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. 2025 Apr 11;70:1607680. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2025.1607680

TABLE 3.

Multilevel mixed effect logistic regression analysis of individual and community-level factors associated with modern contraceptive use among married and non-pregnant women of reproductive age in Ethiopia, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2016 and 2019.

Characteristics fixed effect 2000 Model IV AOR (95%CI) 2005 Model IV AOR (95%CI) 2011 Model IV AOR (95%CI) 2016 Model IV AOR (95%CI) 2019 Model IV AOR (95%CI)
Age Category
15–24 1 1 1 1 1
25–34 1.3 (1.0,1.7) 0.9 (0.7,1.1) 0.8 (0.7,0.9)*** 0.8 (0.7,1.0)* 0.7 (0.6,0.9)**
35–49 0.6 (0.4,0.9)* 0.5 (0.4,0.6)*** 0.3 (0.3,0.4)*** 0.4 (0.4,0.5)*** 0.3 (0.3,0.4)***
Women’s education level
No education 1 1 1 1 1
Primary 1.9 (1.4,2.5)*** 1.4 (1.2,1.7)*** 1.2 (1.1,1.4)** 1.1 (1.0,1.3)* 1.7 (1.5,2.0)***
Secondary 2.5 (1.7,3.6)*** 1.7 (1.2,2.3)** 1.6 (1.2,2.3)** 1.6 (1.2,2.0)*** 2.1 (1.6,2.8)***
Higher 5.6 (2.5,12.3)*** 1.1 (0.6,2.1) 1.7 (1.2,2.5)** 1.2 (0.9,1.6) 3.3 (2.2,5.0)***
Religion
Orthodox 1 1 1 1 1
Protestant 0.7 (0.5,1.0)* 0.8 (0.6,1.0)* 1.1 (0.9,1.3) 1.1 (0.9,1.3) 0.9 (0.8,1.2)
Muslim 1.5 (1.1,2.1)* 0.7 (0.5,0.9)* 0.9 (0.8,1.2) 0.6 (0.5,0.8)*** 1.1 (0.8,1.5)
Other religion 1.1 (0.6,2.0) 0.6 (0.4,1.0)* 0.7 (0.5,1.1) 0.6 (0.4,0.9)** 1.3 (0.8,2.1)
Wealth Status
Poor 1 1 1 1 1
Middle 1.2 (0.9,1.5) 1.7 (1.4,2.2)*** 1.2 (1.0,1.4)* 1.2 (1.1,1.4)** 1.4 (1.1,1.6)**
Rich 1.5 (1.2,1.9)*** 2.0 (1.6,2.5)*** 1.6 (1.3,1.8)*** 1.2 (1.1,1.4)** 1.2 (1.0,1.4).
Total number of children
None(no child) 1 1 1 1 1
1–4 3.0 (1.9,4.8)*** 4.7 (3.2,6.8)*** 3.6 (2.8,4.5)*** 2.5 (2.0,3.1)*** 5.3 (4.0,6.9)***
5–8 6.1 (3.6,10.3)*** 7.0 (4.6,10.6)*** 3.9 (3.0,5.2)*** 2.2 (1.7,2.8)*** 4.8 (3.5,6.5)***
>=9 6.5 (2.9,14.8)*** 10.6 (6.2,18.0)*** 4.4 (2.9,6.7)*** 1.0 (0.7,1.6) 4.2 (2.6,6.9)***
Experience of terminated pregnancy
No 1 1 1 1 1
Yes 0.9 (0.7,1.2) 1.0 (0.8,1.3) 0.6 (0.5,0.8)*** 0.6 (0.5,0.7)*** 0.9 (0.8,1.0)
Birth in the past 3 years category
No birth 1 1 1 1 1
one child 0.5 (0.4,0.7)*** 0.5 (0.4,0.5)*** 0.5 (0.4,0.6)*** 0.6 (0.5,0.7)*** 0.6 (0.4,0.8)**
>=2 children 0.4 (0.2,0.6)*** 0.3 (0.2,0.4)*** 0.3 (0.3,0.4)***
Heard FP message via media
No 1 1 1 1 1
Yes 1.4 (1.1,1.8)* 1.2 (1.0,1.4). 1.1 (1.0,1.3)* 1.0 (0.9,1.1) NA
Visited health facility in the last 12 months
No 1 1 1 1 1
Yes 3.0 (2.4,3.8)*** 2.4 (2.1,2.7)*** 1.6 (1.5,1.8)*** 1.4 (1.2,1.5)*** NA
Characteristics fixed effect 2000 Model IV
AOR (95%CI)
