Table 2 Relationship between multiple partner fertility and selected variables
From: Determinants of multiple partner fertility among males in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Fertility status | n | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Single partner | Multiple partner | |||
Age | ||||
 Below 25 | 82.5 | 17.5 | 366 | 0.000 |
 25–29 | 68.2 | 31.8 | 559 |  |
 30–34 | 58.6 | 41.4 | 676 |  |
 35–39 | 49.2 | 50.8 | 476 |  |
 40–44 | 45.0 | 55.1 | 485 |  |
 45 plus | 50.9 | 49.1 | 644 |  |
Region | ||||
 Central | 55.9 | 44.2 | 709 | 0.000 |
 Eastern | 55.0 | 45.0 | 911 |  |
 Northern | 56.1 | 43.9 | 747 |  |
 Western | 64.7 | 35.3 | 839 |  |
Residence | ||||
 Urban | 59.7 | 40.3 | 633 | 0.325 |
 Rural | 57.6 | 42.4 | 2573 |  |
Education level | ||||
 No education | 56.3 | 43.7 | 183 | 0.127 |
 Primary | 56.8 | 43.3 | 1873 |  |
 Secondary | 58.8 | 41.2 | 745 |  |
 Higher | 63.0 | 37.0 | 405 |  |
Religion | ||||
 Anglican | 58.4 | 41.6 | 1141 | 0.000 |
 Catholic | 58.5 | 41.5 | 1304 |  |
 Muslim | 47.0 | 53.0 | 385 |  |
 Pentecostal | 66.1 | 33.9 | 286 |  |
 Others | 66.7 | 33.3 | 90 |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Never in union | 86.2 | 13.8 | 87 | 0.000 |
 Married | 57.6 | 42.5 | 1981 |  |
 Cohabiting | 55.3 | 44.7 | 882 |  |
 Widowed | 66.7 | 33.3 | 21 |  |
 Divorced/separated | 60.4 | 39.6 | 235 |  |
Wealth index | ||||
 Poorest | 57.9 | 42.2 | 688 | 0.987 |
 Poorer | 57.3 | 42.7 | 647 |  |
 Middle | 58.6 | 41.4 | 650 |  |
 Richer | 58.5 | 41.5 | 634 |  |
 Richest | 57.6 | 42.4 | 587 |  |
Age at first sex | ||||
 Below 16 | 54.5 | 45.5 | 646 | 0.000 |
 16–17 | 52.2 | 47.8 | 783 |  |
 18–19 | 56.8 | 43.2 | 901 |  |
 20–21 | 64.9 | 35.1 | 419 |  |
 22 plus | 68.7 | 31.3 | 457 |  |
Contraceptive type | ||||
 No method | 57.3 | 42.7 | 1792 | 0.526 |
 Traditional method | 61.5 | 38.5 | 161 |  |
 Modern method | 58.5 | 41.5 | 1253 |  |
Circumcision status | ||||
 No | 59.4 | 40.6 | 1831 | 0.067 |
 Yes | 56.2 | 43.9 | 1375 |  |
Sex partners excluding spouse | ||||
 None | 58.8 | 41.3 | 2487 | 0.265 |
 One | 55.2 | 44.8 | 594 |  |
 Two plus | 56.0 | 44.0 | 125 |  |
| Â | OR | Std. Err | z | p-value |
 Nos. of wives/partners | 3.12 | 0.24 | 14.53 | 0.000 |
 Nos. of lifetime sex partners | 1.02 | 0.03 | 7.00 | 0.000 |