Table 5 Multilevel regression analysis of decision-making power to use family planning among married women in sub-Saharan Africa

 15–19

2797 (87)

418 (13)

0.76 (0.66–0.87)

0.61 (0.52–0.72)*

 20–24

12,167 (88.9)

1526 (11.1)

0.91 (0.81–1.00)

0.69 (0.60–0.79)*

 25–29

17,144 (89.3)

2066 (10.7)

0.96 (0.87–1.07)

0.74 (0.66–0.84)*

 30–34

16,092 (89.9)

1799 (10.1)

1.04 (0.94–1.05)

0.82 (0.73–0.92)*

 35–39

13,506 (89.9)

1510 (10.1)

1.06 (0.95–1.17)

0.89 (0.79–1.00)

 40–44

8798 (89.8)

996 (10.2)

1.01 (0.91–1.13)

0.92 (0.82–1.02)

 45–49

4527 (89.5)

536 (10.6)

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1

 Urban

30,082 (89.3)

3622 (10.7)

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1

 Rural

5229 (10.4)

44,949 (89.6)

1.01 (0.97–1.06)

1.02 (0.96–1.08)

 East Africa

34,861 (92.4)

2853 (7.6)

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1

 West Africa

17,302 (85.6)

2901 (14.4)

0.52 (0.49–0.53)

0.52 (0.49–0.56)*

 South Africa

13,895 (90.1)

1536 (9.9)

0.76 (0.71–0.81)

0.76 (0.71–0.82)*

 Central Africa

8973 (84.2)

1561 (14.8)

0.51 (0.48–0.55)

0.51 (0.47–0.55)*

 No education

14,423 (86.3)

2291 (13.7)

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1

 Primary

30,266 (90.4)

3224 (9.6)

1.51 (1.42–1.59)

1.24 (1.16–1.32)*

 Secondary

25,250 (89.9)

2851 (10.1)

1.40 (1.32–1.49)

1.31 (1.22–1.41)*

 Higher

5093 (91.3)

485 (8.7)

1.66 (1.49–1.85)

1.36 (1.20–1.53)*

 Working

55,489 (90.3)

5965 (9.7)

1.35 (1.29–1.42)

1.27 (1.20–1.33)*

 Not working

19,542 (87)

2886 (13)

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1

 Working

69,705 (89.7)

8035 (10.3)

1.24 (1.15–1.35)

1.17 (1.08–1.27)*

 Not working

5326 (86.7)

816 (13.30

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1

 Poorest

9656 (88.3)

1277 (11.7)

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1

 Poorer

1558 (11.1)

12,535 (88.9)

1.06 (0.98–1.18)

1.01 (0.93–1.09)

 Middle

1736 (11)

14,383 (89)

1.09 (1.01–1.18)

1.01 (0.94–1.09)

 Richer

2071 (10.3)

17,239 (89.3)

1.12 (1.04–1.20)

1.02 (0.94–1.11)

 Richest

2208 (9.4)

21,217 (0.6)

1.28 (1.19–1.38)

1.13 (1.03–1.23)*

 Yes

50,675 (90.1)

5594 (10.9)

1.19 (1.14–1.26)

1.08 (1.03–1.13)*

 No

24,335 (88.2)

3251 (11.8)

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1

 No ANC visit

21,972 (89)

2708 (11)

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1

 1–3 ANC visit

1964 (10.2)

17,291 (89.8)

1.08 (1.02–1.51)

1.12 (1.05–1.20)*

  ≥ 4 ANC visit

4179 (10.5)

35,769 (89.5)

1.06 (1.01–1.12)

1.14 (1.07–1.21)*

  < 3

29,429 (89)

3749 (11)

1.06 (0.99–1.13)

1.12 (1.02–1.23)*

 3–5

34,552 (89.7)

3964 (10.3)

1.09 (1.02–1.17)

1.08 (1.01–1.16)*

  > 5

11,050 (88.7)

1408 (11.3)

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 Who did not have children

4300 (84.3)

800 (15.7)

0.68 (0.63–0.74)

0.52 (0.47–0.58)*

 Do not want other children

29,101 (91.3)

2786 (8.7)

1.29 (1.23–1.36)

1.10 (1.04–1.17)*

 Want to have other children

41,630 (88,8)

5265 (11.2)

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1

 Yes

23,291 (90.1)

2553 (9.9)

1.13 (1.08–1.19)

1.09 (1.04–1.15)*

 No

51,739 (89.2)

6298 (10.8)

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 The same with spouse

33,656 (90.5)

3531 (9.5)

1.22 (1.17–1.28)

0.99 (0.94–1.04)

 Husbands who wants more

34,518 (88.5)

4505 (11.5)

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1

 Husbands who wants fewer

6856 (89.4)

815 (10.6)

1.07 (0.98–1.16)

0.86 (0.79–0.93)*