Research Article
Determinants of Change in Fertility among Women in Rural Areas of Uganda
Table 4
Distribution of rural women by selected characteristics in 2006 and 2016.
| Variable | 2006 | 2016 | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
| Age | 15–19 | 679 | 11.2 | 1506 | 12.9 | 20–24 | 1253 | 20.6 | 2520 | 21.7 | 25–29 | 1139 | 18.7 | 2058 | 17.7 | 30–34 | 1035 | 17.0 | 1829 | 15.7 | 35–39 | 811 | 13.3 | 1506 | 12.9 | 40–44 | 643 | 10.6 | 1251 | 10.8 | 45–49 | 522 | 8.6 | 968 | 8.3 |
| Education level | No education | 1507 | 24.8 | 1497 | 12.9 | Primary | 3766 | 61.9 | 7446 | 64.0 | Secondary+ | 808 | 13.3 | 2696 | 23.2 |
| Wealth quintile | Poor | 2,750 | 45.2 | 5,347 | 45.9 | Middle | 1,321 | 21.7 | 2,650 | 22.8 | Rich | 2,011 | 33.1 | 3,642 | 31.3 |
| Sex of household head | Male | 4389 | 72.2 | 8089 | 69.5 | Female | 1693 | 27.8 | 3550 | 30.5 |
| Current working status | Not working | 671 | 11.0 | 2252 | 19.4 | Working | 5410 | 89.0 | 9386 | 80.7 |
| Polygamy | No cowife | 3192 | 52.5 | 6075 | 52.2 | Has cowife | 1344 | 22.1 | 2218 | 19.1 | Single/Not sure | 1545 | 25.4 | 3345 | 28.7 |
| Knowledge of any family planning methods | No knowledge | 164 | 2.7 | 38 | 0.3 | Has knowledge | 5918 | 97.3 | 11601 | 99.7 |
| Exposure to family planning messages | Not exposed | 2523 | 41.5 | 3816 | 32.8 | Exposed | 3559 | 58.5 | 7823 | 67.2 |
| Contraceptive use | Not using | 4880 | 80.2 | 7729 | 66.4 | Using | 1201 | 19.8 | 3909 | 33.6 | Age at first sex | Below 15 | 1255 | 20.6 | 2398 | 20.6 | 15–19 | 3299 | 54.2 | 8164 | 70.2 | 20+ | 1528 | 25.1 | 1070 | 9.2 |
| Family size preference | 0–2 | 339 | 5.6 | 642 | 5.5 | 3-4’ | 2338 | 38.5 | 5171 | 44.4 | 5+ | 3161 | 52.0 | 5509 | 47.3 | Nonnumeric | 243 | 4.0 | 317 | 2.7 |
| Age at first marriage | Not yet married | 520 | 8.6 | 1303 | 11.2 | Below 15 | 962 | 15.8 | 1415 | 12.2 | 15–19 | 3585 | 58.9 | 6192 | 53.2 | 20+ | 1015 | 16.7 | 2728 | 23.4 |
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