Differentials of fertility in North and South Gondar zones, northwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study

Table 2 Results of separately regressing fertility levels (high versus low) on each explanatory variable relating to women's sexual behaviour and use of contraceptives, North and South Gondar zones, northwest Ethiopia, 2007 (Bivariate analyses)

Explanatory variable	Fertility level		Odds Ratio (crude)	95% Confidence Interval
	High	Low		Lower	Upper
Age at first marriage*
< 15 years (ref. category)	635	553	1.00
15 – 19 years	353	638	0.48	0.41	0.58
20 and above	23	200	0.10	0.06	0.16
Age at first sexual intercourse**
< 15 years (ref. category)	512	406	1.00
15 – 19 years	466	788	0.47	0.39	0.56
20 and above	33	204	0.13	0.09	0.19
Current use of contraceptives**
Yes	220	356	1.00
No	791	1042	1.23	1.02	1.49
Attitude towards using contraceptives in the future
Yes	552	860	1.00
No	459	553	1.29	1.10	1.52
Should female circumcision continue?
Yes	107	103	1.00
No	904	1310	0.66	0.50	0.88
Knowledge of the respondent regarding the period of pregnancy
Correct	92	274	1.00
Wrong	919	1139	2.40	1.87	3.09
If you want, can you find condoms easily?**
Yes	188	448	1.00
No	823	950	2.06	1.70	2.51
	-	15	-	-	-

* Women who were never married were excluded from the analysis
** Women with no experience of sexual intercourse were omitted from the analysis

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