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Table 4 Multivariable analyses for factors affecting early marriage practice (n = 121,076)

From: Determinants of early marriage among married women in nine high fertility sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health surveys

Variables

Model 0

Model 1 AOR (95% CI)

Model 2 AOR (95%CI)

Model 3 AOR (95%CI)

Individual level Characteristics

Educational status of the respondents

 No formal education

 

1

 

1

 Primary education

 

0.09 (0.08,0.10)

 

0.39 (0.38, 0.41)

 Secondary and higher

 

0.37 (0.356, 0.39)

 

0.01 (0.09,0.11)

Husband education

 No formal education

 

1

 

1

 Primary education

 

0.84 (0.81, 0.87)

 

0.86 (0.83, 1.10)

 Secondary and higher

 

0.80 (0.76, 0.84)

 

0.85 (0.80, 1.89)

Occupation of respondents

 Had not work

 

1

 

1

 Had Work

 

0.74 (0.72, 0 .76)

 

0.73 (0.71, 0 .75)

Husband Occupation

 Had not work

 

1

 

1

 Had Work

 

1.09 (1.05, 1.14)

 

1.08 (0.75, 1.13)

Wealth index

 Poor

 

1

 

1

 Middle

 

0.95 (0.92, 0 .99)

 

0.97 (0.94, 1.01)

 Rich

 

0.81 (0.78, 0.83)

 

0.87 (0.85, 0.91)

Media exposure

 No

 

1

 

1

 Yes

 

0.91 (0.88, 0.93)

 

0.93 (0.91, 1 .08)

Family size

 1–3

 

1

 

1

 4–6

 

1.05 (1.01, 1.09)

 

1.03 (0.99, 1.07)

  ≥ 7

 

1.32 (1.27, 1.37)

 

1.28 (1.23, 1.33)

Community level variables

Community level poverty

 Low

  

1

1

 High

  

1.22 (1.10, 1.34)

1.09 (1.01, 1.17)

Community level media exposure

 Low

  

1

1

 High

  

0.76 (0.69, 0 .84)

0.85 (0.79, 1.19)

Residency

 Urban

  

1

1

 Rural

  

1.81 (1.75, 1.86)

1.16 (1.12, 1.21)

Community level education

 Low

  

1

1

 High

  

0.63 (0.57, 0 .70)

0.83 (0.77, 1.09)

Community level employment

 Low

  

1

1

 High

  

1.04 (0.96, 1.13)

1.21 (0.98, 1.29)

Random effect results

 Variance (%)

52.5

31.6

27.95

16.3

 ICC (%)

24.4

17.8

18.8

14.7

 MOR

18.7

14.5

13.67

10.4

 PCV

Ref

39

46.76

68.95

 Deviance(−2LLR)

159,670

143,448

149,568

136,512

  1. *Statistically significant at p-value< 0.05,
  2. AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, COR Crude Odds Ratio
  3. Null model: adjusted for individual-level characteristics,
  4. Model 2: Adjusted for community-level characteristics,
  5. Model 3: adjusted for both individual and community-level characteristics