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Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

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The pattern is slightly different for men in that the proportion of currently married men whointend to use contraception initially increases with increasing number of children <strong>and</strong> reaches its peak at 2children (80 percent) after which it starts declining <strong>and</strong> reaches 68 percent for men with at least 4children.5.12 REASONS FOR NOT INTENDING TO USE CONTRACEPTIONTable 5.13 presents the main reasons for not intending to use contraception given by currentlymarried women <strong>and</strong> men who do not intend to use a contraceptive method in the future.The main reasons for not intending to use any contraception in the future among currentlymarried women are fertility-related reasons (63 percent), followed by method-related reasons(18 percent). For men, the main reasons are also fertility related (59 percent), followed by opposition touse (20 percent). More specifically, apart from perceived lack of need due to decreased fertility, the mostimportant reason given by women is fear of side effects. Men are more likely to feel there is no need forTable 5.13 Reasons for not intending to use contraceptionPercent distribution of currently married women who are not using a contraceptivemethod <strong>and</strong> who do not intend to use in the future <strong>and</strong> of currently married men whodo not intend to use in the future by main reason for not intending to use, accordingto age, <strong>Zambia</strong> <strong>2001</strong>-<strong>2002</strong>––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Currently married women Currently–––––––– –––––––– –––––––– marriedReason 15-29 30-49 Total men––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Fertility-related reasons 40.0 74.6 63.3 58.6Infrequent sex/no sex 3.4 8.1 6.6 4.8Menopausal/had hysterectomy 1 0.0 22.8 15.3 19.7Subfecund/infecund 2 13.9 30.6 25.1 6.9Wants as many children as possible 22.7 13.1 16.2 27.2Opposition to use 15.9 8.8 11.1 20.4Respondent opposed 8.9 4.2 5.7 10.4Husb<strong>and</strong>/partner opposed 3 4.7 3.1 3.6 0.6Others opposed 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7Religious prohibition 2.3 1.6 1.8 8.8Lack of knowledge 6.5 1.7 3.2 2.3Knows no method 3.4 0.4 1.4 0.6Knows no source 3.0 1.3 1.8 1.7Method-related reasons 28.8 12.3 17.7 10.6<strong>Health</strong> concerns 3.1 3.0 3.0 4.2Fear of side effects 23.3 6.5 12.0 4.2Lack of access/too far 1.9 0.8 1.2 1.0Inconvenient to use 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.0Interfere with body's normal processes 0.4 1.4 1.1 1.2Other 4.0 1.7 2.5 3.3Don’t know 3.9 0.6 1.7 4.0Missing 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.7Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Number 267 547 814 158–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1For men this refers to wife(s) menopausal/had hysterectomy2For men this refers to couple infertile (subfecund/infecund)3For men this refers to wife(s) opposedFertility Regulation │ 83

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