Exploring the Influencing Factors for Contraceptive Use among Women: A Meta-Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data from 18 Developing Countries

Table 1

Baseline characteristic table for different selected variables for 18 developing countries.

Country name	Type of place of residence (, %)		Respondent education level (, %)		Currently breastfeeding (, %)		Husband education level (, %)		Respondent currently working (, %)		Media exposure (, %)		Respondent age (, %)		Wealth index (, %)		Desire for more children (, %)		Contraceptive use (, %)
	Urban	Rural	No education	Has education	No	Yes	No education	Has education	No	Yes	No	Yes	15-19	20-49	Poor	Rich	Do not want	Want	Not using	Using
Afghanistan, 2015	6939 (23.9)	22131 (76.1)	16562 (57.0)	12508 (43.0)	29507 (89.1)	3163 (10.9)	16562 (57.0)	12508 (43.0)	26020 (89.5)	3050 (10.5)	18480 (63.6)	10590 (36.4)	1817 (6.3)	27253 (93.7)	12258 (42.2)	16812 (57.8)	17462 (60.1)	11608 (39.9)	23413 (80.5)	5657 (19.5)
Albania, 2017-2018	3242 (43.5)	4217 (56.5)	152 (2.02)	7307 (97.97)	6735 (90.3)	724 (9.7)	134 (1.8)	7325 (98.2)	4998 (67.0)	2461 (33.0)	5489 (73.6)	1970 (26.4)	119 (1.6)	7340 (98.4)	4002 (53.7)	3457 (46.3)	5733 (76.9)	1726 (23.1)	4460 (59.8)	2999 (40.2)
Bangladesh, 2014	5665 (34.0)	10981 (66.0)	8539 (51.3)	8107 (48.7)	12983 (78.0)	3663 (22.0)	4528 (27.2)	12118 (72.8)	11603 (69.7)	5043 (30.3)	13161 (79.1)	3485 (20.9)	1957 (11.8)	14689 (88.2)	6124 (36.8)	10522 (63.2)	11418 (68.6)	5228 (31.4)	6262 (37.6)	10384 (62.4)
Cambodia, 2014	2527 (29.9)	5920 (70.1)	1360 (16.1)	7087 (83.9)	6895 (81.6)	1552 (18.4)	902 (10.7)	7545 (89.3)	2251 (26.6)	6196 (73.4)	3555 (42.1)	4892 (57.9)	325 (3.8)	81822 (96.2)	3172 (37.6)	5275 (62.4)	5099 (60.4)	3348 (39.6)	4224 (50.0)	4223 (50.0)
Egypt, 2014	9515 (44.2)	12077 (55.8)	4815 (22.4)	16727 (77.6)	16969 (78.8)	4573 (21.2)	3519 (16.3)	18023 (83.7)	18156 (84.3)	3386 (15.7)	13200 (61.3)	8342 (38.7)	730 (3.4)	20812 (96.6)	7898 (36.7)	13644 (63.3)	14440 (67.0)	7102 (33.0)	9975 (46.3)	11567 (53.7)
Ghana, 2014	1486 (45.9)	1748 (54.1)	1090 (33.7)	2144 (66.3)	2203 (68.1)	1031 (31.9)	886 (27.4)	2348 (72.6)	487 (15.1)	2747 (84.9)	1188 (36.7)	2046 (63.3)	70 (2.2)	3164 (97.8)	1483 (45.9)	1751 (54.1)	1561 (48.3)	1673 (51.7)	2433 (75.2)	801 (24.8)
Haiti, 2016-2017	1732 (34.2)	3330 (65.8)	1130 (22.3)	3932 (77.7)	3964 (78.3)	1098 (21.7)	930 (18.4)	4132 (81.6)	2092 (41.3)	2970 (58.7)	3817 (75.4)	1245 (24.6)	189 (3.7)	4873 (96.3)	2280 (45.0)	2782 (55.0)	3207 (63.4)	1855 (36.6)	3327 (65.7)	1735 (34.3)
India, 2015-2016	3242 (43.5)	4217 (56.5)	52 (.7)	7407 (99.3)	6735 (90.3)	724 (9.7)	134 (1.8)	7325 (98.2)	4998 (67.0)	2461 (33.0)	5489 (73.6)	1970 (26.4)	119 (1.6)	7340 (98.4)	4002 (53.7)	3457 (46.3)	5733 (76.3)	1726 (23.1)	4460 (59.8)	2999 (40.2)
