Table 2 Prevalence (%) of unmet need for contraception by socio-demographic characteristics

Education

Household wealth quintile

 None ^RC

24.1

-

9.7

-

Poorest ^RC

23.3

-

11.1

-

 Primary

25.7

1.05

15.0

1.76*

Poorer

25.9

1.11

12.7

1.21

 Secondary

20.9

0.81*

29.8

3.85*

Middle

24.5

0.99

20.6

1.97*

 Higher

18.3

0.71*

37.5*

4.22*

Richer

21.8

0.87

27.5

2.63*

Work status

Richest

19.7

0.76

33.4

3.47*

 Unemployed ^RC

22.8

-

16.6

-

Place of residence

 Employed

22.8

0.99

20.5

1.38*

Urban ^RC

21.0

-

26.8

-

Religion

Rural

24.0

1.22*

15.2

0.57*

 Christianity ^RC

20.7

-

32.3

-

Geographic region

 Islam

24.6

1.17*

13.2

0.29*

Northern ^RC

24.6

-

13.2

-

Knowledge of fertile period

Southern

20.2

0.84*

38.3

3.53*

 Correct ^RC

21.1

-

19.6

-

Community literacy level

 Incorrect

23.5

1.14*

18.3

0.90

Low ^RC

23.0

-

11.2

-

Desired family size

Middle

25.5

1.15

17.7

1.76*

 Small ^RC

19.6

-

31.4

-

High

20.2

0.82*

32.9

3.68*

 Large

24.1

1.24*

14.0

0.37*

Community justification of gender-based violence

Media exposure

Low ^RC

21.6

-

21.3

-

 Low ^RC

24.5

-

13.1

-

Middle

22.5

1.19*

22.4

1.28*

 Moderate

22.3

0.85*

20.4

1.61*

High

24.9

1.25*

13.4

0.70*

 High

21.4

0.84*

31.2

2.58*

Proportion ever used contraceptive in community

Pregnancy termination

Low ^RC

23.7

-

10.5

-

 Never ^RC

22.9

-

19.5

-

Middle

26.3

1.10

21.7

1.95*

 Ever

22.3

0.95

10.5

0.54*

High

19.3

0.80*

29.5

2.76*

Sex of Head of household

Community economic prosperity

 Male ^RC

22.7

-

16.5

-

Low ^RC

23.8

-

14.0

-

 Female

24.3

1.07*

40.2

3.62*

Middle

26.0

0.97

17.9

1.50

Sexual autonomy

High

21.3

0.86*

31.7

2.40*

 No ^RC

22.0

-

20.4

-

 Yes

24.1

0.90

15.7

0.68*