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Table 1 Factors affecting total unmet need for family planning in Eastern Sudan using univariate and multivariate analyses, 2012

From: Factors affecting unmet need for family planning in Eastern Sudan

Variable

Univariate analyses

Multivariate analyses

 

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

Age, years

1.00

.98-1.02

0.679

1.01

.99-1.04

0.134

Age at marriage, years

1.04

.98-1.03

0.570

1.01

.98-1.04

0.311

Parity ≥3

.701

.52-.92

0.014

0.92

.66-1.30

0.665

Women's education < secondary level

8.10

5.91-11.11

0.000

7.86

5.62-10.98

0.000

Husband’s education< secondary level

2.00

1.51-2.65

0.000

1.91

1.36-2.67

0.000

Rural residence

.993

.87-1.12

0.909

1.00

.87-1.14

0.972

Occupation, housewife

3.39

2.12-5.44

0.000

4.32

2.58-7.23

0.000

Experience of child death

.893

.35-2.24

0.809

1.03

.35-2.98

0.954

  1. Abbreviations: OR, Odds Ratio; CI, confidence interval.