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Table 3 Percentage of women who experienced a pregnancy between baseline and midterm by baseline method use, baseline intentions, and intentionality of the pregnancy/birth at midterm

From: Fertility desires, family planning use and pregnancy experience: longitudinal examination of urban areas in three African countries

 

Kenya

Nigeria

Senegal

Baseline union status

All women

In union

All women

In union

All women

In union

% pregnant

% pregnant

% pregnant

% pregnant

% pregnant

% pregnant

Baseline modern method use

      

 No

29.4

40.5

29.6

41.1

18.3

31.2

 Yes

28.2

29.8

29.6

35.0

15.5

16.2

Baseline method use

      

 Non-user

29.2

41.0

29.6

42.6

29.2

41.0

 Long acting method

17.7

14.9

20.0

20.1

17.7

14.9

 Spacing method

29.5

31.9

30.9

37.8

29.5

31.9

 Traditional method

32.7

35.7

29.1

32.0

32.7

35.7

Baseline intentions

      

 Want another now

47.2

53.1

45.0

47.2

24.1

24.9

 Want to delay

35.1

48.3

51.3

60.8

33.8

38.0

 Want after marriage

15.8

na

5.9

na

4.8

na

 Wants don’t know when

27.4

35.1

23.2

37.6

20.6

22.6

 No more

16.6

17.0

15.1

14.6

11.8

11.9

% pregnant

28.9

35.0

29.6

39.4

17.9

27.4

Total n

3108

2072

4001

2713

2721

1554