Table 3 Reasons for nonuse of contraceptive methods (mean by coverage level, prevalence, and 95% CI)
Country | Health concerns | Infrequent sex | Other opposed | Respondent opposed | Fatalistic | Lack of access | Lack of knowledge | Method-related | N (all reasons) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demand for contraception not satisfied < 30.0% | 23.5 | 29.9 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |
Colombia | 17.6 | 26.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | Na | 4.3 | 0.7 | Na | 1566 |
(15.0–20.5) | (23.7–30.0) | (3.2–6.5) | (3.7–6.6) | (3.3–5.6) | (0.4–1.3) | ||||
Honduras | 19.5 | 51.0 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1116 |
(16.9–22.5) | (47.4–54.6) | (7.2–11.3) | (3.4–6.0) | (0.7–2.7) | (2.2–4.4) | (0.1–0.9) | (0.3–1.1) | ||
Zimbabwe | 18.9 | 41.6 | 14.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 0 (0–0) | 1.7 | 468 |
(14.7–23.9) | (35.7–47.7) | (10.1–19.0) | (0.8–3.8) | (0.3–2.3) | (3.7–8.2) | (0.8–3.3) | |||
Dominican Republic | 28.8 | 24.0 | 3.3 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 477 |
(22.7–35.7) | (19.6–29.1) | (1.8–6.0) | (7.8–14.8) | (2.8–10.3) | (1.8–13.6) | (0.3–1.6) | (0.6–2.4) | ||
Indonesia | 29.8 | 22.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 2985 |
(27.3–32.5) | (19.8–25.0) | (1.2–2.5) | (0.3–0.8) | (1.5–3.5) | (2.6–4.9) | (0.6–1.4) | (3.0–5.3) | ||
Armenia | 15.0 | 25.8 | 5.2 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 308 |
(11.6–19.1) | (21.1–31.1) | (3.3–8.3) | (8.0–16.8) | (7.1–14.4) | (0.3–5.0) | (0.9–4.9) | |||
Cambodia | 36.1 | 45.5 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1195 |
(32.8–39.6) | (41.3–49.8) | (1.0–3.7) | (2.0–5.5) | (8.9–13.1) | (1.6–4.0) | (0.8–2.6) | (1.3–3.5) | ||
Guatemala | 17.0 | 50.3 | 10.8 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1769 |
(14.9–19.3) | (47.3–53.3) | (9.0–12.9) | (4.8–7.4) | (2.3–4.5) | (3.9–6.2) | (2.5–4.7) | (0.5–1.3) | ||
India | 7.4 | 31.0 | 19.7 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 57008 |
(7.0–7.7) | (30.4–31.7) | (19.1–20.2) | (7.7–8.5) | (8.7–9.4) | (9.3–10.2) | (2.1–2.6) | (0.8–1.1) | ||
Namibia | 26.3 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 15.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 527 |
(22.0–31.1) | (8.3–14.4) | (7.1–13.5) | (3.9–9.1) | (2.7–6.1) | (12.0–19.4) | (1.3–4.5) | (0.5–2.1) | ||
Lesotho | 11.0 | 39.5 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 605 |
(8.3–14.5) | (35.0–44.3) | (3.6–8.3) | (0.8–3.7) | (1.5–4.9) | (3.6–7.3) | (0.1–1.8) | (0.9–3.3) | ||
Kenya | 42.0 | 23.1 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1382 |
(38.5–45.5) | (20.1–26.3) | (7.6–11.5) | (3.0–5.6) | (2.3–5.1) | (1.6–4.9) | (1.1–2.4) | (0.5–1.6) | ||
Myanmar | 32.6 | 32.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 1208 |
(29.1–36.4) | (29.4–36.4) | (0.7–2.2) | (0.5–1.8) | (1.9–4.4) | (3.1–7.5) | (0.2–1.2) | (1.8–4.1) | ||
Philippines | 26.3 | 22.3 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 13.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1878 |
(23.8–29.1) | (19.0–26.1) | (6.0–10.2) | (8.2–12.4) | (2.8–4.9) | (11.5–16.2) | (0.3–1.3) | (0.1–0.7) | ||
Malawi | 20.2 | 25.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1947 |
(18.1–22.5) | (22.5–28.0) | (4.2–6.6) | (3.8–6.2) | (3.2–5.3) | (4.5–7.1) | (0.2–0.9) | (1.5–3.1) | ||
