Table 3.
Factors associated with sustaining contraceptive decision among young people
| Factors | Sustained contraceptive use (N = 652) | Continued non-contraceptive use (N = 620) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Row %) | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | (Row %) | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | |
| Age of respondent | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 15- 19 years | 37 (15.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 68 (24.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 20 -24 years * | 107 (26.2) | 1.99 (1.31, 3.02) | 1.78 (1.16, 2.74) | 44 (12.8) | 0.44 (0.29, 0.68) | 0.85 (0.52, 1.37) |
| HIV status of respondent | ||||||
| Negative | 107 (24.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 45 (11.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Infected | 37 (17.8) | 0.68 (0.45, 1.04) | 0.63 (0.41, 0.98) | 67 (28.2) | 2.93 (1.91, 4.50) | 2.80 (1.80, 4.36) |
| Sex of respondent | ||||||
| Female | 98 (20.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 76 (16.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Male* | 46 (28.4) | 1.57 (1.05, 2.39) | 1.64 (1.08, 2.51) | 36 (23.7) | 1.60 (1.02, 2.51) | 1.32 (0.81, 2.13) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single/separated/widowed | 25 (17.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 76 (33.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Married/in a relationship* | 119 (82.6) | 2.82 (1.77, 4.53) | 1.70 (1.15, 2.50) | 33 (9.4) | 0.21 (0.13, 0.33) | 0.29 (0.18, 0.45) |
| Education level | ||||||
| Primary | 25 (15.9) | 1.0 | 27 (17.0) | 1.0 | ||
| Secondary | 45 (18.1) | 1.16 (0.68, 1.99) | 52 (20.3) | 1.25 (0.74, 2.09) | ||
| Higher and above | 74 (30.2)* | 2.28 (1.37, 3.82) | 32 (15.8) | 0.91 (0.52, 1.60) | ||
| Age difference with partner | ||||||
| 5 years or less | 76 (27.9) | 1.0 | 21 (9.7) | 1.0 | ||
| 6 years or more | 31 (23.5) | 0.79 (0.49, 1.28) | 10 (9.0) | 0.92 (0.42, 2.04) | ||
| No partner* | 37 (14.9) | 0.45 (0.29, 0.71) | 81 (27.7) | 2.58 (2.10, 6.10) | ||
| Religion of respondent | ||||||
| Born again (Pentecostal) | 25 (19.1) | 1.0 | 28 (20.9) | 1.0 | ||
| Catholic | 46 (20.9) | 1.12 (0.65, 1.93) | 38 (17.9) | 0.83 (0.48, 1.43) | ||
| Protestant | 49 (24.1) | 1.35 (0.78, 2.32) | 33 (17.7) | 0.81 (0.64, 1.42) | ||
| Muslim | 24 (25.3) | 1.43 (0.76, 2.71) | 13 (15.5) | 0.69 (0.33, 1.43) | ||
| Discussed with health workers about pregnancy, contraception, birth spacing | ||||||
| No | 14 (14.6) | 1.0 | 12 (12.8) | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 130 (23.4) | 1.79 (0.99, 3.26) | 100 (19.0) | 1.60 (0.84, 3.06) | ||
| Discussed with partner about childbearing* | ||||||
| No | 45 (14.8) | 1.0 | 87 (25.1) | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 99 (28.5) | 2.29 (1.54, 3.41) | 25 (9.1) | 0.30 (0.18, 0.49) | ||
| H-Lemeshow statistic | 77.9% | 81.8% | ||||
| P value | 0.221 | 0.779 | ||||
Adjusted for age gender and marital status.