A Closer Examination of the HIV/Fertility Linkage ... - Measure DHS

3. Trends in fertility action: marital status, sexual activity, contraceptive use, and birth spacingThe percentage of women married at certain ages shows a steady decline (Figure 18). Also,sexual activity is higher in the urban than rural areas of Burkina Faso, and the percent having sexin the four weeks before the survey have increased or remained constant between 1992/1993 and2003 (Figure 19). Modern contraceptive use increases steadily over time for all groupsexamined and all age groups (Figure 20 and 21). Additionally, condom use is becoming moreprevalent, with rates much higher than those in Zimbabwe and Uganda (Figure 20). Finally,birth spacing is also increasing (Figure 22), and is increasing the same amount for all parities upto the 5 th .120%1992/1993Figure 18: Trends in percentage of women who are currently married,by age group, Burkina Faso 1992-2003100%1989/1999200380%Percentage of Women60%40%20%0%15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49Age Group32