Table 4

Modern contraceptive practices among unmarried and married sexually active modern contraceptive users, by age group (n=1544)

VariablesAge15–24 years old25 years old or more
Marital status and sexual activityUnmarried, sexually active (n=152)Married (n=202)Unmarried, sexually active (n=58)Married (n=1132)
n%95% CIn%95% CIn%95% CIn%95% CI
Methods
of contraception




Short term10063.454.4 to 71.65327.120.6 to 34.71725.715.3 to 39.822919.316.8 to 22.1
Oral contraceptive pills62.61.1 to 6.02612.38.3 to 18.0711.45.1 to 23.615112.710.6 to 15.1
Male condoms9460.851.8 to 69.12714.89.9 to 21.41014.37.3 to 26.2786.65.2 to 8.4
Long term5236.628.4 to 45.614972.965.3 to 79.44174.360.2 to 84.790380.777.9 to 83.2
Implants and IUD3624.717.8 to 33.39949.441.3 to 57.63054.439.4 to 68.768861.057.7 to 64.2
Injectables1611.96.9 to 19.64822.917.3 to 29.71119.910.3 to 34.919117.615.4 to 20.0
Others020.60.2 to 2.50242.21.4 to 3.3
Source of method

Public4933.925.8 to 43.114370.862.9 to 77.63061.147.3 to 73.382472.468.8 to 75.8
Non-public medical63.91.5 to 9.7167.24.2 to 12.31113.27.0 to 23.511110.48.4 to 12.8
For-profit outlets and relatives9762.153.0 to 70.54322.016.2 to 29.21725.715.3 to 39.819717.214.6 to 20.1
Capacity of provider
Comprehensive5236.227.9 to 45.415677.069.8 to 82.93870.756.6 to 81.789278.975.9 to 81.6
Limited10063.854.6 to 72.14623.017.1 to 30.22029.318.3 to 43.424021.118.4 to 24.1
  • IUD, intrauterine device.