TABLE 4:
Factors Associated with Ever Use of Modern Contraceptives Among Sexually Active Out of School Adolescent Girls
| Factors | Ever used m-CRP n (%) | Crude Analysis | Adjusted Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio | 95% Cl | p-value | Odds Ratio | 95% Cl | p-value | ||
| Age | 1.57 | 1.06, 2.33 | 0.023 | 1.50 | 0.95, 2.35 | 0.079 | |
| Residence | |||||||
| Urban | 77 (50.7) | 1 | 0.985 | 1 | |||
| Rural | 1 (50.0) | 0.97 | 0.06, 15.86 | 0.985 | 1.41 | 0.04, 56.29 | 0.855 |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Single | 29 (34.1) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Married/Cohabiting | 48 (72.7) | 5.15 | 2.55, 10.40 | <0.001 | 5.66 | 2.63, 12.12 | <0.001 |
| Widowed/Divorced/Separated Education level | 1 (33.3) | 0.97 | 0.08, 11.10 | 0.978 | 0.37 | 0.02, 5.94 | 0.485 |
| No formal education | 3 (100) | 1 | |||||
| Primary education | 27 (58.7) | 1.69 | 0.84, 3.40 | 0.144 | |||
| Secondary education and above Religion | 48 (45.7) | - | - | - | |||
| Christian | 23 (43.4) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Muslim & Other | 55 (54.5) | 1.56 | 0.80, 3.05 | 0.193 | 1.41 | 0.65, 3.06 | 0.391 |
| Age at sexual debut | |||||||
| <15 | 7 (53.8) | 1 | |||||
| ≥15 | 71 (50.4) | 0.87 | 0.28, 2.72 | 0.810 | |||
| Parity | |||||||
| Only one | 50 (71.4) | 1 | |||||
| Two + | 12 (80) | 1.6 | 0.41, 6.28 | 0.500 | |||
| Number of sexual partners in a past 12 months | |||||||
| Only one | 61 (64.9) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Two or more | 11 (32.4) | 2.78 | 0.71, 10.91 | 0.142 | 5.85 | 1.33, 25.63 | 0.019 |
| Modern contraceptive knowledge | |||||||
| No | 70 (49.0) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 8 (72.7) | 4.18 | 1.31, 13.34 | 0.016 | 3.54 | 0.91, 13.79 | 0.068 |