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Table 2 Comparison of DHS categorisations in Zones 1, 2 and 3 at each postnatal visit

From: Comparing the order of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy and the Demographic and Health Survey question on pregnancy intention in a single group of postnatal women in Malawi - the effect of question order on assessment of pregnancy intention

 

Zone 1

LMUP then DHS

Zone 2

DHS then LMUP

Zone 3

DHS only

Unadjusted p value

Adjusted p value

DHS postnatal 1–2 months

 Intended n (%)

166 (61)

189 (71)

148 (55)

  

 Mistimed n (%)

66 (24)

26 (10)

80 (30)

0.025

0.177a

 Unwanted n (%)

41 (15)

51 (19)

39 (15)

  

 Total

273

266

267

  

DHS postnatal 6 months

 Intended n (%)

73 (63)

69 (68)

63 (62)

  

 Mistimed n (%)

20 (17)

9 (9)

29 (28)

0.087b

0.992c

 Unwanted n (%)

22 (19)

23 (23)

10 (10)

  

 Total

115

101

102

  
  1. aAdjusted for woman’s age, number of live children and marital status
  2. bPartial proportional odds ordinal logistic regression
  3. cAdjusted for woman’s age, number of live children and marital status