Table 3 Family size preference and pregnancy preparedness of respondents
Variables | Number | percent |
|---|---|---|
Number of alive children (n = 1301) | ||
1 | 224 | 16.6 |
2–4 | 658 | 50.7 |
5–7 | 339 | 26.1 |
8–12 | 85 | 6.6 |
Number of < 5 children (n = 1266) | ||
0 | 35 | 2.8 |
1 | 859 | 67.9 |
2–5 | 372 | 29.4 |
Number of children family should have (n = 1301) | ||
1 | 38 | 2.9 |
2–4 | 1019 | 78.3 |
5–10 | 244 | 18.8 |
Like to have more children (n = 1330) | ||
No | 577 | 43.4 |
Yes | 730 | 54.8 |
Do not know | 23 | 1.7 |
Numbers of more children like to have (n = 675) | ||
1 | 259 | 34.8 |
2 | 253 | 34.0 |
3+ | 163 | 22.0 |
Plan to have another birth (n = 736) | ||
Within 2 years | 60 | 8.0 |
After 2 years | 584 | 77.5 |
Do not know | 92 | 12.2 |
Number of child partner want (n = 1254) | ||
Both want same number | 844 | 62.7 |
Husband want more children | 285 | 21.2 |
Husband want fewer children | 125 | 9.3 |