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Table 3 Regression results of the predictors of current use of family planning

From: Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning in Nigeria: a spatio-demographic analysis from the 2013 DHS

Regression variables

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Intercept

0.190***

0.112***

0.012***

Access to radio messages

3.225***

1.945***

1.359***

Access to television messages

3.830***

2.221***

1.031

Access to newspaper messages

3.434***

1.360***

1.120

Age group

   

15–19

RC

 

RC

20–24

2.950***

 

2.120***

25–29

2.981***

 

2.460***

30–34

3.253***

 

3.275***

35–39

3.581***

 

4.135***

40–44

3.673***

 

4.454***

45–49

1.976***

 

2.583***

Education

   

No education

RC

 

RC

Primary

6.847***

 

2.344***

Secondary

9.741***

 

2.709***

Higher

19.363***

 

2.474***

Marital Status

   

Never married

RC

 

RC

Married

2.342***

 

1.274**

Living with Partner

0.626***

 

0.359***

Divorced/sep

1.709***

 

0.958

Widowed

0.516***

 

0.604*

Religion

   

Traditionalist

RC

 

RC

Christianity

4.610***

 

1.579*

Islam

0.922

 

0.985

Employment status

   

Not working

RC

 

RC

Working

0.443***

 

0.802

Region

   

North Central

RC

 

RC

North East

0.206***

 

0.387***

North West

0.184***

 

0.395***

South East

1.821***

 

0.986

South South

1.827***

 

0.812**

South West

2.375***

 

1.294***

Residence

   

Urban

RC

 

RC

Rural

0.386***

 

0.852**

Wealth Index

   

Lowest

RC

 

RC

Second

3.460***

 

1.530***

Middle

9.137***

 

2.276***

Fourth

15.358***

 

2.797***

Highest

24.080***

 

3.442***

  1. RC Reference category
  2. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001; **** p < 0.000