Table 1 Distribution of women by selected characteristics in 2006 and 2011
From: Determinants of change in fertility pattern among women in Uganda during the period 2006–2011
n = 7281 | n = 7393 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | 2006 (%) | 2011(%) | Difference (%) | p-value |
Age | ||||
15–19 | 833 (11.4) | 923 (12.5) | 1.1 | 0.004 |
20–24 | 1581 (21.7) | 1495 (20.2) | −1.5 | |
25–29 | 1401 (19.2) | 1558 (21.1) | 1.8 | |
30–34 | 1215 (16.7) | 1077 (14.6) | −2.1 | |
35–39 | 939 (12.9) | 1025 (13.9) | 1.0 | |
40–44 | 734 (10.1) | 729 (9.9) | −0.2 | |
45–49 | 579 (8.0) | 587 (7.9) | 0.1 | |
Education level | ||||
No education | 1613 (22.2) | 1088 (14.7) | −7.4 | 0.000 |
Primary | 4269 (58.6) | 4388 (59.3) | 0.6 | |
Secondary+ | 1399 (19.2) | 1924 (26.0) | 6.8 | |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 1199 (16.5) | 1458 (19.7) | 3.2 | 0.243 |
Rural | 6082 (83.5) | 5935 (80.3) | −3.2 | |
Religion | ||||
Catholic | 3139 (43.1) | 3026 (40.9) | −2.2 | 0.000 |
Protestant | 2498 (34.3) | 2189 (29.6) | −4.7 | |
Muslim | 811 (11.1) | 990 (13.4) | 2.3 | |
Other | 833 (11.4) | 1188 (16.1) | 4.6 | |
Wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | 1385 (19.0) | 1360 (18.4) | −0.6 | 0.774 |
Poorer | 1442 (19.8) | 1381 (18.7) | −1.1 | |
Middle | 1375 (18.9) | 1375 (18.6) | −0.3 | |
Richer | 1368 (18.8) | 1406 (19.0) | 0.2 | |
Richest | 1711 (23.5) | 1872 (25.3) | 1.8 | |
Sex of household head | ||||
Male | 5105 (70.1) | 5175 (70.0) | −0.1 | 0.927 |
Female | 2176 (29.9) | 2218 (30.0) | 0.1 | |
Current working status | ||||
Not working | 1061 (14.6) | 1930 (26.1) | 11.5 | 0.000 |
Working | 6220 (85.4) | 5463 (73.9) | −11.5 | |
Polygamy | ||||
No co-wife | 3699 (50.8) | 3890 (52.6) | 1.8 | 0.029 |
Has co-wife | 1503 (20.6) | 1335 (18.1) | −2.6 | |
Not sure | 2079 (28.6) | 2168 (29.3) | 0.8 | |
Exposure to family planning messages | ||||
No | 7111 (97.7) | 6879 (93.0) | −4.6 | 0.000 |
Yes | 170 (2.3) | 514 (7.0) | 4.6 | |
Source of modern family planning methods | ||||
Non user | 5965 (81.9) | 5610 (75.9) | −6.0 | 0.000 |
Government | 458 (6.3) | 831 (11.2) | 5.0 | |
Private | 858 (11.8) | 952 (12.9) | 1.1 | |
Knowledge of any family planning methods | ||||
No knowledge | 173 (2.4) | 82 (1.1) | −1.3 | 0.001 |
Has knowledge | 7108 (97.6) | 7311 (98.9) | 1.3 | |
Contraceptive use | ||||
Not using | 5610 (77.1) | 5344 (72.3) | −4.8 | 0.000 |
Using | 1671 (22.9) | 2049 (27.7) | 4.8 | |
Age at first sex | ||||
Below 15 | 1465 (20.1) | 1188 (16.1) | −4.1 | 0.000 |
15–19 | 4007 (55.0) | 3483 (47.1) | −7.9 | |
20+ | 412 (5.7) | 471 (6.4) | 0.7 | |
Don’t know | 1397 (19.2) | 2252 (30.5) | 11.3 | |
Family size preference | ||||
0–2 Children | 547 (7.5) | 575 (7.8) | 0.3 | 0.010 |
3–4 Children | 2970 (40.8) | 3290 (44.5) | 3.7 | |
5+ Children | 3764 (51.7) | 3528 (47.7) | −4.0 | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 778 (10.7) | 837 (11.3) | 0.6 | 0.548 |
Formerly married | 1166 (16.0) | 1139 (15.4) | −0.6 | |
Married | 5337 (73.3) | 5417 (73.3) | 0.0 | |
Age at first marriage | ||||
Not yet married | 778 (10.7) | 842 (11.4) | 0.7 | 0.002 |
Below 15 | 1103 (15.2) | 1086 (14.7) | −0.5 | |
15–19 | 4105 (56.4) | 3095 (52.8) | −3.6 | |
20+ | 1295 (17.8) | 1561 (21.1) | 3.3 | |