2005 Model IV AOR (95%CI) 2011 Model IV AOR (95%CI) 2016 Model IV AOR (95%CI) 2019 Model IV AOR (95%CI)
Husbands desire for children
Both want same 1 1 1 1 NA
Husband wants more 0.8 (0.6,1.0). 0.8 (0.6,1.0)* 0.6 (0.5,0.7)*** 0.7 (0.7,0.8)*** NA
Husband wants fewer 0.7 (0.5,1.0). 1.1 (0.8,1.5) 0.8 (0.7,1.0)* 0.9 (0.7,1.0). NA
Don’t Know 0.5 (0.4,0.7)*** 0.6 (0.5,0.7)*** 0.4 (0.4,0.5)*** 0.7 (0.7,0.8)*** NA
Partner’s Education
No education 1 1 1 1 NA
Primary 1.3 (1.0,1.7). 1.5 (1.3,1.8)*** 1.1 (1.0,1.2) 1.2 (1.1,1.4)** NA
Secondary 1.3 (0.9,1.8) 1.5 (1.2,1.9)*** 0.9 (0.7,1.2) 1.1 (0.9,1.3) NA
Higher 1.8 (1.1,2.9)* 1.6 (1.0,2.6)* 0.9 (0.6,1.2) 1.0 (0.8,1.3) NA
Don’t know 0.0 (0.0,Inf) 0.0 (0.0,Inf) 2.3 (1.3,4.3)** 0.8 (0.5,1.4) NA
Women work status
No 1 1 1 1 NA
Yes 1.2 (0.9,1.4) 1.3 (1.1,1.6)*** 1.3 (1.2,1.5)*** 1.1 (1.0,1.2). NA
Region
Tigray 1 1 1 1 1
Afar 1.7 (0.7,3.8) 0.5 (0.2,1.3) 0.8 (0.4,1.7) 0.5 (0.2,1.0)* 0.5 (0.0,1.3E+24)
Amhara 1.5 (1.0,2.2). 1.0 (0.8,1.4) 2.6 (2.1,3.4)*** 2.0 (1.6,2.5)*** 2.3 (1.7,3.0)***
Oromia 0.6 (0.4,0.9)* 0.8 (0.6,1.1) 1.6 (1.2,2.0)*** 1.1 (0.8,1.3) 1.8 (1.3,2.4)***
Somali 0.0 (0.0,3.3) 0.3 (0.2,0.7)** 0.2 (0.1,0.5)*** 0.1 (0.0,0.2)*** 0.2 (0.1,0.4)***
Ben-Gumz 1.7 (0.7,3.7) 0.2 (0.0,0.6)** 1.7 (1.0,2.8). 0.9 (0.6,1.5) 1.4 (0.0,1.6E+12)
SNNPR 0.9 (0.6,1.4) 0.8 (0.5,1.1) 1.4 (1.1,1.9)* 1.4 (1.1,1.8)** 1.8 (1.3,2.5)***
Gambela 1.2 (0.3,4.8) 1.4 (0.4,4.4) 1.5 (0.6,3.5) 0.8 (0.3,2.2) 0.6 (0.0,1.8E+31)
Harari 1.3 (0.3,5.0) 0.6 (0.2,2.1) 1.5 (0.5,4.0) 1.2 (0.4,4.0) 1.0 (0.0,1.0E+63)
Addis Ababa 1.1 (0.6,1.8) 0.7 (0.4,1.1) 2.3 (1.6,3.3)*** 1.2 (0.8,1.6) 1.0 (0.6,1.6)
Dire Dawa 1.4 (0.5,3.8) 3.2 (1.3,7.8)* 1.2 (0.5,3.2) 0.9 (0.5,1.9) 2.4 (0.0,5.1E+25)
Place of residence
Urban 1 1 1 1 1
Rural 0.1 (0.1,0.2)*** 0.8 (0.6,1.1) 0.8 (0.7,1.0)* 0.9 (0.7,1.1) 0.8 (0.7,1.0)*
Community level work
Low 1 1 1 1 NA
High 1.5 (1.2,1.9)** 1.1 (0.9,1.3) 1.2 (1.0,1.4)* 1.2 (1.1,1.4)** NA NA
Community level wealth
Low 1 1 1 1 1
High 6.3E+06 (0.0,Inf) 1.3 (1.1,1.6)** 1.3 (1.2,1.5)*** 1.4 (1.2,1.5)*** 1.1 (0.9,1.3)
Community level media access (FP)
Low 1 1 1 1 NA
High 0.8 (0.6,1.1) 1.7 (1.3,2.1)*** 1.3 (1.1,1.6)** 0.9 (0.7,1.2) NA
Community level religion composition
Low 1 1 1 1 1
High 1.2 (0.8,1.8) 0.8 (0.6,1.1) 1.2 (1.0,1.5). 1.1 (0.9,1.3) 2.3 (1.7,3.1)***

Note: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; FP, family planning; SNNPR, southern nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region. Signif. codes: <0.001 = ***, 0.001 = **, 0.05 = *, 0.05 = .; Other religion: Catholic, traditional religions, and other unspecified religions.