Table 1 Unweighted distribution of modern contraceptive use by characteristics of the study population
Currently using modern contraception | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total [n(%)] (n = 6422) | Yes [n(%)] (n = 641) | No [n(%)] (n = 5781) | P-valuea | |
Decision maker for respondent’s healthcare | < .001 | |||
Partner alone | 3477 (54.1) | 300 (46.8) | 3177 (55.0) | |
Respondent and partner | 2304 (35.9) | 248 (38.7) | 2056 (35.6) | |
Respondent alone | 641 (10.0) | 93 (14.5) | 548 (9.5) | |
Decision maker for partner’s earnings | < .001 | |||
Partner alone | 2838 (44.2) | 205 (32.0) | 2633 (45.6) | |
Respondent and partner | 2964 (46.2) | 361 (56.4) | 2603 (45.0) | |
Respondent alone | 618 (9.6) | 74 (11.6) | 544 (9.4) | |
Missing | 2 | |||
Decision maker for visits to family/relatives | < .001 | |||
Partner alone | 3035 (47.3) | 258 (40.2) | 2777 (48.1) | |
Respondent and partner | 2251 (35.1) | 227 (35.4) | 2024 (35.0) | |
Respondent alone | 1134 (17.7) | 156 (24.3) | 978 (16.9) | |
Missing | 2 | |||
Decision maker for large household purchases | < .001 | |||
Partner alone | 2612 (40.7) | 208 (32.5) | 2404 (41.6) | |
Respondent and partner | 2792 (43.5) | 312 (48.8) | 2480 (42.9) | |
Respondent alone | 1013 (15.8) | 120 (18.8) | 893 (15.5) | |
Missing | 5 | |||
Decision maker for respondent’s earnings | < .001 | |||
Partner alone | 1437 (22.4) | 76 (11.9) | 1361 (23.6) | |
Respondent and partner | 1822 (28.4) | 200 (31.3) | 1622 (28.1) | |
Respondent alone | 1206 (18.8) | 164 (25.7) | 1042 (18.1) | |
Respondent did not have earnings | 1940 (30.3) | 199 (31.1) | 1741 (30.2) | |
Missing | 17 | |||
Wealth Quintiles | < .001 | |||
Poorest | 1573 (24.5) | 54 (8.4) | 1519 (26.3) | |
Poorer | 1421 (22.1) | 90 (14.0) | 1331 (23.0) | |
Middle | 1308 (20.4) | 93 (14.5) | 1215 (21.0) | |
Richer | 1148 (17.9) | 162 (25.3) | 986 (17.1) | |
Richest | 972 (15.1) | 242 (37.8) | 730 (12.6) | |
Highest Level of Education | < .001 | |||
No education | 1285 (20.0) | 56 (8.7) | 1229 (21.3) | |
Primary education | 2770 (43.1) | 185 (28.9) | 2585 (44.7) | |
Secondary or higher | 2367 (36.9) | 400 (62.4) | 1967 (34.0) | |
Urban–rural residence | < .001 | |||
Rural | 4334 (67.5) | 246 (38.4) | 4088 (70.7) | |
Urban | 2088 (32.5) | 395 (61.6) | 1693 (29.3) | |
Province of Residence | < .001 | |||
Kinshasa | 443 (6.9) | 110 (17.2) | 333 (5.8) | |
Bandundu | 960 (14.9) | 85 (13.3) | 875 (15.1) | |
Bas-Congo | 334 (5.2) | 77 (12.0) | 257 (4.4) | |
Equateur | 1024 (15.9) | 56 (8.7) | 968 (16.7) | |
Kasai-Occidental | 579 (9.0) | 45 (7.0) | 534 (9.2) | |
Kasai-Oriental | 715 (11.1) | 52 (8.1) | 663 (11.5) | |
Katanga | 713 (11.1) | 42 (6.6) | 671 (11.6) | |
Maniema | 300 (4.7) | 29 (4.5) | 271 (4.7) | |
Nord-Kivu | 370 (5.8) | 63 (9.8) | 307 (5.3) | |
Orientale | 687 (10.7) | 57 (8.9) | 630 (10.9) | |
Sud-Kivu | 297 (4.6) | 25 (3.9) | 272 (4.7) | |
Age | .033 | |||
15–19 | 414 (6.4) | 31 (4.8) | 383 (6.6) | |
20–24 | 1254 (19.5) | 118 (18.4) | 1136 (19.7) | |
25–29 | 1628 (25.4) | 142 (22.2) | 1486 (25.7) | |
30–34 | 1231 (19.2) | 145 (22.6) | 1086 (18.8) | |
35–39 | 1035 (16.1) | 106 (16.5) | 929 (16.1) | |
40–44 | 637 (9.9) | 70 (10.9) | 567 (9.8) | |
45–49 | 223 (3.5) | 29 (4.5) | 194 (3.4) | |
Age at first cohabitationb | .013 | |||
17.90 (8–44) | 18.25 (11–38) | 17.86 (8–44) | ||
Currently Working | .077 | |||
Yes | 4881 (76.1) | 469 (73.3) | 4412 (76.4) | |
No | 1532 (23.9) | 171 (26.7) | 1361 (23.6) | |
Missing | 9 | |||
Religious Affiliation | .875 | |||
Christian | 6142 (95.9) | 610 (95.8) | 5532 (95.9) | |
Non-Christian | 264 (4.1) | 27 (4.2) | 237 (4.1) | |
Missing | 16 | |||
Number of Children | .364 | |||
Less than three | 1946 (30.3) | 207 (32.3) | 1739 (30.1) | |
Three to five | 2836 (44.2) | 267 (41.7) | 2569 (44.4) | |
More than five | 1640 (25.5) | 167 (26.1) | 1473 (25.5) | |