From: Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy among women in Nairobi, Kenya
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age | ||
Less than 20 | 19 | 1.5 |
20-34 | 760 | 59.7 |
35-49 | 493 | 38.8 |
Level of education | ||
None | 36 | 2.8 |
Primary | 551 | 43.3 |
Secondary | 438 | 34.4 |
Higher | 247 | 19.4 |
Marital status | ||
Never Married | 204 | 16.0 |
Currently Married | 785 | 61.7 |
Formerly married | 283 | 22.3 |
Household size | ||
1-2 persons | 130 | 10.2 |
3-5 persons | 680 | 53.5 |
6 and above | 462 | 36.3 |
Parity | ||
0 | 20 | 1.6 |
1-2 births | 744 | 58.5 |
3 and above births | 508 | 39.9 |
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 499 | 39.2 |
Medium | 449 | 35.3 |
Rich | 324 | 25.5 |
Type of residence | ||
Slum | 736 | 57.9 |
Non-slum | 536 | 42.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Kikuyu | 433 | 34.0 |
Luhya | 228 | 17.9 |
Luo | 213 | 16.8 |
Kamba | 244 | 19.2 |
Other | 154 | 12.1 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed/student | 484 | 38.1 |
Informal employment | 152 | 11.9 |
Formal employment | 234 | 18.4 |
Self employed | 402 | 31.6 |
Pregnancy intention | ||
Intended pregnancy | 968 | 76.1 |
Unintended pregnancy | 304 | 23.9 |
Total | 1272 | 100.0 |