Table 1 Percentage distribution of high parity women according to unmet needs for limiting childbearing by demographic characteristics
Background | UNLC | Total Number of | \({{\varvec{\chi}}}^{2}-{\varvec{v}}{\varvec{a}}{\varvec{l}}{\varvec{u}}{\varvec{e}}\) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Yes | women | Â | Â |
Total | 40.9(1471) | 4262 | Â | Â |
Age |  |  | 61.594* | < 0.001 |
 20–29 | 28.2(61) | 216 |  |  |
 30–39 | 35.9(681) | 1895 |  |  |
 40–49 | 46.5(999) | 2148 |  |  |
Region |  |  | 141.55 | < 0.001 |
 North Central | 42.9(279) | 650 |  |  |
 North East | 49.7(228) | 459 |  |  |
 North West | 51.7(491) | 949 |  |  |
 South East | 26.1(177) | 678 |  |  |
 South South | 42.2(236) | 559 |  |  |
 South West | 34.2(331) | 967 |  |  |
Residence |  |  | 113.760 | < 0.001 |
 Urban | 32.8(693) | 2115 |  |  |
 Rural | 48.8(1047) | 2144 |  |  |
Marital Status |  |  | 206.277 | < 0.001 |
 Never in union | 10.7(3) | 28 |  |  |
 Currently Married | 44.3(1714) | 3871 |  |  |
 Formerly Married | 6.4(23) | 360 |  |  |
Marriage Type | Â | Â | 4.136 | 0.042 |
 Monogamy | 39.6(1037) | 2616 |  |  |
 Polygamy | 42.8(703) | 1643 |  |  |
Sex Preference | Â | Â | 1.774 | 0.412 |
 None | 41.3(1213) | 2935 |  |  |
 Female | 41.5(200) | 482 |  |  |
 Male | 38.8(327) | 842 |  |  |