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. 2024 Apr 3;15:53–66. doi: 10.2147/OAJC.S451908

Table 4.

Multiple Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis Results on Determinants of Methods of Contraceptive Utilizations Among Married Reproductive Age Women in West Africa

Contraceptive Methods (not Used Taken as Reference) No Method, n (%) Traditional, n (%) Modern, n (%) Traditional Methods, RRR, 95% CI Modern Methods RRR,95% CI
Maternal age
15–24 22,773(86.6) 389(1.5) 3150(12.0) 1 1
25–34 36,696(79.3) 1136(2.5) 8473(18.3) 0.96(0.84,1.10) 1.04(0.98,1.09)
35–49 37,057(80.0) 1275(2.8) 7987(17.2) 0.85(0.73,0.99) 0.77(0.72,0.82)
Age at first birth
<20 51,180(81.4) 1085(1.7) 10,611(16.9) 1 1
≥20 45,346(80.9) 1715(3.1) 8999(16.1) 1.11(0.99,0.23) 0.80(0.77,0.83)
Age at cohabitation
<20 50,655(83.9) 934(1.6) 8791(14.6) 1 1
≥20 45,871(78.3) 1866(3.2) 10,819(18.5) 1.26(1.13,1.41) 1.24(1.18,1.29)
Employment status
No 38,785(85.6) 704(1.6) 5820(12.9) 1 1
Yes 57,739(78.4) 2096(2.9) 13,790(18.7) 1.36(1.23,1.50) 1.38(1.33,1.43)
Total children born
0–2 36,181(85.4) 838(2.0) 5330(12.6) 1 1
3–5 36,142(77.5) 1337(2.9) 9134(19.6) 2.02(1.81,2.24) 2.06(1.97,2.16)
Above 05 24,203(80.8) 625(2.1) 5146(17.2) 2.32(2.01,2.69) 2.57(2.42,2.74)
Maternal education
Not educated 59,778(85.6) 871(1.3) 9177 (13.1) 1 1
Primary 16,424(78.8) 502(2.4) 3918(18.8) 1.58(1.41,1.78) 1.59(1.52,1.66)
Secondary & higher 20,324(71.9) 1427(5.1) 6515(23.1) 2.45(2.18,2.75) 2.08(1.99,2.18)
ANC visits
No 11,252(91.3) 130(1.1) 938 (7.6) 1 1
Yes 85,274(80.0) 2670(2.5) 18,672(17.5) 1.39(1.15,1.69) 1.38(1.28,1.49)
Place of delivery
Home 25,248(89.6) 363(1.3) 2564(9.1) 1 1
Health-facility 71,278(78.5) 2437(2.7) 17,046(18.8) 1.42(1.25,1.62) 1.42(1.35,1.49)
Husband working status
Not working 5480(87.0) 82(1.3) 738(11.7) 1 1
Working 91,046(80.8) 2718(2.4) 18,872(16.8) 1.35(1.07,1.69) 1.39(1.28,1.51)
Number of health visits
01 72,986(81.6) 2019(2.3) 14,394 (16.1) 1 1
> 01 23,540(79.7) 781(2.6) 5216(17.7) 1.18(1.08,1.29) 1.09(1.05,1.13)
Mass media exposure
No 55,272(85.5) 999(1.6) 8364(12.9) 1 1
Yes 41,254(76.0) 1801(3.3) 11,246(20.7) 1.33(1.21,1.45) 1.23(1.19,1.28)
Sex of household head
Male 82,308(80.9) 2396(2.4) 16,987 (16.7) 1 1
Female 14,218(82.5) 404(2.3) 2623(15.2) 0.88(0.79,0.98) 0.79(0.76,0.83)
Residence
Urban 31,648(75.5) 1495(3.6) 8755(20.9) 1 1
Rural 64,878(84.2) 1305(1.7) 10,855(14.1) 0.92(0.84,1.01) 0.89(0.85,0.93)
Wealth index
Poorest 23,961(87.2) 303(1.1) 3223(11.7) 1 1
Poorer 20,951(85.0) 375(1.5) 3325(13.5) 1.22(1.04,1.42) 1.07(1.02,1.13)
Middle 19,645(82.1) 491(2.1) 3798(15.9) 1.41(1.21,1.64) 1.16(1.10,1.23)
Richer 17,112(77.2) 706(3.2) 43,539(19.6) 1.88(1.61,2.20) 1.37(1.29,1.45)
Richest 14857(71.8) 925(4.5) 4911(23.7) 2.17(1.83,2.58) 1.53(1.43,1.64)
Country
Burkina Faso 6146(64.1) 265(2.8) 3182(33.2) 1 1
Benin 7521(85.2) 233(2.6) 1074 (12.2) 0.64(0.53,0.77) 0.25(0.23,0.27)
Ghana 4671(67.9) 448(6.5) 1765(25.6) 1.53(1.29,1.82) 0.57(0.53,0.61)
Gambia 6680(82.8) 119(1.5) 1268(15.7) 0.37(0.29,0.46) 0.33(0.31,0.36)
Guinea 6930(91.1) 22(0.3) 657(8.6) 0.09(0.06,0.13) 0.21(0.19,0.23)
Liberia 1697(73.3) 13(0.6) 605(26.1) 0.18(0.10,0.31) 0.63(0.56,0.70)
Mali 6963(84.4) 63(0.8) 1224(14.8) 0.23(0.17,0.30) 0.36(0.33,0.39)
Mauritania 8344(85.5) 170(1.7) 1245 (12.8) 0.51(0.42,0.63) 0.33(0.31,0.36)
Nigeria 23,541(84.6) 1087(3.9) 3213(11.5) 0.86(0.74,1.01) 0.23(0.22,0.25)
Niger 8004(84.4) 162(1.7) 1320(13.9) 0.65(0.53,0.80) 0.41(0.38,0.44)
Sierra Leone 7453(80.3) 24(0.3) 1804(19.4) 0.08(0.05,0.12) 0.47(0.44,0.51)
Senegal 4445(75.0) 81(1.4) 1399(23.6) 0.47(0.37,0.61) 0.70(0.64,0.75)
Togo 4131(81.0) 113(2.2) 854(16.8) 0.57(0.45,0.71) 0.36(0.33,0.39)

Note: Where bold confidence intervals indicate significant variable at p<0.05.

Abbreviation: RRR=relative risk ratio.