From: Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy among women in Nairobi, Kenya
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â |
 Less than 20 | 19 | 1.5 |
 20-34 | 760 | 59.7 |
 35-49 | 493 | 38.8 |
Level of education | Â | Â |
 None | 36 | 2.8 |
 Primary | 551 | 43.3 |
 Secondary | 438 | 34.4 |
 Higher | 247 | 19.4 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
 Never Married | 204 | 16.0 |
 Currently Married | 785 | 61.7 |
 Formerly married | 283 | 22.3 |
Household size | Â | Â |
 1-2 persons | 130 | 10.2 |
 3-5 persons | 680 | 53.5 |
 6 and above | 462 | 36.3 |
Parity | Â | Â |
 0 | 20 | 1.6 |
 1-2 births | 744 | 58.5 |
 3 and above births | 508 | 39.9 |
Wealth index | Â | Â |
 Poor | 499 | 39.2 |
 Medium | 449 | 35.3 |
 Rich | 324 | 25.5 |
Type of residence | Â | Â |
 Slum | 736 | 57.9 |
 Non-slum | 536 | 42.1 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
 Kikuyu | 433 | 34.0 |
 Luhya | 228 | 17.9 |
 Luo | 213 | 16.8 |
 Kamba | 244 | 19.2 |
 Other | 154 | 12.1 |
Employment status | Â | Â |
 Unemployed/student | 484 | 38.1 |
 Informal employment | 152 | 11.9 |
 Formal employment | 234 | 18.4 |
 Self employed | 402 | 31.6 |
Pregnancy intention | Â | Â |
 Intended pregnancy | 968 | 76.1 |
 Unintended pregnancy | 304 | 23.9 |
Total | 1272 | 100.0 |