Table 3.
Logit models predicting whether married women can refuse sex
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |||
| Household structure | ||||||
| Monogamous | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Polygamous | 0.43*** | 0.35 | 0.53 | 0.71*** | 0.59 | 0.86 |
| Region of residence | ||||||
| East | 1.00 | |||||
| Adamawa | 0.68 | 0.45 | 1.03 | |||
| Centre | 0.64** | 0.45 | 0.90 | |||
| Douala | 0.44** | 0.26 | 0.75 | |||
| Far-North | 0.61* | 0.40 | 0.95 | |||
| Littoral | 0.32*** | 0.21 | 0.49 | |||
| North | 0.29*** | 0.19 | 0.45 | |||
| North-West | 0.65 | 0.42 | 1.01 | |||
| West | 1.03 | 0.70 | 1.52 | |||
| South | 0.74 | 0.46 | 1.19 | |||
| South-West | 0.38*** | 0.23 | 0.62 | |||
| Yaoundé | 0.74 | 0.47 | 1.17 | |||
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Urban | 1.00 | |||||
| Rural | 0.94 | 0.71 | 1.25 | |||
| Age of respondents | ||||||
| 15–19 | 1.00 | |||||
| 20–24 | 0.96 | 0.74 | 1.25 | |||
| 25–29 | 1.19 | 0.93 | 1.53 | |||
| 30–34 | 1.28 | 0.98 | 1.68 | |||
| 35–39 | 1.39* | 1.06 | 1.83 | |||
| 40–44 | 1.33 | 0.96 | 1.86 | |||
| 45–49 | 1.46* | 1.04 | 2.06 | |||
| Religion | ||||||
| Christian | 1.00 | |||||
| Muslim | 0.69*** | 0.56 | 0.86 | |||
| Traditionalist | 0.98 | 0.58 | 1.65 | |||
| None | 0.71 | 0.45 | 1.12 | |||
| Other | 1.53 | 0.53 | 4.42 | |||
| Adequate HIV knowledge | ||||||
| Yes | 1.00 | |||||
| No | 0.58*** | 0.49 | 0.68 | |||
| Ever been tested for HIV | ||||||
| Yes | 1.00 | |||||
| No | 0.72** | 0.58 | 0.88 | |||
| Education | ||||||
| Higher education | 1.00 | |||||
| Secondary education | 0.68 | 0.46 | 1.01 | |||
| Primary education | 0.49*** | 0.32 | 0.75 | |||
| No education | 0.38*** | 0.23 | 0.61 | |||
| Household wealth | ||||||
| Richest | 1.00 | |||||
| Richer | 0.87 | 0.67 | 1.13 | |||
| Middle | 0.87 | 0.63 | 1.20 | |||
| Poorer | 0.71 | 0.50 | 1.02 | |||
| Poorest | 0.85 | 0.56 | 1.31 | |||
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 1.00 | |||||
| Unemployed | 0.76** | 0.64 | 0.90 | |||
| F | 62.72*** | 11.80*** | ||||
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001