Table 2 Factors associated with FP discontinuation among women of reproductive age in Rwanda
Variables | Discontinued | Continued | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | %) | n | % | ||
DHS year | |||||
2010/2011 | 2336 | 17.1 | 11,323 | 82.9 | < 0.001 |
2014/2015 | 3698 | 27.4 | 9793 | 72.6 | |
2019/2020 | 4206 | 28.7 | 10,428 | 71.3 | |
Participation in decision making for FP use | |||||
Mainly Woman | 457 | 43.9 | 585 | 56.1 | 0.367 |
Mainly Husband | 143 | 47.8 | 156 | 52.2 | |
Joint decision | 4725 | 44.9 | 5796 | 55.1 | |
Age (years) | |||||
15–19 | 69 | 0.8 | 8978 | 99.2 | < 0.001 |
20–34 | 6185 | 30.2 | 14,329 | 69.8 | |
35–49 | 3986 | 32.6 | 8237 | 67.4 | |
Number of children ever born | |||||
< three | 6062 | 19.2 | 25,586 | 80.8 | < 0.001 |
>= Four | 4178 | 41.2 | 5958 | 58.8 | |
Level of education | |||||
No education | 1342 | 26.8 | 3669 | 73.2 | < 0.001 |
Primary | 7227 | 27.5 | 19,045 | 72.5 | |
Secondary | 1671 | 15.9 | 8830 | 84.1 | |
Marital status | |||||
Never married | 425 | 2.6 | 16,196 | 97.4 | < 0.001 |
Currently married | 8908 | 42.4 | 12,097 | 57.6 | |
Formerly married | 907 | 21.8 | 3251 | 78.2 | |
Type of place of residence | |||||
Urban | 2159 | 23.1 | 7184 | 76.9 | < 0.001 |
Rural | 8081 | 24.9 | 24,360 | 75.1 | |
Region in Rwanda | |||||
Kigali | 1292 | 22.7 | 4393 | 77.3 | < 0.001 |
South | 2610 | 25.5 | 7643 | 74.5 | |
West | 2067 | 21.7 | 7442 | 78.3 | |
North | 1720 | 25.8 | 4936 | 74.2 | |
East | 2551 | 26.4 | 7130 | 73.6 | |
Wealth index categorized | |||||
Poor | 3933 | 25.0 | 11,824 | 75.0 | < 0.001 |
Middle | 2047 | 26.2 | 5779 | 73.8 | |
Rich | 4260 | 23.4 | 13,941 | 76.6 | |
Heard about FP On Television | |||||
No | 9397 | 24.6 | 28,821 | 75.4 | 0.208 |
Yes | 843 | 23.6 | 2723 | 76.4 | |
Visit health facility in the last 12 months | |||||
No | 2424 | 14.1 | 14,728 | 85.9 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 7816 | 31.7 | 16,816 | 68.3 | |
Husband education | |||||
No education | 1426 | 33.6 | 2817 | 66.4 | < 0.001 |
Primary | 6512 | 41.3 | 9271 | 58.7 | |
Secondary+ | 1479 | 40.0 | 2223 | 60.0 | |
Wontedness of last child | |||||
Wanted then | 4737 | 44.0 | 6024 | 56.0 | < 0.001 |
Wanted later | 2121 | 41.7 | 2968 | 58.3 | |
Wanted no more | 1218 | 47.0 | 1371 | 53.0 | |
Work status | |||||
Not-working | 1776 | 15.1 | 9965 | 84.9 | < 0.001 |
Working | 8459 | 28.2 | 21,551 | 71.8 | |
Heard about FP On Radio | |||||
No | 4196 | 22.5 | 14,456 | 77.5 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 6044 | 26.1 | 17,086 | 73.9 | |
Heard about FP on Newspaper/Magazine | |||||
No | 9607 | 24.8 | 29,202 | 75.2 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 633 | 21.3 | 2334 | 78.7 | |
History of Terminating Pregnancy | |||||
No | 8194 | 22.3 | 28,538 | 77.7 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 2035 | 40.6 | 2974 | 59.4 | |
Heard about FP at health facilities | |||||
No | 3948 | 26.3 | 11,076 | 73.7 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 3868 | 40.3 | 5736 | 59.7 | |
Fertility preference | |||||
Wants no more children | 4184 | 19.2 | 17,630 | 80.8 | < 0.001 |
Undecided | 131 | 22.8 | 443 | 77.2 | |
Wants to have more children | 5914 | 38.9 | 9302 | 61.1 | |