Table 2 Prevalence of current contraceptive use and background characteristics of women (N = 217)
Variable | Frequency N(%) | Current use of modern contraceptives | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes- N(%) | No-N(%) | ||
Age | |||
15–19 | 23 (11) | 0 | 23 (100) |
20–29 | 120 (55) | 28 (23) | 92 (77) |
30–39 | 69 (32) | 17 (25) | 52 (75) |
40–49 | 5 (2) | 1 (20) | 4 (80) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 63 (29) | 3 (5) | 60 (95) |
Married | 147 (68) | 43 (29) | 104 (71) |
Divorced | 4 (2) | 0 | 4 (100) |
Widowed | 3 (1) | 0 | 3 (100) |
Education | |||
Primary | 28 (13) | 5 (18) | 23 (82) |
JHS | 66 (30) | 17 (26) | 49 (74) |
SHS | 53 (24) | 11 (21) | 42 (79) |
Tertiary | 53 (24) | 11 (21) | 42 (79) |
None | 17 (9) | 1 (6) | 16 (94) |
Conception | |||
1–3 | 147 (68) | 36 (24) | 111 (75) |
4–6 | 42 (19) | 8 (19) | 24 (57) |
7–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
None | 28 (13) | 2 (7) | 26 (93) |
Employment | |||
Trader | 65 (30) | 15 (23) | 50 (77) |
Civil servant | 39 (18) | 10 (26) | 29 (74) |
None | 75 (35) | 8 (11) | 67 (89) |
Others | 38 (17) | 13 (34) | 25 (66) |
Income | |||
50–300 | 22 (10) | 5 (23) | 17 (77) |
301–600 | 24 (11) | 6 (25) | 18 (75) |
601–1000 | 14 (7) | 6 (43) | 8 (57) |
1001above | 11 (5) | 2 (18) | 9 (82) |
Can’t tell | 146 (67) | 27 (18) | 119 (82) |
Religion | |||
Christianity | 189 (87) | 41 (22) | 148 (78) |
Islamic | 14 (7) | 4 (29) | 10 (71) |
ATR | 5 (2) | 0 | 5 (100) |
Others | 9 (4) | 1(11) | 8 (89) |
Partner support | |||
Yes | 71 (33) | 24 (34) | 47 (66) |
No | 114 (53) | 15 (13) | 99 (87) |
Not discussed | 32 (14) | 7 (22) | 25 (78) |