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Table 4 The prevalence and odds ratio (OR) of emergency contraceptive use according to background characteristics in girls aged 14, 16 or 18 years

From: Emergency contraception among Finnish adolescents: awareness, use and the effect of non-prescription status

Background characteristic

Sample

%

Adjusted for age and survey year

Multivariate *

   

OR

95%

OR

95% CI

Individual factors

Alcohol consumption

   Not drinking

1965

0.9

1

 

1

 

   Less than monthly

2952

7.8

6.4

3.9–10.4

4.7

2.7–8.4

   Monthly

3622

16.2

11.2

6.7–18.0

6.3

3.6–11.1

   Weekly

1936

27.6

19.4

12.0–31.4

9.7

5.4–17.2

Daily smoking

   No

7943

8.3

1

   

   Yes

2609

27.3

3.4

3.0–3.8

2.0

1.7–2.4

Dating

   No

7249

6.2

1

 

1

 

   Yes

3367

27.4

3.8

3.3–4.3

3.1

2.6–3.5

School achievements

   Much better than average

1464

8.3

1

 

1

 

   Slightly better than average

3180

10.8

1.2

0.9–1.5

1.1

0.8–1.4

   Average

4418

14.0

1.5

1.2–1.8

1.1

0.9–1.5

   Poorer

1148

17.0

2.2

1.7–2.9

1.3

0.9–1.8

Family factors

Family structure

   Mother-father

7800

11.1

1

 

1

 

   One parent and one stepparent

939

16.3

1.7

1.4–2.0

1.3

1.1–1.6

   One-parent family

1540

15.3

1.4

1.2–1.7

1.2

1.0–1.5

   Husband/wife or cohabiting

246

38.2

2.4

1.8–3.1

1.2

0.8–1.7

   Other guardian

48

20.8

1.4

0.7–2.9

1.5

0.6–3.8

Father's education

   Low

2155

13.9

1

 

1

 

   Middle

5393

13.5

1.1

0.9–1.2

1.1

0.9–1.4

   High

2464

10.8

0.8

0.7–0.9

1.1

0.9–1.4

Father's occupation

   Upper white collar

3724

12.1

1

 

1

 

   Lower white collar

2399

13.6

1.2

1.0–1.4

1.0

0.8–1.2

   Farmer or forestry

668

9.3

0.7

0.5–0.9

0.9

0.6–1.2

   Blue collar

3685

14.0

1.2

1.0–1.4

0.9

0.8–1.1

Mother's education

   Low

1499

14.2

1

 

1

 

   Middle

5171

13.8

1.0

0.9–1.2

1.1

0.9–1.3

   High

3528

11.3

0.8

0.7–1.0

1.1

0.9–1.5

Factors describing the place of residence

Urbanization level

   Capital city area

1441

11.5

1

 

1

 

   Cities

5543

15.3

1.3

1.1–1.4

1.2

0.9–1.6

   Rural villages

2317

11.3

1.0

0.8–1.2

1.0

0.7–1.3

   Sparsely populated areas

1254

8.2

0.7

0.6–0.9

0.9

0.6–1.2

Region

   Southern

3948

12.1

1

 

1

 

   Northern

1664

13.7

1.1

0.9–1.4

1.2

0.9–1.5

   Eastern

1336

12.5

1.1

0.9–1.3

1.1

0.8–1.4

   Western

3801

13.7

1.2

1.0–1.3

1.2

1.0–1.5

  1. Statistically significant ORs are bolded
  2. *Adjustment for age, survey year, age at menarche and the significant variables of the previous model.