Table 4 Factors predicting intention to use contraceptives later relative to being uncertain about future contraceptive use

 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

 Never used ^ref

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Ever used

0.552*

0.502–0.608

0.493*

0.446–0.546

0.520*

0.470–0.576

 Never experienced ^ref

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Ever experienced

1.238*

1.126–1.361

1.197*

1.087–1.317

1.205*

1.093–1.328

 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

 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

 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

 Ever experienced ^ref

–

–

–

–

 Never experienced

0.888**

0.818–0.963

0.907**

0.836–0.984

 Monogamy ^ref

–

–

–

–

 Polygyny

1.012

0.932–1.098

1.048

0.964–1.139

 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

 No ^ref

–

–

–

–

 Yes

1.225*

1.112–1.372

1.253*

1.127–1.393

 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

 Male dominated ^ref

–

–

–

–

 Not male dominated

1.151*

1.065–1.243

1.148**

1.061–1.243

 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

 Urban ^ref

–

–

 Rural

1.103**

1.018–1.195

 15–24 ^ref

–

–

 25–34

1.109

0.994–1.238

 35+

0.835**

0.726–0.960

 15–19 ^ref

–

–

 20–24

1.013

0.930–1.105

 25+

0.916

0.870–1.040

 Christianity ^ref

–

–

 Islam

0.628*

0.568–0.694

 Traditional/others

0.975

0.823–1.154

 Northern ^ref

–

–

 Southern

0.624

0.566–0.687