Table 4

Latent status prevalence (δ estimates) and the transition matrix (τ estimates) over Years 1‒3 on women's contraceptive and exposure variables

Single Abstinent WomenConsistently Covered MothersStable UsersSexually Active NonusersCondom UsersIntermittent UsersTransient Users
δ Estimates
δnδnδnδnδnδnδn
Time               
 Year 1 .29 1,606 .18 997 .15 831 .14 776 .13 720 .08 443 .03 166 
 Year 2 .26 1,440 .18 997 .15 831 .15 831 .11 609 .10 554 .05 277 
 Year 3 .23 1,274 .18 997 .16 886 .17 942 .11 609 .10 554 .05 277 
 τ Estimates 
Origin Latent Status        
 Single Abstinent Women .790 .009 .023 .008 .026 .129 .015 
 Consistently Covered Mothers .015 .912 .000 .051 .013 .005 .004 
 Stable Users .025 .000 .759 .130 .036 .035 .016 
 Sexually Active Nonusers .020 .058 .109 .733 .020 .019 .042 
 Condom Users .023 .019 .087 .035 .643 .072 .121 
 Intermittent Users .157 .011 .077 .082 .126 .461 .086 
 Transient Users .000 .050 .120 .275 .156 .077 .323 
Single Abstinent WomenConsistently Covered MothersStable UsersSexually Active NonusersCondom UsersIntermittent UsersTransient Users
δ Estimates
δnδnδnδnδnδnδn
Time               
 Year 1 .29 1,606 .18 997 .15 831 .14 776 .13 720 .08 443 .03 166 
 Year 2 .26 1,440 .18 997 .15 831 .15 831 .11 609 .10 554 .05 277 
 Year 3 .23 1,274 .18 997 .16 886 .17 942 .11 609 .10 554 .05 277 
 τ Estimates 
Origin Latent Status        
 Single Abstinent Women .790 .009 .023 .008 .026 .129 .015 
 Consistently Covered Mothers .015 .912 .000 .051 .013 .005 .004 
 Stable Users .025 .000 .759 .130 .036 .035 .016 
 Sexually Active Nonusers .020 .058 .109 .733 .020 .019 .042 
 Condom Users .023 .019 .087 .035 .643 .072 .121 
 Intermittent Users .157 .011 .077 .082 .126 .461 .086 
 Transient Users .000 .050 .120 .275 .156 .077 .323 

Note: Darker shading indicates greater probability of transitioning to a different status.

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