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. 2025 Jul 25;25:2549. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-23760-7

Table 3.

Individual and community level factors associated with internet use among reproductive age women in Jordan 2023 DHS

Characteristics Category Model I (AOR with 95%) Model II (AOR with 95%) Model III (AOR with 95%)
Respondent education Non educated Ref - Ref
Primary 4.94(3.77,5.84)* - 4.65(3.74,5.78)*
Secondary and above 9.07(7.42,11.08)* - 8.99(7.36,10.99)*
Respondent occupation No working Ref - Ref
Working 1.89(1.611,2.00)* - 1.86(1.67,2.08)*
Respondent age 15–24 Ref - Ref
25–34 0.74(0.609,0.89)* - 0.72(0.5,0.87)*
35–49 0.79(0.66,0.95)* - 0.78(0.64,0.94)*
Wealth Status Poor Ref - Ref
Middle 1.68(1.53,1.85)* - 1.65(1.50,1.81)*
Rich 1.56(1.43,1.72)* - 1.55(1.41,1.70)*
Marital status Widowed Ref - Ref
Divorced 0.62(0.47,0.80)* - 0.62(0.47,0.80)*
Married 0.99(0.82,1.21) - 1.00(0.82,1.21)
Has personal electronic wallet No Ref - Ref
Yes 1.57(1.39,1.77)* - 1.60(1.41,1.80)*
Own a mobile telephone No Ref - Ref
Yes 33.10(28.21,38.84)* - 33.34(28.41,39.12)*
Region Amman - Ref Ref
Balqa - 1.17(0.72,1.92) 1.30(0.80,2.10)
Zarqa - 4.31(2.70,6.90)* 7.86(4.82,12.22)*
Madaba - 4.66(2.56,8.50)* 5.68(3.09,10.41)*
Irbid - 2.96(1.88,4.66)* 3.15(2.03,4.91)*
Mafraq - 0.43(0.27,0.69)* 0.66(0.42,1.05)
Jarash - 1.51(0.89,2.54) 1.75(1.05,2.92)*
Ajloun - 3.30(1.86,5.85)* 3.23(1.83,5.69)*
Karak - 2.26(1.30,3.93)* 2.87(1.67,4.93)*
Tafiela - 2.34(1.27,4.28)* 2.44(1.33,4.49)*
Aqaba - 0.77(0.43,1.37) 0.89(0.51,1.57)
ma’an - 3.35(1.81,6.19)* 4.11(2.21,7.62)*
Community media No - Ref Ref
Yes - 0.75(0.68,0.82)* 0.70(0.64,0.76)*
Place of residence Urban - Ref -
Rural - 0.82(0.59,1.12) -

*p-value < 0.05