Introduction
Methodology
Urban site | Percent | N (Unweighted) |
---|---|---|
Dakar | 41.3 | 972 |
Guédiawaye | 10.1 | 714 |
Pikine | 12.1 | 705 |
Mbao | 22.4 | 670 |
Mbour | 6.7 | 1,305 |
Kaolack | 7.4 | 1,403 |
Age group
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< 25 | 19.3 | 1,171 |
25 - 34 | 40.3 | 2,364 |
35 - 39 | 17.7 | 948 |
40+ | 22.7 | 1,286 |
Wealth group
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Poor | 35.7 | 2,269 |
Medium | 33.1 | 2,041 |
Rich | 31.2 | 1,459 |
Level of education
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None | 40.8 | 2,604 |
Primary | 37.0 | 2,101 |
Secondary or higher | 22.2 | 1,064 |
Religion
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Muslim | 91.5 | 5,502 |
Christian and other | 8.5 | 267 |
Marital status
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Not married or in union | 17.0 | 856 |
Married or in union | 83.0 | 4,913 |
Type of marriage
a
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Monogamous | 70.1 | 3,393 |
Polygynous | 29.9 | 1,520 |
Worked in the last 12 months
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Did not work | 85.6 | 4,966 |
Worked | 14.4 | 803 |
Who decides about money
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Husband alone/someone else | 57.9 | 3,331 |
Wife/husband and wife jointly | 42.1 | 2,438 |
Number of living children
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<2 | 31.7 | 1,657 |
2 | 20.0 | 1,163 |
3 | 15.4 | 922 |
4+ | 32.9 | 2,027 |
Ever use of a modern method
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Ever used | 60.3 | 3,301 |
Never used | 38.7 | 2,420 |
Don’t know family planning | 0.9 | 48 |
Discussion of family planning with spouse
a
| ||
Ever discussed | 58.4 | 2,843 |
Never discussed | 41.6 | 2,070 |
Decision making on number of children
a
| ||
Wife/husband and wife jointly | 56.8 | 2,738 |
Husband alone/someone else | 42.3 | 2,137 |
Missing | 1.0 | 38 |
N
|
100.0
|
5,769
|
Results
Characteristics of the sample
Experience of unintended pregnancy by socio-demographic characteristics
Experience of birth/pregnancy since 2009 and intentionality | Total | |||
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No pregnancy/birth since 2009 | Intentional pregnancy/birth | Unintentional pregnancy/birth | ||
N (Unweighted)
|
2,829
|
2,029
|
809
|
5,769
|
Percent
|
49.9
|
35.8
|
14.3
|
100.0
|
Urban site
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Dakar | 54.9 | 33.6 | 11.6 | 100.0 |
Guédiawaye | 55.6 | 29.2 | 15.3 | 100.0 |
Pikine | 43.7 | 36.3 | 20.0 | 100.0 |
Mbao | 44.7 | 40.7 | 14.6 | 100.0 |
Mbour | 43.3 | 39.5 | 17.2 | 100.0 |
Kaolack | 46.4 | 38.4 | 15.2 | 100.0 |
Age group
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< 25 | 24.9 | 50.4 | 24.7 | 100.0 |
25 - 34 | 39.1 | 46.1 | 14.8 | 100.0 |
35 - 39 | 58.3 | 28.3 | 13.4 | 100.0 |
40+ | 83.9 | 10.9 | 5.2 | 100.0 |
Wealth group
| ||||
Poor | 44.9 | 35.0 | 20.1 | 100.0 |
Medium | 49.6 | 38.3 | 12.0 | 100.0 |
Rich | 55.9 | 34.0 | 10.1 | 100.0 |
Level of education
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None | 50.4 | 35.5 | 14.1 | 100.0 |
Primary | 48.6 | 35.3 | 16.1 | 100.0 |
Secondary or higher | 51.3 | 37.1 | 11.6 | 100.0 |
Religion
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Muslim | 48.9 | 36.3 | 14.8 | 100.0 |
Christian and other | 60.5 | 30.6 | 9.0 | 100.0 |
Marital status
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Not married or in union | 76.7 | 10.6 | 12.7 | 100.0 |
