |
Comprehensive knowledge about SRH | Mean (SD) | 0.90(0.45) | 0.93(0.43) | 0.84(0.46) | P < 0.001 |
Comprehensive knowledge about HIV | Mean (SD) | 2.32(0.88) | 2.39(0.81) | 2.21(0.97) | P < 0.001 |