Table 2 Prevalence of contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning among married women (15–49) in Zambia, 2018 DHS
Background characteristics | Contraceptive use | p-value | Prevalence of Unmet need | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | |||
Age | 0.000*** | 0.0012* | ||
15–24 | 46.2 | 19.8 | ||
25–34 | 54.1 | 17.2 | ||
35–49 | 47.2 | 22.2 | ||
Residence | 0.000*** | 0.003** | ||
Rural | 46.5 | 21.2 | ||
Urban | 54.3 | 17.4 | ||
Education level | 0.000*** | 0.000*** | ||
No education | 37.7 | 24.2 | ||
Primary | 48.8 | 21.5 | ||
Secondary | 54.2 | 16.5 | ||
Tertiary | 49.6 | 14.8 | ||
Children Ever Born | 0.000*** | 0.000*** | ||
0–1 | 35.6 | 16.2 | ||
2–3 | 53.9 | 15.9 | ||
4–5 | 55.2 | 21.0 | ||
6 + | 49.6 | 26.0 | ||
Household Wealth index | 0.000*** | 0.000*** | ||
Poor | 43.3 | 22.9 | ||
Medium | 53.0 | 18.2 | ||
Rich | 54.2 | 17.1 | ||
Employment Status | 0.1404ns | 0.631ns | ||
Employed | 50.6 | 19.5 | ||
Not employed | 48.2 | 20.0 | ||
Visited health facility in last 12 months | 0.0025** | 0.855ns | ||
Yes | 51.1 | 19.7 | ||
No | 46.0 | 19.5 | ||
Knowledge of family planning method | 0.000*** | 0.8926ns | ||
Knows no method/knows only traditional method | 2.5 | 20.8 | ||
Know modern method | 49.8 | 19.7 | ||
Exposure to media FP messages | 0.0285* | 0.000*** | ||
No | 48.8 | 20.8 | ||
Yes | 52.3 | 16.1 | ||
Total | 49.6 | 19.7 |