Married or in union | 44.4 | 41.0 | 14.6 | 100.0 |
Type of marriage
a
| ||||
Monogamous | 39.8 | 44.5 | 15.8 | 100.0 |
Polygynous | 55.3 | 32.8 | 11.9 | 100.0 |
Worked in the last 12 months
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Did not work | 49.9 | 36.1 | 14.0 | 100.0 |
Worked | 49.8 | 34.1 | 16.1 | 100.0 |
Who decides about money
| ||||
Husband alone/someone else | 46.8 | 37.3 | 15.9 | 100.0 |
Wife/husband and wife jointly | 54.2 | 33.7 | 12.1 | 100.0 |
Number of living children
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<2 | 48.4 | 40.4 | 11.1 | 100.0 |
2 | 45.5 | 41.0 | 13.5 | 100.0 |
3 | 43.6 | 39.3 | 17.1 | 100.0 |
4+ | 57.0 | 26.5 | 16.5 | 100.0 |
Ever use of a modern method
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Ever used | 52.2 | 32.5 | 15.3 | 100.0 |
Never used | 46.7 | 41.2 | 12.1 | 100.0 |
Discussion of family planning with spouse
a
| ||||
Ever discussed | 41.4 | 41.7 | 16.9 | 100.0 |
Never discussed | 48.7 | 39.9 | 11.4 | 100.0 |
Decision making on number of children
a
| ||||
Wife/husband and wife jointly | 44.8 | 41.1 | 14.1 | 100.0 |
Husband alone/someone else | 44.6 | 40.0 | 15.4 | 100.0 |
Multivariate analyses
Variables | Model 1: All women (Unweighted N = 5,769) | Model 2: Women in union (Unweighted N = 4,913) | |||||||||||||||||
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Unintended pregnancy/birth vs. No pregnancy/birth since 2009 | Unintended pregnancy/birth vs. Intended pregnancy/birth | Unintended pregnancy/birth vs. No pregnancy/birth since 2009 | Unintended pregnancy/birth vs. Intended pregnancy/birth | ||||||||||||||||
RRR | 95% CI | RRR | 95% CI | RRR | 95% CI | RRR | 95% CI | ||||||||||||
Wealth group [Ref: Poor]
| |||||||||||||||||||
Medium | 0.53 |
***
| 0.40 | - | 0.71 | 0.60 |
**
| 0.45 | - | 0.80 | 0.53 |
***
| 0.41 | 0.70 | 0.46 |
***
| 0.36 | 0.60 | |
Rich | 0.51 |
***
| 0.36 | - | 0.72 | 0.60 |
**
| 0.43 | - | 0.84 | 0.51 |
***
| 0.35 | 0.74 | 0.45 |
***
| 0.31 | 0.67 | |
Level of education [Ref: None]
| |||||||||||||||||||
Primary | 1.29 |
†
| 0.97 | - | 1.71 | 1.32 |
†
| 0.98 | - | 1.77 | 1.34 |
*
| 1.02 | 1.75 | 0.88 | 0.66 | 1.19 | ||
Secondary or higher | 1.37 | 0.92 | - | 2.05 | 1.16 | 0.78 | - | 1.73 | 1.39 | 0.91 | 2.13 | 0.78 | 0.51 | 1.18 | |||||
Religion [Ref: Muslim] | |||||||||||||||||||
Christian or other | 0.60 | 0.32 | - | 1.14 | 0.62 | 0.27 | - | 1.44 | 0.77 | 0.39 | 1.55 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 1.65 | |||||
Marital status [Ref: Not married/in union]
| |||||||||||||||||||
Married/in union | 1.61 |
*
| 1.12 | - | 2.31 | 0.33 |
***
| 0.21 | - | 0.52 | |||||||||
Age [Ref: < 25 years]
| |||||||||||||||||||
25 – 34 | 0.11 |
***
| 0.07 | - | 0.16 | 0.42 |
***
| 0.27 | - | 0.65 | 0.17 |
***
| 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.33 |
***
| 0.21 | 0.52 | |
35 – 39 | 0.04 |
***
| 0.02 | - | 0.06 | 0.44 |
**
| 0.27 | - | 0.70 | 0.06 |
***
| 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.40 |
***
| 0.24 | 0.67 | |
40+ | 0.01 |
***
| 0.00 | - | 0.01 | 0.39 |
**
| 0.21 | - | 0.73 | 0.01 |
***
| 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.37 |
**
| 0.19 | 0.69 | |
Work in last 12 months [Ref: Did not work]
| |||||||||||||||||||
Worked | 1.15 | 0.80 | - | 1.66 | 1.17 | 0.84 | - | 1.65 | 1.24 | 0.87 | 1.78 | 1.10 | 0.77 | 1.57 | |||||
Number of living children [Ref: < 2 children]
| |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1.99 |
**
| 1.18 | - | 3.33 | 1.80 |
*
| 1.15 | - | 2.83 | 2.02 |
*
