Variables

Women with met need of contraception

N = 466

Women with unmet need of contraception

N = 68

P-value

Residence

Urban

Rural

237 (50.9%)

229 (49.1%)

30 (41.1%)

38 (55.9%)

0.3

Age (years)

<25 years old

25 - 35 years old

>35 years old

95 (20.4%)

215 (46.1%)

156 (33.5%)

7 (10.3%)

18 (26.5%)

43 (63.2%)

0.0001

Age at marriage

Total number of live births

Total number of male offspring

Total number of female offspring

Age of last child

Number of dead children

History of abortion

Absent

Present

20.2 ± 3.82

3.04 ± 2.62

1.6 ± 2.19

1.5 ± 1.24

4.9 ± 5.18

0.27 ± 0.88

354 (76.0%)

112 (24.0%)

20.3 ± 3.60

4.3 ± 3.19

1.7 ± 1.21

2.6 ± 2.93

6.4 ± 5.99

0.43 ± 1.16

50 (73.5%)

18 (26.5%)

0.9

0.0001

0.6

0.003

0.06

0.2

0.6

Women’s occupation

Housewife

Works

329 (70.6%)

137 (29.4%)

50 (73.5%)

18 (26.5%)

0.6

Women’s education

Illiterate

Read and write/or Primary

Secondary

University/above

91 (19.5%)

86 (18.5%)

172 (36.9%)

117 (25.1%)

23 (33.8%)

18 (26.5%)

15 (22.1%)

12 (17.6%)

0.005

Husband’s education

Illiterate

Read and write/or Primary

Secondary

University/above

67 (14.4%)

118 (25.3%)

153 (32.8%)

128 (27.5%)

19 (27.9%)

20 (29.4%)

18 (26.5%)

11 (16.2%)

0.01