Profile of Family Planning Users by Country and Service Delivery Modality
| DRC (N=235)a | Tanzania (N=200) | Uganda (N=150) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Static n=55 | Outreach n=120 | FP Day n=60 | Static n=100 | Outreach n=100 | Static n=90 | Outreach n=60 | |
| Age | |||||||
| Age, years, mean | 29.2 | 26.9*b | 28.9*c | 27.6 | 28.8 | 26.9 | 27.9 |
| Age, years, range | 19–49 | 17–45 | 18–44 | 18–49 | 17–46 | 17–47 | 17–41 |
| Age groups, years, % | |||||||
| 15–19 | 1.8 | 11.% | 5.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 5.0 |
| 20–24 | 25.5 | 30.0 | 18.3 | 41.0 | 26.0 | 28.9 | 23.2 |
| 25–29 | 29.1 | 22.5 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 26.7 | 33.3 |
| 30–34 | 16.4 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 16.7 | 23.3 |
| 35–39 | 23.6 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 14.4 | 11.7 |
| ≥40 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married or in union, % | 81.8 | 68.3 | 81.7 | 84.0 | 82.0 | 80.0 | 93.3* |
| No. of Children | |||||||
| No. of children, mean | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1* |
| No. of children, range | 1–10 | 0–10 | 1–9 | 0–11 | 0–11 | 0–9 | 0–11 |
| No. of children, distribution, % | |||||||
| 0–3 | 49.1 | 44.2 | 38.3 | 76.0 | 62.0* | 54.3 | 43.3 |
| >3 | 50.9 | 55.8 | 61.7 | 24.0 | 38.0* | 45.6 | 56.7 |
| Education | |||||||
| Received at least some secondary education, % | 83.6 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 25.0% | 15.0 | 31.1 | 25.0 |
| Read some/all sample sentence,e % | 83.3 | 60.8**b | 63.3*d | 85.0 | 83.0 | 80.0 | 75.0 |
| Socioeconomic Status | |||||||
| Owns a mobile phone, % | 74.6 | 46.7***b | 56.7*d | 59.0 | 38.0** | 63.3 | 58.3 |
| Has electricity, % | 87.3 | 82.5 | 63.3**c,d | 26.0 | 24.0 | 30.0 | 25.0 |
| Occupationf | |||||||
| Housewife/not working, % | 27.3 | 40.8 | 41.7 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 18.9 | 13.3 |
| Farmer, % | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 59.0 | 82.0*** | 55.6 | 65.0 |
| Trader/business owner, % | 47.3 | 43.3 | 43.3 | 15.0 | 2.0*** | 20.0 | 15.0 |
| Contraceptive History | |||||||
| Ever used modern FP, % | 81.8 | 66.7*b | 65.0*d | 91.0 | 90.0 | 98.9 | 100.0 |
| Ever used non-condom modern FP, % | 74.6 | 46.7***b | 51.7*d | 83.0 | 84.0 | 88.9 | 96.7 |
| Ever used LA/PM, % | 5.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 25.6 | 15.0 |
| Method Preferences | |||||||
| Had a preference for implant, % | 58.2 | 86.7***b | 85.0***d | 41.0 | 55.0 | 25.6 | 51.7*** |
| Had a preference for LA/PM, % | 58.2 | 86.7***b | 88.3***d | 47.0 | 62.0* | 28.9 | 53.3** |
| Had a preference for short-acting method, % | 29.1 | 2.5***b | 6.7**d | 37.0 | 20.0** | 63.3 | 33.3*** |
| Fertility Desires | |||||||
| Wants no more children, % | 34.6 | 41.7 | 30.0 | 14.0 | 32.0** | 25.6 | 41.7* |
| Wants child 2 or more years, % | 49.1 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 67.0 | 55.0 | 44.4 | 38.3 |
| Doesn't know when or if want more, % | 9.1 | 10.0 | 16.7 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 6.7 |
Abbreviations: DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo; FP, family planning; LA/PM, long-acting or permanent method.
↵a One-way analyses of statistical significance were conducted between mobile outreach and static services; special family planning days and static services; and special family planning days and mobile outreach.
↵b Difference between mobile outreach and static services was statistically significant.
↵c Difference between special family planning days and mobile outreach was statistically significant.
↵d Difference between special family planning days and static services was statistically significant.
↵e Women who were visually impaired or who did not read the language on the card (n=5) were excluded.
↵f Only the 3 most common occupations overall are listed, so categories do not add up to 100%.
↵* P≤.05;
↵** P≤.01;
↵*** P≤.001