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Table 5 Logistic regression results on sexual violence, selected socio-economic and demographic factors and unintended pregnancies

From: Association between sexual violence and unintended pregnancy among married women in Zambia

Characteristics

Model IV

AOR

CI

Ever experienced any sexual violence

  No (RC)

  Yes

1.74***

1.38—2.19

Age group

  15–19 (RC)

  20–24

0.64*

0.44—0.94

  25–29

0.39***

0.26—0.57

  30–34

0.28***

0.19—0.43

  35–39

0.35***

0.22—0.55

  40–44

0.35***

0.21—0.57

  45–49

0.50*

0.25—0.98

Type of residence

  Urban (RC)

  Rural

0.89

0.68—1.16

Educational level

  No education (RC)

  Primary

0.95

0.77—1.17

  Secondary

0.94

0.70—1.26

  Higher

0.38**

0.21—0.69

Wealth status

  Poor (RC)

  Middle

0.98

0.79—1.22

  Rich

1.28

0.95—1.73

Employment status

  Unemployed (RC)

  Employed

0.81**

0.69—0.94

Age at first marriage

  < 18 (RC)

  18 +

1.25**

1.06—1.48

Ever used any contraceptive method

  No (RC)

  Yes

1.48**

1.16—1.88

Children ever born

  

  1–2 (RC)

  

  3–4

1.28

1.00—1.63

  5 +

2.83***

1.96—4.07

Ideal number of children

  0 (RC)

  1–2

1.32

0.55—3.18

  3–4

1.01

0.46—2.20

  5 +

0.79

0.36—1.71

Reproductive health decision-making capacity

  No (RC)

  Yes

0.90

0.76—1.08

Knows of fertile period

  No (RC)

  Yes

0.94

0.77—1.15

  1. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05