Unmet need for Family planning

Variables

Yes (n=142)

No (n=422)

Total (n=564)

Chi-square

p-value

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age of women in years

15 - 19

18 (29.5)

43 (70.5)

61 (100.0)

0.021†*

20 - 24

53 (30.6)

120 (69.4)

173 (100.0)

25 - 29

47 (28.1)

120 (71.9)

167 (100.0)

30 - 34

12 (15.4)

66 (84.6)

78 (100.0)

35 - 39

6 (11.5)

46 (88.5)

52 (100.0)

40 - 44

5 (17.9)

23 (82.1)

28 (100.0)

45 - 49

1 (20.0)

4 (80.0)

5 (100.0)

Local Government Areas

Kerewan

32 (18.9)

137 (81.1)

169 (100.0)

13.476

0.004*

Kuntaur

13 (16.5)

66 (83.5)

79 (100.0)

Janjanbureh

29 (26.4)

81 (73.6)

110 (100.0)

Basse

68 (33.0)

138 (67.0)

206 (100.0)

Communities

Kerewan

17 (21.3)

63 (78.8)

80 (100.0)

0.012†*

Farafenni

15 (16.9)

74 (83.1)

89 (100.0)

Chamen

2 (11.1)

16 (88.9)

18 (100.0)

Kuntaur

12 (18.8)

52 (81.3)

64 (100.0)

Janjanbureh

4 (15.4)

22 (84.6)

26 (100.0)

Bansang

25 (29.8)

59 (70.2)

84 (100.0)

Kulari

35 (37.6)

58 (62.4)

93 (100.0)

Basse

32 (29.1)

78 (70.9)

110 (100.0)

Educational level

Never attended school

42 (28.2)

107 (71.8)

149 (100.0)

4.877

0.300

Arabic education

44 (28.9)

108 (71.1)

152 (100.0)

Primary education

23 (20.4)

90 (79.6)

113 (100.0)

Secondary education

28 (20.9)

106 (79.1)

134 (100.0)

Tertiary education

5 (31.3)

11 (68.8)

16 (100.0)

Can read and write

Yes

48 (21.1)

179 (78.9)

227 (100.0)

3.278

0.070

No

94 (27.9)

243 (72.1)

337 (100.0)

Occupation

Exclusively housewife

48 (21.4)

176 (78.6)

224 (100.0)

0.318†

Self-employed

6 (26.1)

17 (73.9)

23 (100.0)

Farming

49 (30.2)

113 (69.8)

162 (100.0)

Student

4 (2.3)

5 (55.6)

9 (100.0)

Trading

22 (22.0)

78 (78.0)

100 (100.0)

Civil servant

12 (28.6)

30 (71.4)

42 (100.0)

Muslim Religious Teacher

1 (25.0)

3 (75.0)

4 (100.0)

Monthly income (n=557)

Less than D2000

90 (29.0)

220 (71.0)

310 (100.0)

7.199

0.027*

D2001 – D4000

35 (24.0)

111 (76.0)

146 (100.0)

More than D4000

16 (15.8)

85 (84.2)

101 (100.0)

Age at first pregnancy (n=535)

12 - 18

122 (24.6)

374 (75.4)

496 (100.0)

0.061†

19 - 24

4 (17.4)

19 (82.6)

23 (100.0)

25 - 30

8 (50.0)

8 (50.0)

16 (100.0)

Parity (n=535)

0 - 4

108 (27.8)

280 (72.2)

388 (100.0)

0.040†*

5 - 8

23 (17.2)

111 (82.8)

134 (100.0)

9+

3 (23.1)

10 (76.9)

13 (100.0)

Religion

Muslim

136 (24.6)

416 (75.4)

552 (100.0)

0.049†*

Christian

3 (37.5)

5 (62.5)

8 (100.0)

Traditional African religion

3 (75.0)

1 (25.0)

4 (100.0)

Ethnicity of the Respondents

Mandinka

53 (20.5)

205 (79.5)

258 (100.0)

0.055†

Fula

41 (28.9)

101 (71.1)

142 (100.0)

Sarahule

29 (37.7)

48 (62.3)

77 (100.0)

Wolof

11 (21.2)

41 (78.8)

52 (100.0)

Manjago

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

1 (100.0)

Serere

7 (28.0)

18 (72.0)

25 (100.0)

Aku

1 (11.1)

8 (88.9)

9 (100.0)

Father's educational level

Never attended school

59 (28.0)

152 (72.0)

211 (100.0)

0.691†

Arabic education

73 (23.1)

243 (76.9)

316 (100.0)

Primary education

2 (22.2)

7 (77.8)

9 (100.0)

Secondary education

6 (31.6)

13 (68.4)

19 (100.0)

Tertiary education

2 (22.2)

7 (77.8)

9 (100.0)

Mother's educational level

Never attended school

81 (27.4)

215 (72.6)

296 (100.0)

0.538†

Arabic education

55 (23.8)

176 (76.2)

231 (100.0)

Primary education

5 (17.2)

24 (82.8)

29 (100.0)

Secondary education

1 (12.5)

7 (87.5)

8 (100.0)

Partners' educational level

Never attended school

43 (28.9)

106 (71.1)

149 (100.0)

8.767

0.067

Arabic education

60 (28.2)

153 (71.8)

213 (100.0)

Primary education

5 (16.7)

25 (83.3)

30 (100.0)

Secondary education

26 (24.1)

82 (75.9)

108 (100.0)

Tertiary education

8 (12.5)

56 (87.5)

64 (100.0)

Partners' occupation

Civil servant

17 (14.4)

101 (856)

118 (100.0)

0.003†*

Farming

54 (30.5)

123 (69.5)

177 (100.0)

Self-employed

20 (22.2)

70 (77.8)

90 (100.0)

Students

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

6 (100.0)

Trading

32 (32.0)

68 (68.0)

100 (100.0)

Retired

1 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

Travelled abroad

15 (20.8)

57 (79.2)

72 (100.0)