Table 2 Percent distribution of unintended pregnancies by background characteristics, 2001–2018 DHS, Zambia
From: Trends in prevalence and factors associated with unintended pregnancies in Zambia (2001–2018)
Number of unintended pregnancies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 (44.2) | 326 (46.8) | 583 (46.1) | 540 (44.4) |
25–29 | 211 (52.0) | 179 (52.1) | 326 (37.1) | 252 (38.5) |
30–34 | 112 (54.5) | 148 (53.6) | 287 (38.2) | 168 (42.4) |
35–49 | 86 (67.7) | 104 (65.2) | 224 (61.6) | 178 (59.5) |
Residence | * | ns | ns | ns |
Urban | 226 (57.7) | 232 (57.9) | 544 (43.9) | 411 (46.4) |
Rural | 548 (47.4) | 526 (49.3) | 875 (45.5) | 727 (44.5) |
Education level | ns | * | ns | * |
No education | 101 (45.0) | 79 (45.8) | 163 (44.2) | 98 (43.7) |
Primary | 495 (52.5) | 479 (49.5) | 713 (45.4) | 552 (46.1) |
Secondary | 166 (48.4) | 173 (63.0) | 487 (46.0) | 429 (47.6) |
Tertiary | 11 (39.9) | 27 (41.8) | 56 (29.7) | 60 (22.1) |
Household Wealth Index | ** | ns | ns | ** |
Poor | 339 (46.6) | 322 (48.2) | 611 (46.0) | 507 (43.4) |
Medium | 182 (45.5) | 173 (50.6) | 266 (48.8) | 219 (58.2) |
Rich | 253 (59.2) | 263 (57.3) | 543 (41.7) | 412 (40.4) |
Employment Status | ns | ns | ns | ns |
Not working | 309 (52.9) | 439 (51.6) | 745 (44.3) | 681 (44.8) |
Working | 464 (48.8) | 317 (52.6) | 668 (45.5) | 457 (45.8) |
Age at first sex | * | ns | ns | ns |
Below 15 | 107 (53.4) | 76 (57.0) | 134 (45.8) | 189 (48.2) |
15–24 | 448 (53.8) | 428 (52.7) | 792 (45.1) | 939 (44.8) |
25+ | 219 (42.1) | 254 (49.0) | 494 (44.3) | 10 (23.7) |
Desired family size | ns | ns | ns | ns |
0–1 | 8 (82.9) | 13 (81.5) | 24 (43.6) | 10 (68.0) |
2–3 | 151 (53.4) | 157 (56.7) | 299 (42.7) | 237 (49.9) |
4+ | 614 (49.3) | 588 (50.0) | 1,097 (45.5) | 892 (43.7) |
Exposure to mass-media FP Messages | ns | ns | ns | ns |
No | 416 (48.5) | 437 (49.7) | 955 (43.9) | 873 (46.9) |
Yes | 358 (52.7) | 321 (55.0) | 465 (47.0) | 266 (39.5) |
Exposure to listening to radio | Ns | Ns | ns | Ns |
No | 361 (47.5) | 258 (47.2) | 600 (42.1) | 626 (46.5) |
Yes | 412 (53.1) | 500 (54.3) | 820 (46.9) | 513 (43.6) |
Exposure of watching television | Ns | Ns | ns | Ns |
No | 589 (49.2) | 560 (51.2) | 878 (46.2) | 746 (47.3) |
Yes | 185 (54.3) | 198 (53.8) | 541 (42.7) | 392 (41.2) |
Exposure of reading newspaper | Ns | *** | ns | Ns |
No | 654 (51.0) | 554 (48.0) | 1,037 (45.7) | 963 (44.1) |
Yes | 118 (47.3) | 202 (63.2) | 380 (42.5) | 176 (51.1) |
Total | 774 (50.4) | 758 (51.9) | 1,420 (44.9) | 1,138 (45.2) |