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. 2009 Oct 27;364(1532):2991–3007. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0166

Table 8.

Bivariate and multivariate probit regression models of change in institutional, socio-economic and reproductive behaviour factors on stalled fertility decline at the regional level in Eastern Africa. *p < 0.10; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001.

crude effect family planning service environment socio-economic reproductive overall
change in unwanted fertility 1.34 1.85
change in use of public service −0.07 2.47
change in proportion approving family planning −11.35*** −14.81*** −12.71***
change in unmet need for family planning 0.86 3.50
change in proportion of hearing family planning information on radio 0.25
change in proportion of women living in urban areas −1.16 −1.01
change in proportion of women with secondary+ education −3.64 −1.91
change in proportion of women in professional work −1.70 −0.95
change in proportion of women living in a poor household −1.04 −1.48
change in ideal number of children 8.37** 16.09** 1.89
change in contraceptive use −0.60 0.58
change in adolescent fertility 5.53*** 5.39*** 7.64**
change in proportion of women in union 14.42*** 15.12 0.18
_const −0.43 −0.15 0.23 −11.17
log pseudolikelihood −4.30 −15.46 −9.43 −4
Wald chi-square 9.62** 9.26* 17.14*** 9.97**
R2 0.57 0.25 0.54 0.60