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Table 3 Percentage of women in the study sample by selected family planning characteristics and type of residence, Zambia, 2001/02

From: Can family planning outreach bridge the urban-rural divide in Zambia?

 

Study sample*

 

Total (n = 4,927)

Rural (n = 3,365)

Urban (n = 1,562)

Contraceptive use **

34.4

28.7

43.7

Using modern methods**

23.2

14.7

37.0

Type of method among users **

   

   Modern

   

Pill

33.6

24.9

42.4

Injectables

12.6

9.3

16.0

Condom

16.3

14.7

17.9

Sterilization

5.3

3.5

7.2

Other modern

1.4

0.4

2.3

   Traditional

   

Withdrawal

13.3

21.5

4.9

Periodic abstinence

3.5

4.2

2.9

Lactational amenorrhea

7.1

9.3

4.7

Other traditional

7.0

12.1

1.7

Desire for more children **

   

   Wants more soon

22.7

25.4

18.4

   Wants more later

32.6

34.4

30.0

   Wants more, unsure of timing

9.7

8.5

11.5

   Undecided/missing

2.4

2.9

1.6

   Wants no more

32.6

28.8

38.8

Health worker visit last year **

10.3

11.9

7.6

Heard family planning on radio recently **

46.5

33.4

67.7

Approves of family planning **

   

   No

10.4

13.1

6.0

   Yes

85.2

81.1

91.8

   Don't know/missing

4.4

5.8

2.2

Amenorrheic

28.8

36.0

17.1

  1. * Includes women who are fecund, sexually active, and not currently amenorrheic. Weighted percentages and unweighted n's presented. Some n's smaller than total due to missing data.
  2. ** Significant difference between urban and rural women at 5 percent level, using Pearson's χ2 test.