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Table 1 Univariate analysis of selected dependent and independent variables

From: Married women’s autonomy and post-delivery modern contraceptive use in the Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Percentage

Use of modern contraception

 No

92.9

 Yes

7.1

Level of education

 No education

21.0

 Primary education

45.1

 Secondary education

32.4

 Higher education

1.5

Wealth quintiles

 Poorest

26.3

 Poorer

23.5

 Middle

20.9

 Richer

16.6

 Richest

12.7

Currently working

 No

23.6

 Yes

76.4

Age of respondents

28.0a (range: 15.0 to 49.0)

Residence of province

 Kinshasa

5.5

 Bandundu

13.5

 Bas-Congo

4.4

 Equateur

15.9

 Kasai-Occidental

9.5

 Kasai-Oriental

12.4

 Katanga

12.7

 Maniema

4.8

 Nord-Kivu

5.3

 Orientale

10.5

 Sud-Kivu

5.5

Urban-rural residence

 Urban

29.4

 Rural

70.6

Religious affiliations

 Christian

95.5

 Non-Christian

4.5

Number of children

 Less than three

29.7

 Three to five

40.5

 More than five

29.8

  1. aFor age of respondents, mean and range were reported