Table 4 Factors predicting intention to use contraceptives later relative to being uncertain about future contraceptive use
From: Maternal grand multiparity and intention to use modern contraceptives in Nigeria
| Characteristic predicting intention to use later | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RRR | 95% CI | RRR | 95% CI | RRR | 95% CI | RRR | 95% CI | |
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Main explanatory variable: Parity | ||||||||
| Primiparity ref | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Multiparity | 0.783* | 0.710–0.863 | 0.788* | 0.714–0.870 | 0.792* | 0.716–0.877 | 0.790* | 0.708–0.881 |
| Grand Multiparity | 0.736* | 0.666–0.814 | 0.762* | 0.687–0.844 | 0.796* | 0.707–0.893 | 0.862** | 0.745–0.997 |
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Proximate variables: Previous Contraceptive Status | ||||||||
| Never used ref | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Ever used | 0.552* | 0.502–0.608 | 0.493* | 0.446–0.546 | 0.520* | 0.470–0.576 | ||
| Pregnancy Termination | ||||||||
| Never experienced ref | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Ever experienced | 1.238* | 1.126–1.361 | 1.197* | 1.087–1.317 | 1.205* | 1.093–1.328 | ||
| Fertility Planning Status | ||||||||
| Wanted ref | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Mistimed | 1.883* | 1.635–2.167 | 1.809* | 1.568–2.086 | 1.721* | 1.489–1.989 | ||
| Unwanted | 1.273** | 1.036–1.563 | 1.206* | 0.979–1.486 | 1.248** | 1.012–1.540 | ||
| Family Planning Mass Media Messages | ||||||||
| No exposure ref | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Radio | 1.339* | 1.217–1.473 | 1.267* | 1.151–1.395 | 1.355* | 1.229–1.494 | ||
| Television | 1.466* | 1.325–1.621 | 1.261* | 1.132–1.404 | 1.468* | 1.313–1.642 | ||
| Newspaper | 1.337* | 1.176–1.520 | 1.173** | 1.018–1.352 | 1.321* | 1.143–1.527 | ||
| Knowledge of Family Planning Method | ||||||||
| No method ref | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Traditional | 1.616** | 1.189–2.197 | 1.636** | 1.201–2.229 | 1.654** | 1.213–2.256 | ||
| Modern | 3.758** | 3.340–4.229 | 3.154* | 2.793–3.563 | 3.168* | 2.803–3.581 | ||
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Underlying variables: Child Mortality | ||||||||
| Ever experienced ref | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Never experienced | 0.888** | 0.818–0.963 | 0.907** | 0.836–0.984 | ||||
| Type of Marriage | ||||||||
| Monogamy ref | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Polygyny | 1.012 | 0.932–1.098 | 1.048 | 0.964–1.139 | ||||
| Ideal Family Size | ||||||||
| 1 ref | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 2 | 1.446 | 0.860–2.430 | 1.454 | 0.862–2.452 | ||||
| 3 | 1.636** | 1.078–2.433 | 1.626** | 1.068–2.474 | ||||
| 4 | 1.446 | 0.979–2.135 | 1.493** | 1.009–2.211 | ||||
| 5+ | 1.308 | 0.894–1.912 | 1.316 | 0.899–1.927 | ||||
| Remarriage | ||||||||
| No ref | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Yes | 1.225* | 1.112–1.372 | 1.253* | 1.127–1.393 | ||||
| Fertility Desire | ||||||||
| Both want same ref | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Husband want more | 0.945 | 0.863–1.035 | 0.968 | 0.882–1.062 | ||||
| Husband want fewer | 0.902 | 0.767–1.062 | 0.910 | 0.772–1.073 | ||||
| Uncertain | 0.510* | 0.466–0.558 | 0.510 | 0.465–0.559 | ||||
| Household Power Relations | ||||||||
| Male dominated ref | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Not male dominated | 1.151* | 1.065–1.243 | 1.148** | 1.061–1.243 | ||||
| Maternal Education | ||||||||
| None ref | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Primary | 1.708* | 1.550–1.883 | 1.712* | 1.540–1.903 | ||||
| Secondary | 1.649* | 1.395–1.720 | 1.578* | 1.404–1.773 | ||||
| Higher | 1.224* | 1.044–1.435 | 1.269** | 1.071–1.504 | ||||
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Background variables: Place of Residence | ||||||||
| Urban ref | – | – | ||||||
| Rural | 1.103** | 1.018–1.195 | ||||||
| Maternal age (years) | ||||||||
| 15–24 ref | – | – | ||||||
| 25–34 | 1.109 | 0.994–1.238 | ||||||
| 35+ | 0.835** | 0.726–0.960 | ||||||
| Age at first birth (years) | ||||||||
| 15–19 ref | – | – | ||||||
| 20–24 | 1.013 | 0.930–1.105 | ||||||
| 25+ | 0.916 | 0.870–1.040 | ||||||
| Religion | ||||||||
| Christianity ref | – | – | ||||||
| Islam | 0.628* | 0.568–0.694 | ||||||
| Traditional/others | 0.975 | 0.823–1.154 | ||||||
| Geographical Region | ||||||||
| Northern ref | – | – | ||||||
| Southern | 0.624 | 0.566–0.687 | ||||||
