Table 2 Individual characteristics of respondents in high fertility countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (n = 14,828)
Variables | Category | Weighted number (%) | Weighted prevalence (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 15–24 | 2779 (18.7) | 14.8 (13.5, 16.0) |
25–34 | 6739 (45.5) | 44.5 (42.7, 46.3) | |
35+ | 5310 (35.8) | 40.8 (38.9, 42.5) | |
Sex of household head | Male | 13,771 (92.9) | 93.6 (92.8, 94.4) |
Female | 1057 (7.1) | 6.3 (5.6, 7.3) | |
Current marital status | Married | 12,430 (83.8) | 90.2 (89.1, 91.2) |
Not married | 2398 (16.2) | 9.7 (8.8, 10.8) | |
Educational status of respondents | No education | 4994 (33.7) | 37.5 (35.8, 39.3) |
Primary education | 3658 (24.7) | 23.0 (21.6, 24.6) | |
Secondary and above | 6177 (41.7) | 39.3 (37.6, 41.1) | |
Husband education | No formal | 4510 (30.4) | 34.5 (32.8, 36.2) |
| Â | Primary | 2939 (19.8) | 20.8 (19.4, 22.3) |
| Â | Secondary and higher | 7365 (49.7) | 44.6 (42.8, 46.4) |
Occupation of respondents | Working | 10,847 (76.2) | 78.2 (76.7, 79.7) |
Not working | 3384 (23.8) | 21.8 (20.3, 23.3) | |
Wealth status | Poor | 3502 (23.6) | 23.3 (21.8, 24.8) |
Middle | 2473 (16.7) | 17.3 (15.9, 18.7) | |
Rich | 8854 (59.7) | 59.4 (57.6, 61.1) | |
Media exposure | Yes | 11,269 (76.0) | 77.5 (76.0, 79.0) |
No | 3559 (24.0) | 22.5 (20.9, 23.9) | |
Decision maker for using contraception | Mainly respondents | 3733 (25.4) | 21.5 (20.0, 22.9) |
Husband | 1724 (11.7) | 11.8 (10.7, 13.0) | |
Jointly | 9268 (62.9) | 66.7 (64.9, 68.4) | |
Ever had terminated pregnancy | Yes | 2542 (17.1) | 14.5 (13.3, 15.8) |
No | 12,286 (82.9) | 85.5 (84.2, 86.7) | |
Number of alive children | No | 203 (1.4) | 0.6 (0.3, 0.9) |
1–2 | 4709 (31.8) | 26.4 (24.8, 27.9) | |
3–4 | 5014 (33.8) | 36.5 (34.8, 38.3) | |
\(\ge\)5 | 4903 (33.1) | 36.6 (34.8, 38.3) |