Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of reproductive age women in Kenya using KDHS 2022
Variables | Weighted frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 15–24 | 6256(37.02%) |
25–29 | 2948(17.44%) | |
30–34 | 2390(14.14%) | |
35–39 | 2314(13.69%) | |
40–44 | 1632(9.66%) | |
45–49 | 1360(8.05%) | |
Religion | Catholic | 3278(19.40%) |
Protestant | 6228(36.85%) | |
evangelical churches | 4064(24.05%) | |
African instituted churches | 1391(8.23%) | |
Islam | 1210(7.16%) | |
Others | 729(4.31%) | |
Current marital status | Not married | 8728(51.64%) |
Married | 8173[48.36%] | |
History of abortion | No | 14,731(87.16%) |
Yes | 2170(12.84%) | |
Modern contraceptive use | No | 9744(57.66%) |
Yes | 7157(42.34%) | |
Self-reported health status | Bad | 431(2.55%) |
Moderate | 3281(19.41%) | |
Good | 13,189(78.03%) | |
Number of living children | 0 | 4800(28.40%) |
1–2 | 6024(35.64%) | |
3–4 | 3969(23.49%) | |
> = 5 | 2108(12.47%) | |
Media exposure | No | 1673(9.90%) |
Yes | 15,228(90.10%) | |
Level of education | No education | 931(5.51%) |
Primary | 6174(36.53%) | |
Secondary | 6553(38.77%) | |
Higher | 3243(19.19%) | |
Distance to the health facility | Not big problem | 4002(23.68%) |
Big problem | 12,899(76.32%) | |
Health facility visits within the last 12 months | No | 7760(45.92%) |
Yes | 9141(54.08%) | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 2628(15.55%) |
Poorer | 3007(17.79%) | |
Middle | 3121(18.46%) | |
Rich | 3770(22.31%) | |
Richest | 4376(25.89%) | |
HIV status | Unknown | 2579(15.26) |
Negative | 13,986(82.75) | |
Positive | 336(1.99) | |
Attitude toward intimate partner violence | Unfavourable | 11,490(67.98%) |
Favourable | 5411(32.02%) | |
Community level variable | Â | |
Proportion of women with media exposure | Low | 6831(40.42%) |
High | 10,070(59.58%) | |
Proportion of women with primary and higher education | Low | 3605(21.33%) |
High | 13,296(78.67%) | |
Proportion of women with poor wealth index | Low | 9339(55.25%) |
High | 7562(44.75%) | |
Proportion of women perceived distance to health facilities as a big problem | Low | 9087(53.76%) |
High | 7814(46.24%) | |
Proportion women who had a positive attitude toward intimate partner violence | Low | 9492(56.16%) |
High | 7409(43.84%) | |
Residence | Urban | 6926(40.98%) |
Rural | 9974(59.02%) | |