Spousal Separation and Use of and Unmet Need for Contraception in Nepal: Results Based on a 2016 Survey

Table 2

Use of any method of FP (%) and its difference by cohabitation status among married women, 2016.

Women’s characteristic	Cohabiting		Noncohabiting		Difference
	Any method	(N)	Any method	(N)
Living children
None	21.4	648	5.1	377	16.3
1–2	69.9	3066	18.8	1978	51.1
3–4	78.1	2148	40.3	817	37.8
5+	68.2	659	37.0	181	31.2
Age-groups (years)
15–19	33.4	418	8.2	286	25.2
20–24	50.1	929	9.8	755	40.3
25–29	65.6	1118	19.5	839	46.1
30–34	76.2	1084	28.9	642	47.3
35–39	79.9	1075	40.4	436	39.5
40–44	77	1030	38.5	253	38.5
45–49	68.2	868	48.0	143	20.2
Highest educational level
No education	69.5	2784	32.1	1200	37.4
Primary	66.3	1182	22.3	670	44
Secondary	64.5	1797	17.8	1094	46.7
Higher	69.9	758	15.0	389	54.9
Place of residence
Urban	69.6	4112	23.1	1919	46.5
Rural	64.2	2409	24.0	1434	40.2
Province
Province 1	72.9	1118	18.2	537	54.7
Province 2	59.8	1329	28.5	839	31.3
Province 3	70.7	1446	30.0	473	40.7
Province 4	72.1	553	15.6	397	56.5
Province 5	63.4	1150	18.4	599	45.0
Province 6	65.5	388	23.0	198	42.5
Province 7	73.5	537	29.2	309	44.3
Ecological zone
Mountain	68.9	396	23.1	180	45.8
Hill	70.2	2791	20.5	1359	49.7
Terai	65.3	3334	25.8	1814	39.5
Wealth index
Poorest	63.5	1107	21.6	580	41.9
Poorer	70	1235	24.6	711	45.4
Middle	66.3	1263	24.0	825	42.3
Richer	64.6	1359	23.8	749	40.8
Richest	72.3	1557	22.5	490	49.8
Ethnicity
Hill Brahmin	76.6	769	17.7	343	58.9
Hill Chhetri	70.1	1141	19.0	654	51.1
Terai Brahmin/Chhetri	70.8	125	20.4	41	50.4
Other Terai caste	61	1057	30.8	536	30.2
Hill Dalit	69.2	476	22.5	308	46.7
Terai Dalit	51.5	301	26.4	179	25.1
Newar	67.6	362	32.1	90	35.5
Hill Janajati	69.7	1283	19.5	717	50.2
Terai Janajati	77.6	674	38.6	282	39
Muslim	39.2	306	14.8	198	24.4
Had an induced abortion in the last five years
No	67.4	6199	24.0	3190	43.4
Yes	72.5	322	12.5	164	60
Ever had emergency contraceptives
No	67.6	6435	23.5	3299	44.1
Yes	67.6	86	24.6	55	43
Total	67.6	6521	23.5	2354	44.1

Missing = 32.