Table 2 Men’s socio-demographic characteristics and support for their spouse’s use of contraceptives
Female partners’ desire to use contraceptive (yes vs. no) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Crude ORa | Adjusted OR | |
N (%) | N (%) | (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | |
Aware of Female Contraception* | ||||
Yes | 428 (33.5) | 851 (66.5) | 3.01 (2.55–3.56) | 3.17 (2.70–3.75) |
No | 671 (60.2) | 443 (39.8) | REF | REF |
Support spouse’s use of contraception* | ||||
Yes | 364 (27.5) | 959 (72.5) | 5.78 (4.84–6.90) | 5.76 (4.82–6.88) |
No | 735 (68.7) | 335 (31.3) | REF | REF |
Demographic Characteristics | ||||
Church | ||||
Catholic | 913 (46.3) | 1060 (53.7) | 0.92 (0.75–1.14) | 0.91 (0.73–1.12) |
Anglican | 186 (44.3) | 234 (55.7) | REF | REF |
Area of Residence** | ||||
Urban | 353 (50.0) | 353 (50.0) | 0.79 (0.67–0.95) | 0.81 (0.67–0.97) |
Rural | 746 (44.2) | 941 (55.8) | REF | REF |
Household Size** | ||||
4 or Less | 655 (49.6) | 665 (50.4) | REF | REF |
5 or more | 444 (41.4) | 629 (58.6) | 1.40 (1.19–1.64) | 1.45 (1.23–1.72) |
Age | ||||
Less than 30 | 147 (44.1) | 186 (55.9) | REF | |
30 to 44 | 731 (45.2) | 888 (54.8) | 0.96 (0.76–1.22) | |
45 to 59 | 206 (50.0) | 206 (50.0) | 0.79 (0.59–1.06) | |
60+ | 15 (51.7) | 14 (48.3) | 0.74(0.35–1.58) | |
Spouse (Wife)’s Educational level | ||||
None | 13 (44.8) | 16 (55.2) | REF | |
Primary | 270 (48.1) | 291 (51.9) | 0.88 (0.41–1.85) | |
Secondary | 596 (43.6) | 770 (56.4) | 1.05 (0.50–2.20) | |
Tertiary | 220 (50.3) | 217 (49.7) | 0.80 (0.38–1.71) | |
Men’s Education | ||||
None | 24 (33.8) | 47 (66.2) | REF | |
None/Primary | 419 (44.9) | 515 (55.1) | 0.63 (0.38–1.04) | |
Secondary | 492 (46.2) | 573 (53.8) | 0.60 (0.36–0.99) | |
Tertiary | 164 (50.8) | 159 (49.2) | 0.50 (0.30–0.85) | |
Employment | ||||
Unemployed | 192 (48.4) | 205 (51.6) | REF | |
Full Time | 660 (45.5) | 790 (54.5) | 1.12 (0.90–1.40) | |
Part Time | 247 (45.2) | 299 (54.8) | 1.13 (0.88–1.47) | |