Women’s socio-demographic and cultural factors influencing unmet need for family planning in rural areas of The Gambia: Evidence from a population-based analytical cross-sectional study
Table 2.
Socio-demographicprofile and unmet need for FP among participants
| | Unmet need for FP | Total unmet need n (%) | | | variables | Spacing n (%) | Limiting n (%) | | Age of women in years | | | | | | 15 - 19 | 16 (11.3) | 2 (1.4) | 18 (12.7) | | | 20 - 24 | 34 (23.9) | 19 (13.4) | 53 (37.3) | | | 25 - 29 | 32 (22.5) | 15 (10.6) | 47 (33.1) | | | 30 - 34 | 8 (5.6) | 4 (2.8) | 12 (8.5) | | | 35 - 39 | 3 (2.1) | 3 (2.1) | 6 (4.2) | | | 40 - 44 | 4 (2.8) | 1 (0.7) | 5 (3.5) | | | 45 - 49 | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | | | Mean age (standard deviation): 26.8 (6.5) | | | | Local Government Areas | | | | | | Kerewan | 27 (19.0) | 5 (3.5) | 32 (22.5) | | | Kuntaur | 9 (6.3) | 4 (2.8) | 13 (9.2) | | | Janjanbureh | 15 (10.6) | 14 (9.9) | 29 (20.4) | | | Basse | 47 (33.1) | 21 (14.8) | 68 (47.9) | | Communities | | | | | | Kerewan | 15 (10.6) | 2 (1.4) | 17 (12.0) | | | Farafenni | 12 (8.5) | 3 (2.1) | 15 (10.6) | | | Chamen | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.4) | | | Kuntaur | 8 (5.6) | 4 (2.8) | 12 (8.5) | | | Janjanbureh | 3 (2.1) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (2.8) | | | Bansang | 12 (8.5) | 13 (9.2) | 25 (17.6) | | | Kulari | 25 (17.6) | 10 (7.0) | 35 (24.6) | | | Basse | 21 (14.8) | 11 (7.7) | 32 (22.5) | | Educational level | | | | | | Never attended school | 25 (17.6) | 17 (12.0) | 42 (29.6) | | | Arabic education | 35 (24.6) | 9 (6.3) | 44 (31.0) | | | Primary education | 17 (12.0) | 6 (4.2) | 23 (16.2) | | | Secondary education | 17 (12.0) | 11 (7.7) | 28 (19.7) | | | Tertiary education | 4 (2.8) | 1 (0.7) | 5 (3.5) | | Occupation | | | | | | Exclusively housewife | 30 (21.1) | 18 (12.7) | 48 (33.8) | | | Self-employed | 4 (2.8) | 2 (1.4) | 6 (4.2) | | | Farming | 33 (23.2) | 16 (11.3) | 49 (34.5) | | | Student | 4 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.8) | | | Trading | 16 (11.3) | 6 (4.2) | 22 (15.5) | | | Civil servant | 10 (7.0) | 2 (1.4) | 12 (8.5) | | | Muslim Religious Teacher | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | | Monthly income | | | | | | Less than D2000 | 61 (43.3) | 29 (20.6) | 90 (63.8) | | | D2001 – D4000 | 26 (18.4) | 9 (6.4) | 35 (24.8) | | | >D4000 | 11 (7.8) | 6 (3.6) | 16 (11.4) | | Parity | | | | | | 0 - 4 | 78 (58.2) | 30 (22.4) | 108 (80.6) | | | 5 - 8 | 12 (9.0) | 11 (8.2) | 23 (17.2) | | | 9+ | 2 (1.5) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.2) | | | Mean age (standard deviation): 3.6 (2.2) | | | | Age at first pregnancy | | | | | | 12 - 18 | 82 (61.2) | 40 (29.9) | 122 (91.0) | | | 19 - 24 | 4 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.0) | | | 25 - 30 | 6 (4.5) | 2 (1.5) | 8 (6.0) | | | Mean age (standard deviation): 18.5 (2.8) | | | | Ethnicity of the Respondents | | | | | | Mandinka | 36 (25.4) | 17 (12.0) | 53 (37.3) | | | Fula | 27 (19.0) | 14 (9.9) | 41 (28.9) | | | Sarahule | 19 (13.4) | 10 (7.0) | 29 (20.4) | | | Wollof | 8 (5.6) | 3 (2.1) | 11 (7.7) | | | Serere | 7 (4.9) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (4.9) | | | Aku | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | | Religion | | | | | | Muslim | 94 (66.2) | 42 (29.6) | 136 (95.8) | | | Christian | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.1) | | | Traditional African Religion | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.4) | 3 (2.1) |
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