Table 3 Prevalence of modern contraceptive use among married tribal women in India
Socio-demographic characteristics | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) | 95% Confidence interval (CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group | |||
15–19 years | 471 | 13.4% | 12.2%-14.5% |
20–24 years | 3,842 | 27% | 26.2%-27.7% |
25–29 years | 8,675 | 46.8% | 46.1%-47.5% |
30–34 years | 10,113 | 61% | 60.3%-61.8% |
35–39 years | 10,331 | 67.2% | 66.4%-67.9% |
40–44 years | 8,316 | 68.7% | 67.8%-69.5% |
45–49 years | 7,691 | 65.9% | 65.1%-66.7% |
Education | |||
Illiterate | 23,324 | 60.6% | 60.1%-61% |
Primary | 7,892 | 56.3% | 55.4%-57.1% |
Secondary | 16,161 | 47% | 46.3%-47.4% |
Higher | 2,065 | 41.2% | 39.8%-42.5% |
Husband’s education | |||
Illiterate | 2.096 | 57.4% | 55.7%-59% |
Primary | 1,534 | 59.5% | 57.5%-61.4% |
Secondary | 3,487 | 52.4% | 51.2%-53.6% |
Higher | 536 | 48.6% | 45.6%-51.6% |
Religion | |||
Hindu | 44,660 | 55.8% | 55.4%-56.1% |
Muslim | 838 | 44.7% | 42.4%-46.9% |
Christian | 2,480 | 36.9% | 35.7%-38.0% |
Others | 1,481 | 44.4% | 42.6%-46.1% |
Wealth Index | |||
Poorest | 20,233 | 50% | 49.5%-50.5% |
Poorer | 13,057 | 56.1% | 55.5%-56.8% |
Middle | 8,269 | 56.8% | 56%-57.6% |
Richer | 4,974 | 58% | 56.9%-59.1% |
Richest | 2,908 | 55.9% | 54.5%-57.3% |
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 6,856 | 56.2% | 55.3%-57% |
Rural | 42,586 | 53.3% | 53%-53.7% |
Parity | |||
Nulliparity | 766 | 8.29% | 7.7%-8.8% |
Primiparity | 4,675 | 29.3% | 28.6%-30.1% |
Multiparity | 18,164 | 64.6% | 64.1%-65.2% |
Grand multiparity | 25,835 | 66.7% | 66.2%-67.2% |
Frequency of exposure to media | |||
Not at all | 17,858 | 51.1% | 50.3%-51.8% |
Less than once a week | 10,920 | 53.6% | 52.9%-54.3% |
At least once a week | 20,664 | 56.3% | 55.8%-56.9% |
Occupation | |||
Employed | 3,450 | 63.5% | 62.2%-64.8% |
Unemployed | 4,226 | 49.1% | 48.1%-50.2% |
Age at menarche | |||
< 13 years | 2,137 | 25.5% | 24.6%-26.4% |
> 13 years | 1,368 | 22.8% | 21.7%-23.9% |
Tobacco use | |||
Yes | 6,497 | 56.1% | 55.2%-57.1% |
No | 42,945 | 53.4% | 53.1%-53.8% |