2.1.2. Independent Variables

The independent variables used in the current study have been used elsewhere [6,16–19]. The various socio-economic and demographic factors considered include current age of the respondent (continuous); the age at first cohabitation (continuous), level of education (no education, primary, secondary, tertiary); have heard about family planning in the last 12 months from newspapers/magazines (yes or no); have heard about family planning in the last 12 months on television (yes or no); have been visited by a family planning worker during the last 12 months (yes or no); husband or partner desire for more children compared to the wife or partner (same, husband wants more, husband wants fewer, do not know); wealth quintile of her household (poorest, poorer, middle, richer, richest); currently working (yes or no); province of residence (Kigali, South, West, North, East); place of residence (urban, rural); religious affiliation (Catholic, Protestant, Seventh Day Adventist, other); husband or partner's education level (no education, primary, secondary, tertiary); decision-making for using contraceptive (mainly respondent, mainly husband or partner, joint decision, other); person who usually decides on healthcare (respondent alone, respondent and husband/partner, respondent and other person, husband/partner alone, someone else, other); number of living children (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and more); and age of the husband or partner.
