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. 2025 Aug 23;15:31053. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-15720-3

Table 5.

Multi-level mixed effect regression for FPMHSU in Ethiopia 2019 MEDHS.

Determinants Model 1
ICC = 42.48%
Model 2
AOR (95% CI)
Model 3
AOR(95% CI)
Model 4
AOR (95% CI)
ICC = 19.99%
Age of mothers
 15–19 - 1 - 1
 20–24 - 0.67(0.45–1) - 0.65(0.44–0.97)*
 25–29 - 0.76(0.5–1.15) - 0.72(0.47–1.1)
 30–34 - 1.46(0.91–2.35) - 1.35(0.84–2.18)
 35–39 - 1.59(0.96–2.63) - 1.45(0.87–2.4)
 40–44 - 1.20(0.69–2.11) - 1.11(0.63–1.96)
 45–49 - 1.01(0.49–2.08) - 0.90(0.43–1.86)
Marital status
 Married - 1.42(0.96–2.11) - 1.54(1.04–2.3)*
 Unmarried - 1 - 1
Age at first birth (years)
 > 18 - 1.02(0.84–1.24) - 1.02(0.84–1.23)
 15–17 - 1 - 1
Religion
 Other - 1 - 1
 Protestant - 0.66(0.48–0.92)* - 0.78(0.53–1.14)
 Muslim - 1.29(0.92–1.81) - 2.25(1.45–3.48)**
 Orthodox - 0.53(0.25–1.11) - 01.41(0.62–3.21)
Mother education
 Not educated - 1 - 1
 Primary educated - 2.09(1.69–2.58) - 2.04(1.65–2.52)**
 Secondary - 2.33(1.56–3.49) - 2.30(1.53–3.45)**
 Higher - 6.34(2.56–15.72)*** - 6.1(2.43–15.07)**
Contraceptive usage
 Yes - 1.16(0.96–1.4) - 1.11(0.92–1.34)
 No - 1 - 1
Told pregnancy complications
 Yes - 3.68(3.05–4.44) - 3.62(3–4.36)**
 No - 1 - 1
Parity
 Low parity (≤ 2) - 1 - 1
 High parity (> 2) - 0.52(0.39–0.69) - 0.52(0.4,0.69)**
Wealth index
 Poorest - 1 - 1
 Poorer - 2.05(1.58–2.66) - 1.77(1.32–2.37)**
 Middle - 1.64(1.24–2.18) - 1.56(1.13–2.14)**
 Richer - 2.88(2.11–3.94) - 2.61(1.84–2.71)**
 Richest - 9.45(6.11–14.61) - 6.7(3.96–11.56)**
Sex of household head
 Male - 1 - 1
 Female - 0.87(0.65–1.17) - 0.93(0.68–1.26)
Family size
 < 7 - 1.15(0.94–1.41) - 1.11(0.91–1.36)
 > 7 - 1 - 1
Media exposure
 Yes - 1.16(0.94–1.44) - 1.18(0.95–1.46)
 No - 1 - 1
Residence
 Urban - - 1 1
 Rural - - 0.13(0.1–0.23) 0.53(0.31–0.89)*
Region
 Tigray - - 1.47()0.26–8.32 2.81(0.46–17.11)
 Afar - - 0.24(0.03–1.52) 0.68(0.1–4.43)
 Amhara - - 1.08(0.2–5.88) 2.29(0.39–13.42)
 Oromia - - 0.61(0.11–3.34) 1.19(0.21–6.71)
 Somali - - 0.08(0.01–0.5) 0.45(0.08–2.69)
 Benishangul - - 0.9(0.14–5.7) 2.08(0.31–13.93)
 SNNPR - - 0.72(0.13–3.96) 2.10(0.36–12.23)
 Gambela - - 0.73(0.09–2.9) 2.39(0.27–20.87)
 Harari - - 1 1
 Adiss Ababa - - 2.12(0.31–14.51) 1.36(0.19–9.64)
 Diredawa - - 1.17(0.14–9.52) 1.44(0.16–12.75)
 Var(constant) 0.834 1.37 0.822

**p value < 0.01; *p value < 0.05.

Model 1 (intercept only model), Model 2 (individual characteristics), Model 3 (community level factors) and Model 4 (individual and community level characteristics).