Table 2.
results of bivariable Poisson regression analysis of factors that influenced fertility differentials in Burundi and Morocco during their fertility transition periods
| Burundi | Morocco | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 DHS (N=9,389) | 2003-04 DHS (N=16,798) | ||||
| UIRR (95% CI) | P value | UIRR (95%CI) | P value | ||
| Residence place | |||||
| Urban (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| Rural | 1.395 (1.276 - 1.525) | <0.001 | 1.450 (1.373 – 1.532) | <0.001 | |
| Marital status | ; | ||||
| Single (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| Married/living together | 29.819 (24.408 - 36.430) | <0.001 | 28.414 (27.189 - 29.015) | <0.001 | |
| Divorced/separated | 23.498 (19.163 - 28.813) | <0.001 | 11.147 (10.537 - 11.791) | <0.001 | |
| Widowed | 28.961 (23.609 - 35.527) | <0.001 | 26.863 (25.715 - 27.100) | <0.001 | |
| Women's education | |||||
| Higher (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| secondary | 0.992 (0.755 - 1.304) | 0.954 | 1.193 (1.014 - 1.402) | 0.033 | |
| Primary | 2.069 (1.602 - 2.671) | <0.001 | 1.969 (1.671 - 2.319) | <0.001 | |
| No education | 2.935 (2.278 - 3.783) | <0.001 | 3.722 (4.166 - 4.376) | <0.001 | |
| Husband/partner's education | |||||
| Higher(RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| secondary | 1.402 (1.249 - 1.575) | <0.001 | 1.157 (1.094 - 1.223) | <0.001 | |
| Primary | 1.573 (1.422 - 1.739) | <0.001 | 1.479 (1.391 - 1.573) | <0.001 | |
| No education | 1.766 (1.599 - 1.951) | <0.001 | 1.848 (1.746 - 1.956) | <0.001 | |
| Don’t know | 0.123 (0.100 - 0.150) | <0.001 | 0.036 (0.028 - 0.047) | <0.001 | |
| Women’s occupation: | |||||
| Modern (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| Agricultural | 1.341 (1.205 - 1.493) | <0.001 | 1.536(1.381 - 1.708) | <0.001 | |
| Unemployed | 0.674 (0.581- 0.782) | <0.001 | 1.939 (1.778 – 2.114) | <0.001 | |
| Others/don’t know | 0.879 (0.640 - 1.208) | 0.427 | 1.422(0.798 - 2.534) | 0.231 | |
| Husband/partner’s occupation | |||||
| Modern (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| Agricultural | 1.270 (1.214 - 1.328) | <0.001 | 1.242(1.194 - 1.291) | <0.001 | |
| Unemployed | 1.256 (1.066 - 1.479) | <0.001 | - | - | |
| Others/don’t know | 0.070 (0.056 - 0.087) | <0.001 | 0.151(0.135 - 0.170) | <0.001 | |
| Wealth quintile | |||||
| Richest (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| Richer | 1.226 (1.148 - 1.309) | <0.001 | 1.106 (1.041 - 1.174) | 0.001 | |
| Middle | 1.268 (1.188 - 1.355) | <0.001 | 1.331 (1.246 - 1.422) | <0.001 | |
| Poorer | 1.247 (1.170 - 1.330) | <0.001 | 1.632 (1.528 - 1.744) | <0.001 | |
| Poorest | 1.186 (1.109 - 1.268) | <0.001 | 1.809 (1.690 - 1.936) | <0.001 | |
| Mass media access | |||||
| Yes (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| No | 1.083 (1.036 - 1.133) | 0.001 | 1.498 (1.412 - 1.588) | <0.001 | |
| Experience of infant mortality | |||||
| No | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| Yes | 2.460 (2.385 - 2.539) | <0.001 | 3.130 (3.030 - 3.234) | <0.001 | |
| Age at first marriage | |||||
| ≥ 20 years(RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| 16 - 19 years | 1.226 (1.190 - 1.263) | <0.001 | 1.585 (1.536 - 1.635) | <0.001 | |
| ≤ 15 years | 1.487 (1.426 - 1.550) | <0.001 | 1.908 (1.834 - 1.985) | <0.001 | |
| Knowledge of any contraceptive methods | |||||
| Has knowledge (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| No knowledge | 1.319 (1.234 - 1.434) | <0.001 | 1.687 (1.594 - 1.712) | <0.001 | |
| Modern contraceptive use | |||||
| Yes (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
| No | 1.733 (1.707 - 1.759) | <0.001 | 1.653 (1.601 - 1.707) | <0.001 | |