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. 2023 Jul 18;57:40. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2023057004863

Table 2. Crude and adjusted analysis of factors associated with an unmet need for modern contraception in mothers participating in the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort.

Variable Prevalence of unmet need Crude analysis Adjusted analysis



% 95%CI OR 95%CI p-valor* OR 95%CI p-valor*
Age (Years)         0.002     0.008**
  < 25 14.6 12.1 – 17.4 Ref..     Ref..    
  25–29 10.9 9.0 – 13.1 0.7 0.5–0.9   0.8 0.5–1.0  
  30–34 9.0 7.2–11.0 0.6 0.4–0.8   0.6 0.4–0.8  
  ≥ 35 9.4 7.8–11.3 0.6 0.5–0.8   0.6 0.5–0.9  
Family income in minimum monthly wages (BRL 998.00)         0.007     0.130
  < 1 14.1 11.0–18.1 1.9 1.3–2.8   1.5 1.1–2.4  
  1.1–3.0 11.6 10.2–13.2 1.5 1.2–2.0   1.4 1.0–1.9  
  3.1–6.0 7.9 6.4–9.9 Ref..   Ref..      
  6.1–10 10.7 7.5–15.0 1.4 0.9–2.2   1.4 0.9–2.3  
  > 10 9.7 6.6–14.0 1.2 0.8–2.0   1.3 0.8–2.1  
Education level in years         0.007     0.117
  0–5 16.5 12.6–21.3 Ref..     Ref..    
  5–9 11.3 9.6–13.5 0.6 0.4–0.9   0.6 0.4–0.9  
  10–11 9.7 8.1–11.7 0.5 0.4–0.8   0.6 0.4–0.9  
  ≥ 12 9.5 8.0–11.3 0.5 0.4–0.8   0.7 0.5–1.0  
Married or in a stable union         < 0.001     < 0.001
  No 16.4 13.7–19.5 1.9 1.5–2.4   1.9 1.4–2.6  
  Yes 9.4 8.4–10.5 Ref.     Ref.    
Received medical advice on how to avoid pregnancy         0.583   -  
  No 10.4 8.9–12.0 Ref.          
  Yes 11.0 9.7–12.4 1.1 0.9–1.3     -  
Possessing health insurance or health plan         0.398   -  
  No 11.1 9.8–12.6 Ref.          
  Yes 10.2 8.8–11.8 0.9 0.7–1.1     -  
Source of payment for hospitalization when the child was born         0.158     0.766
  SUS 11.2 10.0–12.6 1.4 0.9–2.1   1.1 0.7–1.8  
  Healthcare insurance 10.2 8.3–12.6 1.3 0.8–2.0   1.2 0.7–1.9  
  Private 8.1 5.7–11.4   Ref.   Ref.    
Watches TV often         0.803   -  
  No 10.9 8.9–13.4 Ref.       -  
  Yes 10.6 9.5–11.8 0.9 0.7–1.3     -  
Head of the household         0.007     0.047
  Child´s father 9.1 7.9–10.6 0.7 0.5–0.9   0.9 0.7–1.1  
  Child´s mother 12.7 11.0–14.7 Ref.     Ref.    
  Other 10.4 7.9–13.7 0.8 0.6–1.1   0.6 04–0.9  
Number of pregnancies         < 0.001     0.001
  1–2 9.9 8.9–11.0 Ref.     Ref.    
  ≥ 3 19.0 14.9–24.0 2.1 1.6–2.9   1.9 1.3–2.6  
Number of stillborn children after the birth of the child participating in the cohort         0.261   -  
  None   10.6 9.6–11.7 Ref.   - -  
  At least one   16.3 7.7–31.1 1.6   - -  
Number of induced abortions or miscarriages after the birth of the child participating in the cohort               0.047
  None 10.4 9.4–11.5 Ref.     Ref.    
  At least one 23.5 14.8–35.3 2.7 1.5–4.7   1.9 1.0–3.6  

*Likelihood ratio test

**Linear trend test

OR: odds ratio; 95%CI: 95 % confidence interval.