Table 3 Patterns of unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use among women in slum and non-slum settings of Nairobi, Kenya
Unintended pregnancy | Current modern contraceptive use | |
|---|---|---|
Overall | 23.7 | 47.6 |
Study site | p = 0.022 | p = 0.041 |
Slum | 21.3 | 45.1 |
Non-slum | 26.9 | 50.9 |
Household wealth | p = 0.011 | p = 0.287 |
Lowest | 27.2 | 50.0 |
Middle | 24.2 | 47.6 |
Highest | 18.6 | 44.6 |
Education | p = 0.864 | p = 0.215 |
None/primary | 23.0 | 44.9 |
Secondary | 24.2 | 49.8 |
Tertiary | 24.4 | 50.0 |
Parity | p = 0.000 | p = 0.000 |
‘0-1 | 35.4 | 46.7 |
2-3 | 16.6 | 52.8 |
4+ | 22.5 | 36.1 |
Age | p = 0.000 | p = 0.000 |
<25 | 37.0 | 52.6 |
25-34 | 21.4 | 56.0 |
35-49 | 19.2 | 35.7 |
Marital status | p = 0.000 | p = 0.000 |
Currently married | 13.1 | 54.7 |
Formerly married | 25.5 | 33.0 |
Never married | 61.6 | 40.4 |
Ethnicity | p = 0.000 | p = 0.552 |
Kikuyu | 20.2 | 46.6 |
Luya | 30.0 | 46.7 |
Luo | 33.8 | 48.8 |
Kamba | 19.0 | 51.7 |
Others | 17.1 | 43.4 |
Time since last birth/pregnancy termination | ||
<18 months | 53.5 | |
18-35 months | 52.8 | |
36-59 months | 42.0 | |
N | 298 | 599 |