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Table 4 Estimated effects and corresponding 95% CI of mixed effect logistic regression model for the use of contraception variable

From: Identifying factors influencing contraceptive use in Bangladesh: evidence from BDHS 2014 data

Variable

Category

COR

p-value

95% CI

AOR

p-value

95% CI

Constant

    

0.15

0.001

0.11-0.20

Division

Dhaka

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

Chittagong

0.69

0.001

0.60-0.80

0.83

0.031

0.70-0.98

 

Rajshahi

1.33

0.001

1.13-1.56

1.31

0.003

1.10-1.56

 

Khulna

1.20

0.027

1.02-1.40

1.29

0.004

1.08-1.54

 

Barisal

0.95

0.554

0.81-1.12

1.17

0.091

0.97-1.41

 

Rangpur

1.33

0.001

1.13-1.56

1.17

0.087

0.98-1.39

 

Sylhet

0.55

0.001

0.47-0.64

0.42

0.001

0.34-0.50

Residence

Urban

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

Rural

0.80

0.001

0.72-0.89

0.77

0.001

0.69-0.86

Religion

Non-Muslim

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

Muslim

0.83

0.003

0.73-0.94

0.84

0.026

0.73-0.98

Sex of household head

Female

1.00

  

Not retained in the final model

 

Male

3.38

0.001

3.03-3.78

 

Number of household members

<4

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

≥ 4

1.95

0.001

1.81-2.11

1.83

0.001

1.66-2.02

Wealth quintile

Poorest

1.00

  

Not retained in the final model

 

Poorer

0.98

0.653

0.88-1.08

 
 

Middle

0.89

0.025

0.80-0.98

   
 

Richer

0.81

0.001

0.73-0.91

   
 

Richest

0.78

0.001

0.70-0.88

   

Age (in years)

15-19

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

20-24

1.38

0.001

1.23-1.54

1.27

0.001

1.10-1.47

 

25-29

1.82

0.001

1.62-2.03

1.87

0.001

1.62-2.16

 

30-34

2.73

0.001

2.42-3.08

3.37

0.001

2.89-3.94

 

35-39

2.47

0.001

2.18-2.81

3.23

0.001

2.73-3.81

 

40-44

1.38

0.001

1.22-1.57

1.78

0.001

1.50-2.10

 

45-49

0.53

0.001

0.46-0.61

0.67

0.001

0.56-0.80

Education

No education

1.00

  

Not retained in the final model

 

Primary

1.10

0.032

1.01-1.20

 
 

Secondary

1.03

0.422

0.95-1.13

   
 

Higher

1.04

0.503

0.92-1.18

   

Occupation

Unemployed

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

Employed

1.42

0.001

1.32-1.53

1.26

0.001

1.15-1.37

BMI

18.5-24.9

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

<18.5

0.89

0.009

0.82-0.97

0.90

0.066

0.81-1.01

 

25-29.9

0.97

0.501

0.90-1.05

0.91

0.068

0.82-1.01

 

≥30

0.75

0.001

0.65-0.86

0.71

0.001

0.60-0.84

Currently breastfeeding

No

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

Yes

1.50

0.001

1.39-1.63

2.47

0.001

2.12-2.87

Husband’s age difference with wife

Woman older/same age

1.00

  

Not retained in the final model

 

1-5 years older

1.06

0.660

0.82-1.37

 
 

6-10 years older

1.07

0.622

0.83-1.38

   
 

> 10 years older

0.94

0.657

0.73-1.22

   

Variable

Category

COR

p-value

95% CI

AOR

p-value

95% CI

Husband’s education level

No education

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

Primary

1.04

0.421

0.95-1.13

1.15

0.008

1.04-1.28

 

Secondary

0.85

0.001

0.78-0.93

1.12

0.044

1.01-1.25

 

Higher

0.95

0.343

0.86-1.05

1.28

0.001

1.12-1.46

Husband’s occupation

Unemployed

1.00

  

Not retained in the final model

 

Employed

1.23

0.277

0.85-1.78

 

Currently residing with husband

Staying elsewhere

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

Living with her

5.60

0.001

5.05-6.21

2.78

0.001

2.41-3.21

Sexually active in past year

No or moderate

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

Yes or highly

7.43

0.001

6.78-8.15

4.97

0.001

4.38-5.65

Desire for child

Both desire same number

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

Husband desires more

1.02

0.693

0.92-1.13

1.03

0.595

0.91-1.17

 

Husband desires fewer

1.25

0.001

1.10-1.42

1.23

0.007

1.06-1.44

Currently amenorrheic

No

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

Yes

0.17

0.001

0.14-0.20

0.06

0.001

0.04-0.07

Currently abstaining

No

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

Yes

0.08

0.001

0.06-0.10

0.16

0.001

0.10-0.23

Total children ever born

0-1

1.00

  

Not retained in the final model

 

2-3

2.50

0.001

2.33-2.69

 
 

4+

1.78

0.001

1.64-1.94

   

Number of living children

0

1.00

  

Not retained in the final model

 

1

3.88

0.001

3.44-4.38

 
 

2

6.56

0.001

5.82-7.40

   
 

3+

5.58

0.001

4.97-6.27

   

Number of child born in last five years

0

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

1

1.93

0.001

1.80-2.06

2.44

0.001

2.17-2.73

 

2+

1.51

0.001

1.32-1.74

2.12

0.001

1.69-2.64

Total children ever died

0

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

1

0.93

0.107

0.85-1.02

0.86

0.014

0.76-0.97

 

2+

0.65

0.001

0.56-0.76

0.72

0.002

0.58-0.88

Exposure to media message on FP

No exposure

1.00

  

Not retained in the final model

 

At least some exposure

1.05

0.250

0.97-1.13

 
  1. COR = Crude odds ratio, AOR = Adjusted odds ratio and p-value ≤ 0.001 are treated as 0.001
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