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Table 2 Determinants of unmet need for family planning among married women

From: Socio-demographic determinants of unmet need for family planning among married women in Pakistan

Independent Variables

Binary LogisticRegression

Multinomial Logistic Regression

UMNFP

UMNFP For Spacing

UMNFP For Limiting

Odds Ratio (P-value)

Odds Ratio (P-value)

Odds Ratio (P-value)

Women’s Age

15–19

Reference

20–24

1.701** (.023)

2.142*** (.002)

1.993* (.092)

25–29

1.292* (.084)

1.580* (.071)

3.449* (.055)

30–34

1.175* (.051)

1.390** (.017)

3.805** (.038)

35–39

0.946** (.022)

0.374*** (.001)

4.299** (.024)

40–44

0.454*** (.001)

0.043*** (.000)

2.212** (.018)

45–49

0.177*** (.000)

0.003*** (.000)

0.881** (.044)

Region of Residence

Rural

Reference

Urban

0.860* (.098)

0.860* (.068)

0.743** (.022)

Women’s Education

No Education

Reference

Primary

1.556* (.072)

1.637** (.041)

1.572* (.086)

Secondary

1.273** (.050)

1.215* (.079)

1.304* (.062)

Higher

1.239** (.011)

1.202** (. 040)

1.263** (.026)

Number of Living Children of Women

0

Reference

1

0.637*** (.002)

0.180*** (.001)

1.532*** (.000)

2

0.441*** (.003)

0.137*** (.000)

1.067** (.043)

3

0.405** (.024)

0.094*** (.000)

0.945** (.020)

4

0.306** (.042)

0.072*** (.000)

0.433* (.089)

5 or More

0.394* (.057)

0.095*** (.000)

0.583** (.048)

Wealth Status of Women’s Household

Poorest

Reference

Poorer

0.950** (.043)

0.770** (.012)

1.043* (.085)

Middle

0.939* (.063)

0.729* (.079)

1.034* (.052)

Richer

0.901* (.080)

0.712* (.092)

1.009** (.026)

Richest

0.861** (.047)

0.627** (.050)

0.964** (.037)

Husband’s Education

No education

Reference

Primary

1.242* (.056)

1.139** (.010)

1.271* (.054)

Secondary

1.056* (.066)

0.980* (.085)

1.064* (.059)

Higher

0.950* (.078)

0.937* (.081)

0.927* (.079)

Fear of Side Effect for Contraceptive Use

No Fear

Reference

Fear

2.327*** (.000)

2.173*** (.000)

2.372* (.000)

Women’s Employment Status

Unemployed

Reference

Employed

0.986* (.073)

0.867** (.031)

1.053* (.095)

Exposure to Mass Media

No

Reference

Yes

0.815** (.011)

0.964** (.045)

0.851* (.087)

  1. Note: * Significant at 10%; ** Significant at 5%; *** Significant at 1%