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. 2013 May 29;12:37. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-37

Table 3.

Prevalence, adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval of high fertility rate (4 or more live births) according to socio-demographic characteristics among Ghanaian women 15–49 years from 1988 to 2008 presented in years intervals

Variables
High fertility
 
1988
1993
1998
2003
2008
  n (%) aOR(95% CI) n (%) aOR(95% CI) n (%) aOR(95% CI) n (%) aOR(95% CI) n (%) aOR(95% CI)
Residencea
 
 
 
 
 
Urban
509(33.4) Ref
432(25.1) Ref
370(23.3) Ref
527(22.2) Ref
434(20.1) Ref
Rural
1241(41.9) 1.4(1.1-1.7)
1221(43.0) 1.9(1.5-2.2)
1272(39.0) 2.0(1.7-2.5)
1352(40.8) 1.1(0.9-1.4)
1024(37.2) 1.4(1.1-1.8)
Total
1750
1653
1642
1879
1458
Educational levela
 
 
 
 
Never attended
989(55.5) 4.5(1.8-11.1)
846(53.0) 6.2(3.2-12.1)
871(50.1) 8.8(4.8-16.2)
986(51.4) 3.8(2.2-6.6)
689(55.4) 7.9(4.3-14.3)
Basic education
719(30.4) 3.1(1.3-7.5)
739(29.6) 4.3(2.2-8.4)
711(27.0) 4.9(2.7-8.8)
828(26.2) 2.7(1.6-4.7)
714(24.7) 3.8(2.1-6.8)
Secondary
29(9.8) 0.6(0.2-1.6)
53(13.4) 1.4(0.7-2.8)
42(11.5) 2.0(1.0-4.0)
42(9.1) 1.0(0.5-1.9)
37(6.2) 1.3(0.7-2.6)
Higher
13(32.5) Ref
15(20.8) Ref
18(17.1) Ref
22(15.3) Ref
16(8.8) Ref
Total
1750
1653
1642
1879
1456
Income levela
 
 
 
 
 
Low income
470(51.7) 1.0(0.8-1.3)
 
595(45.0) 1.1(0.9-1.4)
1033(44.2) 3.0(2.3-4.0)
821(40.8) 2.1(1.6-2.7)
Average income
202(42.6) 0.8(0.6-1.1)
 
265(42.1) 1.3(1.0-1.7)
365(36.9) 2.4(1.8-3.1)
273(30.4) 1.8(1.4-2.4)
High income
385(44.4) Ref
 
458(36.9) Ref
481(20.4) Ref
364(18.1) Ref
Total 1057 No data 1318 1879 1458

aadjusted for age, marital status and mutually for one another; aOR = adjusted Odds ratio.