Sample characteristics
| Kenya (2008–2009) | Uganda (2011) | Tanzania (2010) | Rwanda (2010) | Burundi (2010) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Per cent | n | Per cent | n | Per cent | n | Per cent | n | Per cent | n |
| Total sample | 100.0 | 2377 | 100.0 | 2596 | 100.0 | 3250 | 100.0 | 4396 | 100.0 | 3226 |
| Contraceptive use | ||||||||||
| Modern | 51.0 | 1113 | 37.0 | 941 | 42.5 | 1280 | 58.0 | 2578 | 25.5 | 856 |
| No/non-modern | 49.0 | 1264 | 63.0 | 1655 | 57.5 | 1970 | 42.0 | 1818 | 74.5 | 2370 |
| Pregnancy history | ||||||||||
| Wanted | 56.5 | 1467 | 52.2 | 1405 | 72.1 | 2354 | 58.9 | 2587 | 65.6 | 2130 |
| Mistimed | 25.1 | 543 | 34.3 | 861 | 23.4 | 757 | 26.3 | 1153 | 28.1 | 888 |
| Unwanted | 18.4 | 367 | 13.5 | 330 | 4.5 | 139 | 14.8 | 656 | 6.3 | 208 |
| Maternal age | ||||||||||
| 15–19 | 4.4 | 123 | 5.5 | 153 | 5.0 | 141 | 1.1 | 47 | 2.5 | 77 |
| 20–29 | 53.0 | 1249 | 51.6 | 1348 | 48.7 | 1510 | 45.8 | 2008 | 47.5 | 1489 |
| 30–39 | 34.4 | 807 | 32.6 | 845 | 36.3 | 1179 | 39.2 | 1740 | 36.1 | 1205 |
| 40–49 | 8.1 | 198 | 10.3 | 250 | 10.0 | 420 | 13.9 | 601 | 14.0 | 455 |
| Residence | ||||||||||
| Urban | 22.1 | 658 | 16.6 | 625 | 24.6 | 731 | 12.1 | 605 | 8.4 | 585 |
| Rural | 77.9 | 1719 | 83.4 | 1951 | 75.4 | 2519 | 87.9 | 3791 | 91.6 | 2641 |
| Maternal education | ||||||||||
| Higher | 5.7 | 167 | 4.3 | 141 | 0.4 | 13 | 1.2 | 65 | 0.7 | 46 |
| Secondary | 22.1 | 461 | 19.6 | 516 | 7.2 | 409 | 8.4 | 391 | 6.2 | 305 |
| Primary | 63.4 | 1344 | 62.5 | 1533 | 70.1 | 2089 | 72.2 | 3156 | 40.9 | 1304 |
| No education | 8.8 | 405 | 13.6 | 406 | 22.3 | 739 | 28.2 | 784 | 52.2 | 1571 |