Congo Brazzaville | 17.0 | 15.1 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 14.2 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 861 |
(13.1–21.8) | (11.6–19.5) | (6.5–13.7) | (2.9–8.5) | (0.1–2.2) | (10.3–19.2) | (9.8–16.0) | (0.4–4.2) | ||
Rwanda | 34.3 | 20.8 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1057 |
(31.2–37.5) | (18.2–23.6) | (4.4–7.4) | (2.2–4.3) | (5.7–9.1) | (1.1–2.8) | (0.1–1.0) | (1.5–3.4) | ||
Demand for contraception not satisfied 30.0–50.0% | 21.4 | 18.4 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.8 | |
Nepal | 15.0 | 18.2 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1425 |
(12.6–17.8) | (15.5–21.3) | (4.0–7.1) | (0.0–0.8) | (0.4–1.4) | (0.4–1.9) | (0.0–0.6) | (0.6–2.6) | ||
Zambia | 30.1 | 19.3 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1578 |
(27.2–33.1) | (17.1–21.7) | (8.2–12.2) | (2.3–4.7) | (2.2–4.3) | (3.9–6.4) | (0.6–1.8) | (0.7–2.1) | ||
Kyrgyzstan | 20.9 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 642 |
(16.8–25.7) | (14.1–21.1) | (13.1–22.0) | (9.4–15.8) | (6.2–11.9) | (0.5–3.0) | (0.6–3.5) | (0.2–3.0) | ||
Tanzania | 40.3 | 17.0 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1515 |
(37.1–43.6) | (14.7–19.6) | (14.0–18.4) | (12.5–16.9) | (7.2–10.5) | (2.9–5.3) | (0.8–2.2) | (0.5–3.1) | ||
Ethiopia | 16.3 | 9.0 | 13.3 | 6.6 | 23.7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1316 |
(12.8–20.7) | (6.9–11.6) | (10.2–17.1) | (4.6–9.2) | (20.1–27.6) | (2.2–5.4) | (0.4–2.3) | (1.0–3.0) | ||
Gabon | 17.4 | 17.4 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 1063 |
(13.9–21.6) | (13.8–21.7) | (8.2–14.5) | (3.7–8.7) | (1.3–4.6) | (4.6–8.5) | (6.4–11.1) | (2.9–7.4) | ||
Uganda | 21.3 | 19.8 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2454 |
(19.4–23.4) | (17.9–21.9) | (9.5–12.3) | (4.8–6.8) | (5.8–8.1) | (1.9–3.3) | (0.1–0.6) | (0.6–1.5) | ||
Senegal | 15.0 | 19.0 | 21.1 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1641 |
(13.0–17.4) | (16.6–21.6) | (18.5–24.0) | (10.2–14.5) | (7.9–11.7) | (1.9–3.7) | (0.5–1.5) | (0.1–0.9) | ||
Mozambique | 9.6 | 19.9 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 809 |
(7.4–12.5) | (16.8–23.4) | (4.8–10.6) | (4.7–9.0) | (7.7–12.1) | (2.4–5.5) | (3.3–7.6) | (1.5–3.8) | ||
Tajikistan | 14.5 | 27.8 | 12.8 | 24.8 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1118 |
(12.0–17.4) | (24.4–31.5) | (10.4–15.7) | (21.5–28.3) | (8.8–13.6) | (1.5–3.8) | (0.1–0.9) | (0.5–1.9) | ||
Cameroon | 21.9 | 29.3 | 12.9 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 1873 |
(19.6–24.4) | (26.4–32.3) | (11.1–14.9) | (6.2–8.9) | (0.9–2.4) | (7.8–11.6) | (12.8–18.1) | (1.8–3.5) | ||
Nigeria | 19.5 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 15.3 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 3459 |
(17.7–21.4) | (16.4–19.4) | (16.2–19.7) | (13.6–17.2) | (6.3–8.6) | (4.2–6.1) | (8.6–11.7) | (2.3–3.7) | ||
Timor-Leste | 35.8 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 21.1 | 19.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 759 |
(31.5–40.2) | (4.9–9.9) | (2.4–6.5) | (17.2–25.5) | (16.2–22.8) | (1.0–3.4) | (1.3–4.3) | |||
Demand for contraception not satisfied > 50.0% | 21.3 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 2.1 | |
Burundi | 33.0 | 11.7 | 27.2 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2196 |
