Research Article
Predictors of Time-to-Contraceptive Use from Resumption of Sexual Intercourse after Birth among Women in Uganda
Table 1
Distribution by women’s characteristics and predisposing factors.
| Characteristics | | Percentage (%) |
| Age | | | 15–19 | 178 | 6.0 | 20–29 | 1661 | 55.7 | 30–39 | 958 | 32.1 | 40–49 | 186 | 6.2 |
| Education level | | | None | 414 | 13.9 | Primary | 1905 | 63.9 | Secondary | 664 | 22.3 |
| Residence | | | Urban | 408 | 13.7 | Rural | 2575 | 86.3 |
| Wealth status | | | Lowest | 604 | 20.3 | Second | 673 | 22.6 | Middle | 613 | 20.6 | Fourth | 531 | 17.8 | Highest | 562 | 18.8 |
| Religion | | | Catholic | 1200 | 40.2 | Protestant | 892 | 29.9 | Muslim | 386 | 12.9 | Pentecostal | 398 | 13.4 | Other | 107 | 3.6 |
| Region | | | Central | 791 | 26.5 | East | 825 | 27.7 | North | 381 | 12.8 | South | 986 | 33.1 |
| Working status | | | Not working | 630 | 21.1 | Working | 2353 | 78.9 |
| Type of birth | | | Normal | 2813 | 94.3 | Caesarean | 170 | 5.7 |
| Place of delivery | | | Public | 1,342 | 45.0 | Private | 424 | 14.2 | TBA/Home | 1,217 | 40.8 |
| Number of ANC visits | | | None | 163 | 5.5 | 1–3 | 1395 | 46.8 | 4++ | 1425 | 47.8 |
| Type of birth | | | Single | 2,924 | 98.0 | Multiple | 59 | 2.0 |
| Sex of child | | | Male | 1,492 | 50.0 | Female | 1,491 | 50.0 |
| Breastfeeding | | | Not breastfeeding | 1,189 | 39.9 | Breastfeeding | 1,794 | 60.1 |
| Birth order | | | First | 367 | 12.3 | 2-3 | 939 | 31.5 | 4-5 | 743 | 24.9 | 6++ | 934 | 31.3 |
| Empowerment | | | Low | 1,141 | 38.2 | Medium | 1,273 | 42.7 | High | 569 | 19.1 |
| Exposure to media | | | No exposure | 669 | 22.4 | At least one regularly | 2,314 | 77.6 |
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Note. Estimates are based on weighted scores.
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