Table 2 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of women experiencing unintended pregnancies

Age group

0.000

  15–19

43.1

[36.1,50.4]

  20–24

37.4

[34.0,41.0]

  25–29

31.5

[27.9,35.3]

  30–34

29.6

[26.4,33.1]

  35–39

39.4

[34.4,44.7]

  40–44

40.2

[33.4,47.3]

  45–49

49.3

[38.0,60.6]

Type of residence

0.507

  Urban

37.4

[33.5,41.5]

  Rural

34.4

[32.0,36.9]

Educational level

0.002

  No education

36.6

[31.7,41.7]

  Primary

36.5

[34.0,39.0]

  Secondary

36.2

[32.0,40.6]

  Higher

16.6

[10.7,25.0]

Wealth status

0.027

  Poor

34.7

[32.2,37.3]

  Middle

34.4

[30.4,38.7]

  Rich

37.1

[32.7,41.8]

Employment status

0.005

  No

38.1

[35.5,40.8]

  Yes

32.9

[30.0,35.9]

Age at first marriage

0.748

  < 18

35.8

[33.2,38.6]

  18 +

35.2

[32.4,38.2]

Ever used any contraceptive method

0.000

  No

28.6

[25.0,32.5]

  Yes

37.1

[34.7,39.6]

Children ever born

0.000

  1–2

34.3

[31.0,37.7]

  3–4

29.5

[26.5,32.6]

  5 +

42.3

[39.2,45.4]

Ideal number of children

0.334

  0

39.6

[23.3,58.5]

  1–2

41.6

[33.8,49.8]

  3–4

36.2

[32.5,40.0]

  5 +

34.4

[32.0,36.9]

Reproductive health decision-making capacity

0.000

  No

36.7

[33.5,39.9]

  Yes

34.4

[31.9,36.9]

Knows fertile period

0.110

  No

36.3

[33.9,38.7]

  Yes

32.5

[28.4,36.7]

Ever experienced any sexual violence

0.000

  No

33.5

[31.2,35.8]

  Yes

47.2

[42.4,52.0]

  Total

35.5

[33.4,37.7]

n = 4,465