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Table 3 Percent intention to use contraceptive later by respondents’ characteristics and unadjusted multinomial logistic regression coefficients

From: Maternal grand multiparity and intention to use modern contraceptives in Nigeria

Characteristic

Use Contraceptives Later

%

Coeff.

p

95% CI

Parity

 Primiparity ref

23.3

–

–

–

 Multiparity

20.7

−0.245

< 0.001

−0.341, − 0.148

 Grand Multiparity

14.9

−0.306

< 0.001

− 0.407, − 0.205

Place of Residence

 Urban ref

25.4

–

–

–

 Rural

15.6

−0.135

< 0.001

−0.204, − 0.065

Maternal age (years)

 15–24 ref

18.3

–

–

–

 25–34

23.1

0.160

< 0.001

0.071–0.248

 35+

14.0

−0.120

0.013

−0.215, − 0.025

Age at first birth (years)

 15–19 ref

15.5

–

–

–

 20–24

23.7

0.147

< 0.001

0.071–0.223

 25+

24.7

0.075

0.143

−0.025-0.175

Religion

 Christianity ref

32.6

–

–

–

 Islam

12.0

−0.542

< 0.001

− 0.612,-0.472

 Traditional/others

15.5

−0.069

0.365

−0.219-0.081

Geographical Region

 Northern ref

13.8

–

–

–

 Southern

31.2

0.178

< 0.001

0.110–0.246

Child Mortality

 Ever experienced ref

15.4

–

–

–

 Never experienced

21.0

0.026

0.473

−0.044, 0.095

Type of Marriage

 Monogamy ref

21.4

–

–

–

 Polygyny

13.9

−0.123

< 0.001

−0.196, − 0.049

Ideal Family Size

 1 ref

7.9

–

–

–

 2

27.4

1.046

< 0.001

0.543–1.545

 3

38.5

1.374

< 0.001

0.973–1.774

 4

34.8

1.231

< 0.001

0.856–1.606

 5+

15.8

0.889

< 0.001

0.520–1.258

Remarriage

 No ref

14.0

–

–

–

 Yes

16.6

0.127

0.012

0.028–0.225

Fertility Desire

 Both want same ref

25.6

–

–

–

 Husband want more

14.1

−0.198

< 0.001

−0.281, −0.114

 Husband want fewer

29.4

−0.097

0.231

−0.256-0.052

 Uncertain

15.7

−0.768

< 0.001

−0.853, − 0.683

Household Power Relations

 Male dominated ref

25.6

–

–

–

 Not male dominated

16.2

−0.057

0.111

−0.128-0.013

Maternal Education

 None ref

9.6

–

–

–

 Primary

25.7

0.716

< 0.001

0.626–0.806

 Secondary

33.9

0.726

< 0.001

0.643–0.810

 Higher

33.7

0.530

< 0.001

0.404–0.656

Previous Contraceptive Status

 Never used ref

17.3

–

–

–

 Ever used

34.3

−0.269

< 0.001

−0.361, − 0.177

Pregnancy Termination

 Never experienced ref

17.8

–

–

–

 Ever experienced

23.3

0.294

< 0.001

0.201–0.387

Fertility Planning Status

 Wanted ref

17.4

–

–

–

 Mistimed

43.8

0.684

< 0.001

0.546–0.822

 Unwanted

29.4

0.236

0.022

0.034–0.437

Family Planning Mass Media Messages

 No exposure ref

14.0

–

–

–

 Radio

21.4

0.455

< 0.001

0.362–0.548

 Television

34.5

0.572

< 0.001

0.476–0.668

 Newspaper

34.5

0.484

< 0.001

0.360–0.607

Knowledge of Family Planning Method

 No method ref

4.4

–

–

–

 Traditional

9.9

0.478

0.002

0.171–0.784

 Modern

23.7

1.368

< 0.001

1.255–1.482