Research Article
Factors Associated with Modern Contraceptive Use among Married Women Attending Comprehensive Health Centers (CHCs) in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Table 2
Reproductive variables of married women attending comprehensive health centers in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2019 (
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| Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Age at marriage | | | 1. <18 | 165 | 50.8 | 2. ≥18 | 160 | 49.2 | Years in marriage | | | 1. <5 | 74 | 22.8 | 2. ≥5 | 251 | 77.2 | Number of living children | | | 1. No child | 15 | 4.6 | 2. 1 to 4 | 166 | 51.1 | 3. 5 or more | 144 | 44.3 | Age at the 1st child | | | 1. <18 | 117 | 37.5 | 2. ≥18 | 193 | 62.5 | Child mortality experience | | | 1. Yes | 53 | 16.3 | 2. No | 272 | 83.7 | Antenatal care visits | | | 1. Yes | 250 | 76.9 | 2. No | 75 | 23.1 | Postnatal care visits | | | 1. Yes | 271 | 83.4 | 2. No | 54 | 16.6 |
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