Table 1 Distribution of woman’s fertility desire and test of its association with potential factors (n = 243)
Variable | Categories | Category Total (% of sample) | Desire more child (% of category) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Woman’s age (years) | 15–24 | 38 (15.6) | 31 (81.6) | < 0.001 |
25–34 | 94 (38.7) | 50 (53.2) | ||
35–49 | 111(45.7) | 18 (16.2) | ||
Marital status | Living with partner | 126 (51.9) | 52 (41.3) | 0.862 |
Not in union | 117 (48.1) | 47 (40.2) | ||
Has a co-wife | No | 108 (44.4) | 47 (43.5) | 0.431 |
Other | 135 (55.6) | 52 (38.5) | ||
Sexually active | No | 123 (50.6) | 46 (37.4) | 0.283 |
Yes | 120 (49.4) | 53 (42.2) | ||
Age at first sex | Below 19 years | 125 (51.4) | 49 (39.2) | 0.615 |
Other | 118 (48.6) | 50 (42.4) | ||
Number of sexual unions | Once | 141 (58.0) | 55 (39.0) | 0.518 |
Other | 102 (42.0) | 44 (43.1) | ||
Ideal number of children | At most 2 | 75 (30.9) | 35 (46.7) | 0.209 |
3 or above | 168(69.1) | 64 (38.1) | ||
Current contraceptive use | No | 159(65.4) | 83(52.2) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 84(34.6) | 16(19.0) | ||
Religion | Catholic | 85 (35.0) | 31 (36.5) | 0.568 |
Protestants | 109 (44.9) | 48 (44.0) | ||
Other | 49 (20.2) | 20 (40.8) | ||
Woman’s education | No education | 45 (18.5) | 16 (35.6) | 0.153 |
At most Primary | 153 (63.0) | 59 (38.6) | ||
Secondary or higher | 45 (18.5) | 24 (53.3) | ||
Number of living children | None | 29 (11.9) | 25 (86.2) | < 0.001 |
1–2 | 107 (44.0) | 60 (56.1) | ||
3 or above | 107 (44.0) | 14 (13.1) | ||
Currently employed | No | 47 (19.3) | 28 (59.6) | 0.003 |
Yes | 196 (80.7) | 71 (36.2) | ||
Partner’s desire for children | Wants the same | 84 (34.6) | 30 (35.7) | 0.246 |
Other | 159 (65.4) | 69 (43.4) | ||
Household’s economic status | Low | 47 (19.3) | 14 (29.8) | 0.122 |
Medium | 99 (40.7) | 39 (39.4) | ||
High | 97 (39.9) | 46 (47.4) | ||
Type of place of residence | Urban | 114 (46.9) | 53 (46.5) | 0.086 |
Rural | 129 (53.1) | 46 (35.7) | ||
Partner’s occupation | Agriculture | 40 (16.5) | 12 (30.0) | 0.130 |
Other | 203 (83.5) | 87 (42.9) |