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. 2025 Aug 25;10:53. doi: 10.1186/s40834-025-00392-1

Table 3.

Multilevel parameter estimates and odds of modern contraceptive use among sexually active women aged (15–49), SADHS 2016

Variables Model 0 Model I Model II Model III
aOR (95%CI) aOR (95%CI) aOR (95%CI)
Individual factors
Age
15–24 1 1
25–34 0.63*** [0.52, 0.76] 0.63*** [0.52, 0.77]
35–49 0.29*** [0.23, 0.37] 0.29*** [0.23, 0.38]
Education level
None 1 1
Primary 1.16 [0.71, 1.90] 1.15 [0.70, 1.89]
Secondary 1.42 [0.93, 2.17] 1.43 [0.94, 2.18]
Higher 1.94** [1.20, 3.11] 1.96* [1.22, 3.15]
Marital Status
Never Married 1 1
Married 0.84 [0.62, 1.13] 0.83 [0.61, 1.12]
Formally married 0.68* [0.50, 0.92] 0.67* [0.49, 0.90]
Wealth Status
Poor 1 1
Middle 1.01 [0.84, 1.21] 1.00 [0.82, 1.21]
Rich 0.94 [0.79, 1.12] 0.92 [0.73, 1.16]
Employment status
Not working 1 1
Working 1.05 [0.90, 1.21] 0.99 [0.85, 1.16]
Living children
Zero 1 1
One 1.80*** [1.43, 2.25] 1.79*** [1.43, 2.25]
Two – Three 3.26*** [2.55, 4.16] 3.26*** [2.55, 4.17]
Four or more 3.90*** [2.84, 5.36] 3.96*** [2.87, 5.45]
Visited health facility in the last 12 months
No 1 1
Yes 1.81*** [1.58, 2.08] 1.81*** [ 1.58, 2.08]
Woman decision-making autonomy
No 1 1
Yes 1.32 [0.98, 1.79] 1.32 [0.97, 1.79]
Ideal number of children
Zero 1 1
One – Two 1.25 [0.95, 1.63] 1.25 [0.96, 1.63]
Three – Four 0.98 [0.75, 1.29] 1.02 [0.78, 1.34]
Five or more 0.62* [0.43, 0.90] 0.67* [0.47, 0.97]
Sensory disability status
No 1 1
Yes 0.82* [0.68, 0.99] 0.81* [0.67, 0.98]
Ownership of mobile phone
No 1 1
Yes 1.44** [1.14, 1.81] 1.45** [1.15, 1.82]
Exposure to FP messages
No 1 1
Yes 0.36 [0.21, 0.64] 1.02 [ 0.87, 1.19]
Community-level variables
Residence
Urban 1 1
Rural 1.01 [0.86, 1.19] 0.97 [ 0.81, 1.16]
Community education
Low 1 1
Moderate 1.16 [0.95, 1.42] 1.09 [0.84, 1.42]
High 0.88 [0.77, 1.01] 0.90 [0.77, 1.07]
Community wealth status
Low 1 1
Moderate 0.85 [0.70, 1.03] 0.90 [0.71, 1.12]
High 0.78* [0.64, 0.95] 0.87 [0.67, 1.13]
Community employment
Low 1 1
Moderate 1.18* [1.03, 1.36] 1.12 [0.95, 1.32]
High 1.35*** [1.14, 1.59] 1.32* [1.06, 1.64]
Community access to FP messages
Low 1 1
Moderate 0.98 [0.84, 1.14] 1.01 [0.84, 1.21]
High 1.06 [ 0.90, 1.25] 1.06 [0.86, 1.30]
Community ideal number of children
Low 1 1
Moderate 0.95 [0.81, 1.10] 0.95 [0.79, 1.13]
High 0.77** [0.65, 0.90] 0.75** [0.63, 0.90]
Community woman decision-making autonomy
Low 1 1
Moderate 0.97 [0.84, 1.13] 1.00 [0.84, 1.18]
High 1.06 [0.91, 1.22] 1.03 [0.85, 1.25]
Random effects
PSU Variance (95% CI) 0.26 [0.18–0.36] 0.25 [0.17–0.37] 0.17 [0.12–0.26] 0.23 [0.16–0.34]
ICC (%) 7.3 7.1 5.0 6.6
PVC (%) Ref 3.8 34.6 11.5
MOR 1.62 1.61 1.49 1.58
Wald chi-square Ref 328.85*** 38.57*** 375.48***
Model fitness
Log-likelihood -4739.4 -4445.8 -4773.8 -4434.7
AIC 9482.7 8937.7 9577.7 8941.5
BIC 9496.5 9095.4 9680.6 9188.4
N 7,040 7,040 7,040 7,040

“*** p < 0.001; ** = p < 0.01; * = p < 0.05; 1 = Reference Category; Model 0 contains no explanatory variables; Model I includes individual-level factors only; Model II includes community-level factors only; Model III includes both individual-level and community-level factors aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence internal, ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, PVC Proportional variance change, AIC Akaike information criterion, BIC Bayesian Information Criterion”