Research Article
Intergenerational Differences in Current Contraceptive Use among Married Women in Uganda
Table 1
Percentage distribution of women in marital unions who were born between 1957 and 1991 by selected background characteristics, Uganda 2006 DHS.
| Characteristics | 1982–1991 | 1972–1981 | 1957–1971 | Total | Ages (15–24) | Age (25–34) | Age (35–49) |
| Mean age | 21.0 | 29.2 | 40.8 | 30.7 | Mean parity | 1.7 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 4.6 | Current contraceptive use | | | | | No | 81.6 | 76.2 | 75.7 | 77.6 | Yes | 18.4 | 23.8 | 24.3 | 22.6 | Residence | | | | | Urban | 14.7 | 13.8 | 9.2 | 12.6 | Rural | 85.3 | 86.2 | 91.0 | 87.4 | Education level | | | | | None | 14.0 | 23.7 | 40.3 | 26.4 | Primary | 67.4 | 58.9 | 50.2 | 58.5 | Secondary+ | 18.6 | 17.3 | 9.5 | 15.2 | Wealth | | | | | Poor | 48.8 | 42.2 | 44.8 | 44.8 | Middle | 16.3 | 17.8 | 19.8 | 18.0 | Rich | 34.9 | 39.9 | 35.4 | 37.1 | Region | | | | | Central 1 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 8.6 | Central 2 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.5 | Kampala | 8.0 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 6.5 | East central | 11.0 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.4 | Eastern | 13.2 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.4 | North | 21.9 | 20.4 | 24.4 | 22.1 | West nile | 7.4 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 8.8 | Western | 11.7 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 10.8 | South west | 9.1 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 10.8 |
| Number of women | 1,481 | 2,158 | 1,723 | 5,362 |
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Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding of figures.
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