Table 5 Predictors of postpartum contraceptive use in rural Tigray region, northern Ethiopia, 2017: a multi level analysis

  Not educated

–

1

–

1

  Primary-level

–

3.0 (2.1–3.0)

–

0.7 (0.6–2.1)

  Secondary-level

–

2.3 (2.1–5.3)*

–

0.5 (0.4–3.2)

  Diploma and above

–

3.5 (1.9–6.0)*

–

0.4 (0.3–1.3)

  Not educated

–

1

–

1

  Primary-level

–

1.3 (1.2–3.2)*

–

0.9 (0.8–2.3)

  Secondary-level

–

2.2 (1.5–4.4)*

–

2.3 (1.8–3.5)**

  Diploma-level

–

1.4 (1.3–3.5)**

–

1.2 (1.1–2.6)***

  Lowest

–

1

–

1

  Second

–

2. 5(1.3–4.6)*

–

0.5 (0.4–1.3)

  Middle

–

2.1 (1.9–5.1)*

–

0.8 (0.7–2.4)

  Fourth

–

1.3 (1.1–2.4)**

–

1.2 (1.1–3.2)***

  Fifth

–

1.8 (1.5–3.2)**

–

1.5 (1.3–2.5)***

 PNC

–

  Yes

–

2.3 (1.3–3.0)**

–

2.0 (1.9–4.3)***

  No

–

1

–

1

  Yes

–

2.7 (1.8–3.9)*

–

0.4 (0.3–2.1)

  No

–

1

–

1

  Yes

–

1.8 (1.5–2.7)*

–

0.3 (0.2–1.3)

  No

–

1

–

1

  Yes

–

1.4 (1.2–3.0)*

–

0.6 (0.4–1.7)

  No

–

1

–

1

  High

–

–

3.4 (2.4–6.1)**

2.1 (1.9–4.2)**

  Low

–

–

1

1

  Facility in the village

–

–

4.3 (3.9–5.4)**

3.0 (2.7–4.6)**

  1 to 5 km

–

–

2.7 (1.8–5.0)*

0.6 (0.3–1.4)

   > 5 km

–

–

1

1

  Farming

–

–

1

1

  Mixed

–

–

1.3 (1.2–3.9)*

0.4 (0.3–1.7)

  Tanquae-Abrgelle

–

–

1

1

  Tahtay -MayChew

–

–

0.7 (0.6–2.9)

0.5 (0.4–2.1)

  LaeLay -Maychew

–

–

2.5 (2.1–3.0)*

0.7 (0.6–1.9)

  Rural Adwa

–

–

3.0 (2.3–4.8)*

0.4 (0.3–2.3)

  PCV

1

60.3

65.7

71.4

  VPC

70

55.8

50.9

49.6

  Community variance (SE) (Level 2)

8.07 (3.01)***

3.71 (1.14)***

3.30 (1.04)***

3.13 (0.91)***

  AIC (model fit statistics)

1500

1450

1200

750