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Table 1 Distribution of respondents by selected background characteristics

From: Fertility intentions and the adoption of long-acting and permanent contraception (LAPM) among women: evidence from Western Kenya

Background characteristics

%

Number of women clients

Fertility intention

 Wants no more children

6.6

1892

 Wants another child within 2 years

9.1

2598

 Wants another child after 2 years

37.0

10,547

 Missing/Non-numeric response

47.3

13,478

Age

 15–24

45.9

13,078

 25–39

50.3

14,331

 40+

3.9

1106

Number of children

 0

53.0

15,125

 1–2

17.7

5051

 3–4

16.7

4770

 5+

12.5

3569

County

 Siaya

67.3

19,197

 Busia

32.7

9318

FP service delivery model

 Facility-based

44.9

12,792

 Mobile service

55.1

15,723

Level of education

 None

4.7

1351

 Primary incomplete

21.8

6220

 Primary complete

18.9

5402

 Secondary+

12.3

3512

Missing

42.2

12,030

Received counseling on family planning

 Yes

95.5

27,221

 No

4.5

1294

Project status

 New FP user and project beneficiary

42.6

12,144

 Existing FP user and new project beneficiary

21.8

6230

 Existing FP user and project beneficiary

33.4

9529

 Missing

2.1

612

Year of visit/service

 2013

15.0

4263

 2014

62.5

17,823

 2015

22.5

6429

Type of contraceptive method

 None

2.5

725

 Short acting

10.8

3066

 Injectable

29.7

8482

 LAPM s

57.0

16,242

Total

100.0

28,515