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Table 2 Prevalence of unintended pregnancy among the study population, Nairobi, Kenya

From: Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy among women in Nairobi, Kenya

 

Intended pregnancy

Unintended pregnancy

Total

Education

p = 0.747

 None

83.3

16.7

100.0

 Primary

76.4

23.6

100.0

 Secondary

75.3

24.7

100.0

 Higher

75.7

24.3

100.0

Marital status

p = 0.000

 Never married

38.2

61.8

100.0

 Currently married

86.7

13.3

100.0

 Formerly married

73.8

26.2

100.0

Wealth index

p = 0.969

 Poor

76.2

23.8

100.0

 Medium

76.4

23.6

100.0

 Rich

75.6

24.4

100.0

Employment status

p = 0.010

 Unemployed/student

72.5

27.5

100.0

 Informal employment

71.7

28.3

100.0

 Formal employment

82.5

17.5

100.0

 Self employed

78.4

21.6

100.0

Parity

p = 0.010

 0

70.0

30.0

100.0

 1-2 children

73.3

26.7

100.0

 3+ children

80.5

19.5

100.0

Residence

p = 0.017

 Slum

78.5

21.5

100.0

 Non-slum

72.8

27.2

100.0

Ethnicity

p = 0.000

 Kikuyu

79.5

20.5

100.0

 Luhya

69.7

30.3

100.0

 Luo

65.7

34.3

100.0

 Kamba

80.7

19.3

100.0

 Other

83.1

16.9

100.0

Age

p = 0.000

 15-19

31.6

68.4

100.0

 20-34

74.5

25.5

100.0

 35-49

80.3

19.7

100.0

House hold size

p = 0.000

 1-2 persons

70.8

29.2

100.0

 3-5 persons

80.6

19.4

100.0

 6+ persons

71.0

29.0

100.0