| 1.17 | 3.48 | 1.44 | 0.90 | 2.30 | ||
3 | 4.66 |
***
| 2.83 | - | 7.67 | 2.82 |
***
| 1.68 | - | 4.73 | 4.39 |
***
| 2.73 | 7.04 | 2.20 |
**
| 1.36 | 3.57 | |
4+ | 7.88 |
***
| 4.95 | - | 12.53 | 4.85 |
***
| 2.62 | - | 8.99 | 8.06 |
***
| 5.04 | 12.88 | 3.82 |
***
| 2.12 | 6.89 | |
Ever use of a method [Ref: Never used]
| |||||||||||||||||||
Ever used | 0.71 |
*
| 0.52 | - | 0.96 | 0.65 |
*
| 0.46 | - | 0.90 | 0.80 | 0.57 | 1.11 | 0.47 |
***
| 0.34 | 0.66 | ||
Urban Site [Ref: Dakar]
| |||||||||||||||||||
Guédiawaye | 1.16 | 0.80 | - | 1.69 | 1.78 |
**
| 1.24 | - | 2.54 | 1.11 | 0.73 | 1.69 | 1.36 | 0.91 | 2.03 | ||||
Pikine | 1.85 |
**
| 1.25 | - | 2.74 | 1.66 |
**
| 1.18 | - | 2.33 | 2.05 |
***
| 1.40 | 3.02 | 1.31 | 0.93 | 1.83 | ||
Mbao | 1.16 | 0.82 | - | 1.66 | 1.01 | 0.63 | - | 1.61 | 1.04 | 0.72 | 1.52 | 0.70 | 0.38 | 1.27 | |||||
Mbour | 1.19 | 0.86 | - | 1.65 | 1.14 | 0.82 | - | 1.58 | 1.17 | 0.85 | 1.62 | 0.78 | 0.55 | 1.10 | |||||
Kaolack | 1.17 | 0.89 | - | 1.54 | 1.15 | 0.86 | - | 1.53 | 1.13 | 0.86 | 1.49 | 0.81 | 0.60 | 1.08 |
Variables | Model 3: Women in union (Unweighted N = 4913) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unintended pregnancy/birth vs. No pregnancy/birth since 2009 | Unintended pregnancy/birth vs. Intended pregnancy/birth | |||||||||
RRR | 95% CI | RRR | 95% CI | |||||||
Wealth group [Ref: Poor]
| ||||||||||
Medium | 0.54 |
***
| 0.41 | - | 0.71 | 0.54 |
***
| 0.41 | - | 0.70 |
Rich | 0.53 |
**
| 0.37 | - | 0.77 | 0.54 |
**
| 0.39 | - | 0.77 |
Level of education [Ref: None]
| ||||||||||
Primary | 1.35 |
*
| 1.01 | - | 1.81 | 1.04 | 0.75 | - | 1.43 | |
Secondary or higher | 1.41 | 0.85 | - | 2.32 | 0.95 | 0.58 | - | 1.55 | ||
Religion [Ref: Muslim]
| ||||||||||
Christian or other | 0.87 | 0.43 | - | 1.74 | 0.74 | 0.33 | - | 1.69 | ||
Type of marriage [Ref: Polygamous]
| ||||||||||
Monogamous | 1.33 | 0.88 | - | 2.01 | 1.00 | 0.73 | - | 1.38 | ||
Age [Ref: < 25 years]
| ||||||||||
25 – 34 | 0.18 |
***
| 0.12 | - | 0.29 | 0.40 |
***
| 0.25 | - | 0.63 |
35 – 39 | 0.08 |
***
| 0.04 | - | 0.13 | 0.47 |
**
| 0.28 | - | 0.78 |
40+ | 0.02 |
***
| 0.01 | - | 0.03 | 0.42 |
**
| 0.22 | - | 0.80 |
Financial decision making [Ref: Worked for money & Husband only/other decides]
| ||||||||||
Worked for money & Wife/husband and wife jointly decide | 0.52 |
**
| 0.33 | - | 0.81 | 0.44 |
***
| 0.28 | - | 0.68 |
Did not work for money | 0.87 | 0.59 | - | 1.27 | 0.45 |
**
| 0.27 | - | 0.75 | |
Number of living children [Ref: < 2 children]
| ||||||||||
2 | 2.22 |
*
| 1.18 | - | 4.16 | 1.85 |
*
| 1.07 | - | 3.20 |
3 | 4.88 |
***
| 2.83 | - | 8.43 | 2.86 |
***
| 1.60 | - | 5.13 |
4+ | 9.30 |
***
| 5.46 | - | 15.83 | 4.92 |
***
| 2.48 | - | 9.75 |
Decision making on number of children [Ref: Husband only/other]
| ||||||||||
Wife/husband and wife jointly | 1.00 | 0.73 | - | 1.38 | 1.12 | 0.81 | - | 1.54 | ||
Ever use of a method [Ref: Never used]
| ||||||||||
Ever used | 1.05 | 0.68 | - | 1.61 | 0.63 |
†
| 0.40 | - | 1.02 | |
Discussion of family planning with spouse [Ref: Never discussed]
| ||||||||||
Ever discussed | 0.66 |
*
| 0.47 | - | 0.94 | 0.82 | 0.58 | - | 1.16 | |
Urban Site [Ref: Dakar]
| ||||||||||
Guédiawaye | 1.14 | 0.74 | - | 1.77 | 1.57 |
*
| 1.05 | - | 2.36 | |
Pikine | 2.18 |
***
| 1.41 | - | 3.35 | 1.59 |
*
| 1.11 | - | 2.29 |
Mbao | 1.11 | 0.72 | - | 1.72 | 0.84 | 0.48 | - | 1.44 | ||
Mbour | 1.25 | 0.87 | - | 1.80 | 0.94 | 0.67 | - | 1.34 | ||
Kaolack | 1.22 | 0.88 | - | 1.69 | 0.97 | 0.71 | - | 1.34 |