Table 3 Unweighted descriptive statistics of the method of modern contraception used among current users of modern contraception
Method of Modern Contraception Useda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (%) (n = 612) | Male Method (%) (n = 297) | Female Method (%) (n = 315) | P-valueb | |
Decision maker for respondent’s health care | .216 | |||
Partner alone | 286 (46.7) | 148 (49.8) | 138 (43.8) | |
Respondent and partner | 237 (38.7) | 112 (37.7) | 125 (39.7) | |
Respondent alone | 89 (14.5) | 37 (12.5) | 52 (16.5) | |
Decision maker for partner’s earnings | .923 | |||
Partner alone | 194 (31.8) | 93 (31.3) | 101 (32.2) | |
Respondent and partner | 346 (56.6) | 168 (56.6) | 178 (56.7) | |
Respondent alone | 71 (11.6) | 36 (12.1) | 35 (11.1) | |
Missing | 1 | |||
Decision maker for visits to family/relatives | .002 | |||
Partner alone | 245 (40.0) | 140 (47.1) | 105 (33.3) | |
Respondent and partner | 216 (35.3) | 93 (31.3) | 123 (39.0) | |
Respondent alone | 151 (24.7) | 64 (21.5) | 87 (27.6) | |
Decision maker for large household purchases | .052 | |||
Partner alone | 196 (32.1) | 108 (36.8) | 88 (28.0) | |
Respondent and partner | 300 (49.1) | 132 (44.2) | 168 (53.5) | |
Respondent alone | 115 (18.8) | 57 (19.0) | 58 (18.5) | |
Missing | 1 | |||
Decision maker for respondent’s earnings | .964 | |||
Partner alone | 72 (11.8) | 37 (12.5) | 35 (11.1) | |
Respondent and partner | 192 (31.5) | 92 (31.1) | 100 (31.8) | |
Respondent alone | 156 (25.6) | 75 (25.3) | 81 (25.8) | |
Respondent did not have earnings | 190 (31.1) | 92 (31.1) | 98 (31.2) | |
Missing | 2 | |||
Wealth Quintiles | .003 | |||
Poorest | 52 (8.5) | 31 (10.4) | 21 (6.7) | |
Poorer | 85 (13.9) | 42 (14.1) | 43 (13.7) | |
Middle | 90 (14.7) | 58 (19.5) | 32 (10.2) | |
Richer | 156 (25.5) | 69 (23.2) | 87 (27.6) | |
Richest | 229 (37.4) | 97 (32.7) | 132 (41.9) | |
Highest Level of Education | .068 | |||
No education | 53 (8.7) | 19 (6.4) | 34 (10.8) | |
Primary education | 175 (28.6) | 80 (26.9) | 95 (30.2) | |
Secondary or higher | 384 (62.7) | 198 (66.7) | 186 (59.0) | |
Urban–rural residence | .039 | |||
Rural | 232 (37.9) | 125 (42.1) | 107 (34.0) | |
Urban | 380 (62.1) | 172 (57.9) | 208 (66.0) | |
Province of Residence | < .001 | |||
Kinshasa | 102 (16.7) | 35 (11.8) | 67 (21.3) | |
Bandundu | 79 (12.9) | 59 (19.9) | 20 (6.3) | |
Bas-Congo | 70 (11.4) | 43 (14.5) | 27 (8.6) | |
Equateur | 53 (8.7) | 26 (8.8) | 27 (8.6) | |
Kasai-Occidental | 44 (7.2) | 19 (6.4) | 25 (7.9) | |
Kasai-Oriental | 51 (8.3) | 26 (8.8) | 25 (7.9) | |
Katanga | 41 (6.7) | 27 (9.1) | 14 (4.4) | |
Maniema | 29 (4.7) | 13 (4.4) | 16 (5.1) | |
Nord-Kivu | 63 (10.3) | 13 (4.4) | 50 (15.9) | |
Orientale | 57 (9.3) | 29 (9.8) | 28 (8.9) | |
Sud-Kivu | 23 (3.8) | 7 (2.4) | 16 (5.1) | |
Age | < .001 | |||
15–19 | 31 (5.1) | 26 (8.8) | 5 (1.6) | |
20–24 | 113 (18.5) | 73 (24.6) | 40 (12.7) | |
25–29 | 137 (22.4) | 78 (26.3) | 59 (18.7) | |
30–34 | 138 (22.5) | 65 (21.9) | 73 (23.2) | |
35–39 | 102 (16.7) | 35 (11.8) | 67 (21.3) | |
40–44 | 64 (10.5) | 16 (5.4) | 48 (15.2) | |
45–49 | 27 (4.4) | 4 (1.3) | 23 (7.3) | |
Age at first cohabitationc | 18.20 (11–38) | 18.33 (11–38) | 18.08 (11–28) | .391 |
Currently Working | .572 | |||
Yes | 446 (73.0) | 212 (71.6) | 234 (74.3) | |
No | 165 (27.0) | 84 (28.4) | 81 (25.7) | |
Missing | 1 | |||
Religious Affiliation | .567 | |||
Christian | 582 (95.7) | 280 (95.2) | 302 (96.2) | |
Non-Christian | 26 (4.3) | 14 (4.8) | 12 (3.8) | |
Missing | 4 | |||
Number of Children | < .001 | |||
Less than three | 197 (32.2) | 130 (43.8) | 67 (21.3) | |
Three to five | 257 (42.0) | 118 (39.7) | 139 (44.1) | |
More than five | 158 (25.8) | 49 (16.5) | 109 (34.6) | |