(30.7–35.3) | (10.2–13.4) | (24.9–29.6) | (6.6–9.5) | (1.8–3.4) | (1.4–2.8) | (0.1–0.8) | (0.5–1.4) | ||
Sierra Leone | 13.4 | 24.1 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2173 |
(11.7–15.4) | (21.1–27.3) | (8.6–12.1) | (7.2–11.5) | (8.1–11.8) | (5.9–9.2) | (2.1–4.1) | (1.6–3.0) | ||
Ghana | 46.8 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 1328 |
(43.0–50.7) | (16.2–22.5) | (5.9–10.1) | (4.8–11.4) | (4.2–6.8) | (4.3–7.6) | (0.7–2.0) | (4.0–7.1) | ||
Niger | 6.2 | 19.1 | 11.7 | 5.6 | 21.5 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1251 |
(4.8–7.9) | (16.1–22.4) | (9.6–14.2) | (4.3–7.3) | (18.1–25.3) | (5.3–8.9) | (4.2–7.8) | (2.9–5.9) | ||
Haiti | 40.2 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 20.4 | 11.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2855 |
(37.6–42.8) | (13.0–16.6) | (9.8–13.3) | (18.1–22.9) | (9.7–12.8) | (2.1–4.1) | (0.0–0.4) | (1.4–2.7) | ||
Congo Democratic Republic | 18.4 | 19.6 | 17.4 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 2653 |
(15.9–21.2) | (17.3–22.2) | (15.3–19.7) | (9.7–13.2) | (2.2–4.2) | (6.7–10.9) | (11.3–18.5) | (1.1–2.3) | ||
Côte d’Ivoire | 24.2 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 15.5 | 1.9 | 1510 |
(21.4–27.2) | (12.7–17.9) | (11.8–16.4) | (6.8–13.9) | (1.8–4.2) | (5.4–9.8) | (12.5–19.0) | (1.1–3.0) | ||
Burkina Faso | 14.7 | 22.8 | 18.3 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 14.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2917 |
(13.1–16.4) | (20.8–24.9) | (16.5–20.3) | (5.3–7.4) | (4.1–6.4) | (12.8–16.4) | (2.6–4.5) | (0.5–1.2) | ||
Liberia | 27.3 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 1863 |
(23.8–31.1) | (13.0–18.2) | (9.1–15.0) | (12.0–19.1) | (5.8–9.4) | (5.1–8.2) | (3.1–5.6) | (4.5–7.9) | ||
Togo | 34.4 | 19.6 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1787 |
(31.4–37.5) | (17.5–21.9) | (7.4–11.2) | (6.8–10.8) | (9.3–13.6) | (5.1–7.6) | (3.0–5.7) | (1.9–3.8) | ||
Comoros | 29.3 | 11.2 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 16.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 719 |
(24.6–34.6) | (8.2–15.0) | (11.5–18.1) | (4.6–9.3) | (0.1–1.0) | (12.7–20.6) | (0.1–1.1) | (0.6–2.5) | ||
Benin | 19.8 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 2361 |
(17.7–22.1) | (14.0–17.8) | (12.6–15.9) | (4.2–6.2) | (2.3–3.9) | (10.5–13.3) | (9.3–11.9) | (2.0–3.4) | ||
Angola | 13.3 | 6.8 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 1971 |
(11.1–15.9) | (5.5–8.4) | (7.5–13.2) | (7.6–12.1) | (8.2–11.5) | (1.5–3.1) | (6.0–9.5) | (1.1–3.0) | ||
Mali | 9.3 | 12.5 | 26.4 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 1527 |
(7.4–11.5) | (10.4–14.9) | (22.7–30.5) | (6.9–10.3) | (4.5–7.7) | (5.6–9.5) | (8.4–12.6) | (0.4–1.7) | ||
Gambia | 12.6 | 14.8 | 17.2 | 25.4 | 14.1 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 1482 |
(10.0–15.9) | (12.4–17.5) | (13.9–21.0) | (21.2–30.0) | (11.3–17.6) | (1.2–2.9) | (4.1–9.9) | (0.2–1.3) | ||
Guinea | 11.0 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 14.7 | 0.3 | 1315 |
(8.7–13.8) | (12.7–17.9) | (13.3–18.0) | (9.4–14.6) | (4.2–9.0) | (4.4–8.1) | (12.0–17.9) | (0.1–0.9) | ||
Chad | 7.8 | 18.0 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 15.4 | 0.4 | 1918 |
(6.3–9.6) | (15.7–20.5) | (12.7–17.0) | (9.2–13.0) | (2.0–4.4) | (2.7–4.8) | (13.2–17.9) | (0.2–0.8) |