Indonesia, 2017	17221 (50.3)	17027 (49.7)	710 (2.1)	33538 (97.9)	28516 (83.3)	5732 (16.7)	615 (1.8)	33633 (98.2)	14725 (43.0)	19523 (57.0)	14939 (43.6)	19309 (56.4)	666 (1.9)	33582 (98.1)	14594 (42.6)	19654 (57.4)	19409 (56.7)	14839 (43.3)	13472 (39.3)	20776 (60.7)
Jordan, 2017	5350 (79.7)	1365 (20.3)	222 (3.3)	6493 (96.7)	5686 (84.7)	1029 (15.3)	252 (3.8)	6463 (96.2)	5866 (87.4)	849 (12.6)	1618 (24.1)	5097 (75.9)	190 (2.8)	6252 (97.2)	3700 (55.1)	3015 (44.9)	4192 (62.4)	2523 (37.6)	3281 (48.9)	3434 (51.1)
Kenya, 2014	3808 (36.5)	6623 (63.5)	1787 (17.1)	8644 (82.9)	7240 (69.4)	3191 (30.6)	1415 (13.6)	9016 (86.4)	3457 (33.1)	6974 (66.9)	2981 (28.6)	7450 (71.4)	379 (3.6)	10052 (96.4)	4686 (44.9)	5745 (55.1)	5921 (56.8)	4510 (43.2)	5288 (50.7)	5143 (49.3)
Maldives, 2016-2017	996 (12.93)	6703 (87.14)	364 (4.72)	7335 (95.27)	6446 (83.72)	1253 (16.27)	528 (9.27)	5092 (90.6)	4575 (59.42)	3124 (40.57)	4822 (62.63)	2877 (37.36)	1015 (13.18)	6684 (8.67)	4234 (54.99)	3465 (45.00)	3964 (51.48)	3735 (48.51)	6574 (85.64)	1125 (14.61)
Nepal, 2016	3142 (62.32)	1820 (36.67)	2037 (41.05)	2925 (58.94)	3483 (70.19)	1479 (29.80)	757 (15.25)	4205 (84.74)	1937 (39.03)	3025 (60.96)	2471 (49.79)	2491 (50.20)	379 (7.63)	4583 (92.36)	2069 (41.69)	2893 (58.30)	3738 (75.33)	1224 (24.66)	2386 (48.08)	2576 (51.91)
Pakistan, 2017-2018	2478 (48.2)	2662 (51.79)	2599 (50.56)	2541 (49.43)	3706 (72.10)	1434 (27.89)	1404 (27.31)	3736 (72.68)	4503 (87.60)	637 (12.39)	4033 (78.46)	1107 (21.53)	253 (4.92)	4887 (95.07)	2107 (40.99)	3033 (59.00)	2885 (56.12)	2255 (43.87)	3419 (6651)	1721 (33.48)
Philippines, 2017	9016 (35.95)	16058 (64.04)	313 (1.24)	24761 (98.75)	21201 (84.55)	3873 (15.44)	279 (1.80)	15166 (98.19)	13699 (54.63)	11375 (45.36)	8721 (34.78)	16353 (65.21)	5120 (20.41)	19954 (79.58)	11422 (45.55)	13652 (54.44)	14255 (56.85)	10819 (43.14)	16642 (66.37)	8432 (33.62)
Senegal, 2017	7506 (44.71)	9279 (55.28)	8470 (50.46)	8315 (49.53)	2878 (17.14)	13907 (82.85)	7392 (44.03)	4001 (23.83)	8613 (51.32)	8172 (48.68)	7287 (43.41)	9498 (56.58)	3919 (23.34)	12866 (76.65)	7424 (44.22)	9361 (55.77)	2878 (17.14)	13907 (82.85)	13728 (81.78)	3057 (18.21)
Tanzania, 2015-2016	4142 (31.24)	9116 (68.75)	1998 (15.07)	11260 (84.92)	9678 (72.99)	3580 (27.00)	1062 (12.97)	7124 (87.02)	3771 (28.44)	9487 (71.55)	4722 (35.61)	8536 (64.38)	2927 (22.07)	10331 (77.92)	3671 (27.68)	9587 (72.31)	3996 (30.14)	9262 (69.85)	9403 (70.92)	3855 (29.07)
Timor-Leste, 2016	4337 (34.40)	8269 (65.59)	2592 (20.56)	9914 (78.64)	10296 (81.67)	2310 (18.32)	1997 (26.41)	5562 (73.58)	8104 (64.57)	4502 (35.71)	9370 (74.32)	3236 (25.67)	3126 (24.79)	9480 (75.20)	4378 (37.72)	8228 (65.27)	8905 (70.64)	3701 (29.35)	10630 (84.32)	1976 (15.67)