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Table 3 Results from logistic regression of contraception and sexually active married women’s socio-economic factors (UDHS 2011)

From: Factors associated with modern contraceptive use among young and older women in Uganda; a comparative analysis

Background characteristics

OR

95%CI

Education Attainment (Reference = No education)

  

Lower Primary (P1-P3)

1.31

0.42-4.11

Upper Primary (P4-P6)

1.78

0.62-5.14

Complete Primary

1.36

0.45-4.11

Secondary

1.98

0.66-5.97

Post Secondary

12.36**

2.25-67.85

Lower Primary##Agegroup (25–34)

1.08

0.33-3.53

Upper Primary##Agegroup (25–34)

0.70

0.22-2.29

Complete Primary##Agegroup (25–34)

0.89

0.27-2.99

Secondary##Agegroup (25–34)

1.06

0.30-3.72

Post Secondary##Agegroup (25–34)

0.17

0.03-1.05

Wealth Index (Reference = Lowest 40%)

  

Middle 40%

1.06

0.67-1.69

Highest 20%

1.40

0.80-2.47

Middle 40%##Agegroup (25–34)

1.43

0.81-2.52

Highest 20%##Agegroup (25–34)

1.65

0.77-3.52

Administrative Region (Reference = Kampala)

  

Central1

0.59

0.27-1.30

Centra2

0.45

0.20-1.00

East Central

0.64

0.28-1.46

Eastern

0.32**

0.13-0.77

Northern

0.31**

0.11-0.92

Karamoja

0.63

0.06-6.47

West Nile

0.23**

0.09-0.59

Western

0.76

0.33-1.75

South Western

0.35**

0.13-0.89

Central1##Agegroup (25–34)

1.66

0.60-4.61

Centra2##Agegroup (25–34)

1.79

0.68-4.65

East Central##Agegroup (25–34)

1.17

0.42-3.28

Eastern##Agegroup (25–34)

3.38**

1.17-9.82

Northern##Agegroup (25–34)

5.02**

1.35-18.71

Karamoja##Agegroup (25–34)

1.07

0.09-12.30

West Nile##Agegroup (25–34)

3.57**

1.08-11.73

Western##Agegroup (25–34)

1.46

0.51-4.16

South Western##Agegroup (25–34)

2.67

0.89-8.02

Perception of distance to health facility (Reference = a big problem)

  

Not a big problem

1.83**

1.26-2.67

Distance not a problem##Agegroup

0.56

0.36-0.88

Family Planning Messages

  

(Reference = Did not hear family planning message On radio, TV, or newspaper in past Few months)

1.05

0.68-1.63

Heard family planning message On radio, TV, or newspaper in past Few months Heard message##Agegroup (25–34)

1.22

0.71-2.10

Listen to Radio (Reference = Not listen to radio)

  

Listen to radio

0.77

0.46-1.29

Listen to radio##Agegroup (25–34)

1.97**

1.07-3.64

Desire for children (Reference = Wants within 2 years)

  

Wants after 2 years

2.49**

1.54-4.03

Do not want any more

2.80

0.82-9.56

After 2 years##Agegroup (25–34)

1.18

0.64-2.17

Not any more##Agegroup (25–34)

2.03

0.51-8.04

Age at first marriage in years (Reference = <=12)

  

13-17

0.56

0.23-1.36

18-24

0.54

0.22-1.31

25+

0.92

0.41-2.06

13-17##Agegroup (25–34)

2.60

0.91-7.41

18-24##Agegroup (25–34)

1.85

0.64-5.35

Can refuse sex (Reference = No)

  

Yes

1.54

0.85-2.79

Yes##Agegroup (25–34)

0.94

0.48-1.82

Empowerment Index (Reference = Not empowered)

  

Low

1.16

0.73-1.86

High

0.81

0.50-1.34

Low##Agegroup (25–34)

0.96

0.52-1.79

1.21 0.66-2.21

1.21

0.66-2.21

High##Agegroup (25–34)

  

Visited by family planning provider (Reference = No)

0.78

0.53-1.15

Yes

1.17

0.73-1.89

Yes##Agegroup (25–34)

  

Number of children living children

0.98

0.91-1.07

Number of women (weighted)

2,814

 
  1. **implies that results are significant at 5% level;
  2. ##denotes the interaction between two factors.