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Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression model predicting current use of family planning methods among women who are non-new acceptorsa

From: Effectiveness of the population health and environment approach in improving family planning outcomes in the Gurage, Zone South Ethiopia

Predictors

AOR

95.0 % C.I.

 

Lower

Upper

P

Age of the woman

0.952

0.903

1.004

0.068

Educational status of the woman

0.934

0.813

1.074

0.339

Educational status of the husband

1.013

0.953

1.077

0.686

Desire for more children

1.664

0.849

3.262

0.138

Number of children the woman has

1.325

1.117

1.572

0.001

Husband’s desire for more children

0.702

0.349

1.415

0.323

Woman’s Occupation

    

 Housewife

1

   

 Farmer

2.350

1.084

5.098

0.031

 Others(employed by private or government, student)

0.984

0.402

2.411

0.972

Occupation of the husband

    

 Farmer

1

   

 Employees

3.801

0.404

35.772

0.243

 Merchant

1.061

0.445

2.527

0.894

 Others(employed by private or government, student)

0.861

0.330

2.249

0.761

Woreda

    

 PHE

4.274

2.217

8.238

P < 0.0001

 Non-PHE

1

   

Husband’s support of contraceptive use by his wife

    

 Yes

20.352

9.708

42.665

P < 0.0001

 No

1

   

Household Wealth index Tertile

    

 Low

1

   

 Medium

1.598

0.667

3.830

0.293

 High

1.869

0.744

4.695

0.183

  1. aNew acceptors are defined as women/couples who started using modern contraceptive methods for the first time during the last year before the survey
  2. AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval