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Table 2 TFR by age at first sex, age at first marriage, ideal family size and contraception status

From: Age at first marriage, age at first sex, family size preferences, contraception and change in fertility among women in Uganda: analysis of the 2006–2016 period

Characteristic

2006

   

2016

 

TFR

P value

95% CI

TFR

P value

95% CI

Age at first sex

  < 15 years

7.2

< 0.001

6.692–7.640

5.7

< 0.001

5.458–6.012

 15–19 years

7.1

< 0.001

6.813–7.380

6.0

< 0.001

5.836–6.139

 20+

7.4

< 0.001

7.034–7.852

4.4

< 0.001

4.057–4.683

Age at first marriage

 Never married

2.3

< 0.001

1.685–2.889

2.5

< 0.001

1.956–3.121

  < 15 years

7.5

< 0.001

6.975–8.078

6.0

< 0.001

5.580–6.344

 15–19 years

7.8

< 0.001

7.505–8.066

6.5

< 0.001

6.286–6.647

 20+

6.8

< 0.001

6.274–7.276

5.8

< 0.001

5.519–6.091

Ideal family size preferences

 0–2 children

4.3

< 0.001

3.710–4.957

4.2

< 0.001

3.812–4.643

 3–4 children

6.5

< 0.001

6.161–6.824

5.2

< 0.001

5.054–5.412

 5+ children

8.1

< 0.001

7.785–8.420

6.6

< 0.001

6.416–6.823

 Non-numeric

8.1

< 0.001

6.933–9.291

6.3

< 0.001

5.354–7.338

Contraception status

 No

7.5

< 0.001

7.274–7.750

5.9

< 0.001

5.733–6.044

 Yes

6.1

< 0.001

5.678–6.471

5.8

< 0.001

5.587–6.012