Table 1 Percent distribution of background characteristics of currently pregnant women (15–49 years), 2001–2018 DHS, Zambia
From: Trends in prevalence and factors associated with unintended pregnancies in Zambia (2001–2018)
Background Characteristics | DHS 2001 (N = 774) | DHS 2007 (N = 758) | DHS 2013 (N = 1,420) | DHS 2018 (N = 1,138) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Age | ||||
15–24 | 365 (47.1) | 326 (43.0) | 583 (41.1) | 540 (47.5) |
25–29 | 211 (27.3) | 179 (23.7) | 326 (23.0) | 252 (22.1) |
30–34 | 112 (14.4) | 148 (19.5) | 287 (20.2) | 168 (14.7) |
35–49 | 86 (11.1) | 104 (13.8) | 224 (15.8) | 178 (15.7) |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 226 (29.2) | 232 (30.6) | 544 (38.3) | 411 (36.1) |
Rural | 548 (70.8) | 526 (69.4) | 875 (61.7) | 727 (63.9) |
Education level | ||||
No education | 101 (13.0) | 79 (10.4) | 163 (11.5) | 98 (8.6) |
Primary | 495 (64.0) | 479 (63.2) | 713 (50.3) | 552 (48.5) |
Secondary | 166 (21.5) | 173 (22.8) | 487 (34.3) | 429 (37.6) |
Tertiary | 11 (1.5) | 27 (3.5) | 56 (3.9) | 60 (5.3) |
Household wealth index | ||||
Poor | 339 (43.8) | 322 (42.5) | 611 (43.0) | 507 (44.5) |
Medium | 182 (23.5) | 173 (22.9) | 266 (18.7) | 219 (19.3) |
Rich | 253 (32.7) | 263 (34.7) | 543 (38.3) | 412 (36.2) |
Employments status | ||||
Not working | 309 (40.0) | 439 (58.1) | 745 (52.7) | 681 (59.9) |
Working | 464 (60.0) | 317 (41.9) | 668 (47.3) | 457 (40.1) |
Age at first sex | ||||
Below 15 | 107 (13.8) | 76 (10.0) | 134 (9.4) | 189 (16.6) |
15–24 | 448 (57.8) | 428 (56.4) | 792 (55.8) | 939 (82.5) |
25+ | 219 (28.3) | 254 (33.6) | 494 (34.8) | 10 (0.9) |
Exposure to mass-media FP Messages | ||||
No | 416 (53.7) | 437 (57.7) | 955 (67.2) | 873 (76.7) |
Yes | 358 (46.3) | 321 (42.3) | 465 (32.8) | 266 (23.3) |