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Table 4 Multilevel logistic regression analysis of individual and community-level factors associated with polygyny among married men in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016 (n = 7470)

From: Multilevel analysis of determinants of polygyny among married men in Ethiopia

Individual and community-level factors

COR

(95% CI)

Model 0

ICC = 38.1%

Model 1

AOR (95% CI)

Model 2 AOR(95% CI)

Model 3

AOR (95% CI)

Age

 15–29 years

1

 

1

 

1

 30–44 years

5.60 (3.10,10.1)

 

5.73 (3.1, 10.6)

 

5.78 (3.13, 10.7)

 45–59 years

16.0 (8.69,29.6)

 

16.1 (8.37, 30.9)

 

16.5 (8.59, 31.8)

Education

 Primary and below

5.26 (2.61,10.6)

 

3.87 (1.83, 8.20)

 

3.40 (1.50, 7.69)

 Secondary and above

1

 

1

 

1

Religion

 Orthodox

1

 

1

 

1

 Muslim

3.33 (1.92,5.79)

 

3.57 (1.93, 6.62)

 

2.47 (1.28, 4.77)

 Protestant

1.98 (0.96,4.07)

 

2.23 (1.03, 4.82)

 

1.97 (0.90, 4.30)

 Othera

2.98 (0.76,11.7)

 

3.48 (0.88, 13.7)

 

2.98 (0.77, 11.6)

Age at sexual initiation

 under 18 years

1

 

1

 

1

 At or above 18 years

0.54 (0.38,0.77)

 

0.45 (0.30, 0.67)

 

0.46 (0.30, 0.68)

Comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS

 Knowledgeable

1.31 (0.89,1.93)

 

1.20 (0.82, 1.76)

 

1.12 (0.76, 1.66)

 Not knowledgeable

1

 

1

 

1

Residence

 Urban

1

  

1

1

 Rural

4.96 (2.51,9.79)

  

4.42 (2.10, 9.28)

3.00 (0.32, 6.82)

Region

 More developed

1

  

1

1

 Less developed

4.63 (3.26,6.58)

  

4.36 (2.99, 6.35)

3.67 (2.30, 5.83)

Community-level educational status

 Low

1

  

1

1

 High

1.51 (1.00,2.28)

  

0.92 (0.60, 1.41)

0.79 (0.49, 1.26)

Community-level wealth status

 Low

1

  

1

1

 High

0.43 (0.29,0.65)

  

0.87 (0.54, 1.39)

0.94 (0.57, 1.53)

  1. Model 0 (null model) - without independent predictors, Model 1- only individual-level factors, Model 2- only community-level factors; Model 3- both individual and community-level factors; a Catholic and traditional religion follower; COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio