Table 2.
The associations between marital, interpersonal and socioeconomic factors and women with one or two children versus women with five or more children in Amakiri, 2007
| Variable | n (%) | % Subfertile |
p-value | Univariate OR (95% CI) |
Multivariate OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Marriage Married to first husband |
0.002 | ||||
| Yes | 70 (57.4) | 22.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| No | 52 (42.6) | 50.0 | 4.08 (1.62–10.31) | 1.68 (0.36–7.87) | |
| Current marital status | 0.57 | ||||
| Married | 100 (82.6) | 35.0 | 1.00 | ||
| Has no partner | 21 (17.4) | 28.6 | 1.03 (0.71–1.50) | ||
| Times married | <0.0001 | ||||
| Once | 85 (69.7) | 23.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Twice or more | 37 (30.3) | 56.8 | 5.77 (1.92–17.37 | 4.18 (0.69–25.35) | |
| At first marriage did your husband have another wife? |
0.009 | ||||
| Yes | 32 (26.0) | 15.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| No | 90 (73.2) | 41.1 | 3.21 (1.06–9.72) | 3.53 (1.00–12.41) | |
| Did your husband later marry another wife? | 0.56 | ||||
| Yes | 44 (36.4) | 36.4 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 77 (63.6) | 31.2 | 0.65 (0.25–1.65) | ||
| Would the husband be justified in leaving his wife, if they were unable to have children? |
0.74 | ||||
| Yes | 29 (23.8) | 31.0 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 93 (76.2) | 34.4 | 1.14 (0.46–2.79) | ||
| Would the wife be justified in leaving her husband, if they were unable to have children? |
0.97 | ||||
| Yes | 36 (29.5) | 33.3 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 86 (70.5) | 33.7 | 1.07 (0.47–2.44) | ||
|
Interpersonal factors How did your husband’s mother treat you as a young married wife? Helpful to you? |
0.46 | ||||
| Yes | 96 (91.4) | 34.4 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 9 (8.6) | 22.2 | 0.34 (0.04–3.10) | ||
| Did you quarrel? | 0.45 | ||||
| Yes | 9 (8.9) | 22.2 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 92 (91.1) | 34.8 | 2.41 (0.26–22.5) | ||
| Did she change how she treated you? | 0.44 | ||||
| Yes | 5 (5.2) | 20.0 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 92 (94.9) | 37.0 | 1.62 (0.14–18.31) | ||
| How did your husband treat you as a young married wife? Did you quarrel? |
0.84 | ||||
| Yes | 13 (10.6) | 30.8 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 110 (89.4) | 33.6 | 1.14 (0.32–4.14) | ||
| Did he abuse you? | 0.99 | ||||
| Yes | 9 (7.4) | 33.3 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 113 (92.6) | 33.6 | 1.07 (0.24–4.66) | ||
| Did your husband change how he treated you? | 0.07 | ||||
| Yes | 38 (31.7) | 44.7 | 1.93 (0.79–4.75) | 1.61 (0.61–4.27) | |
| No | 82 (68.3) | 28.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| The number of children you have, does that influence the way you are treated by your: Husband? |
0.01 | ||||
| Yes | 15 (17.2) | 60.0 | 3.11 (1.07–9.06) | 1.59 (0.45–5.68) | |
| No | 72 (82.8) | 26.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Husband’s mother? | 0.30 | ||||
| Yes | 13 (18.3) | 46.2 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 58 (81.7) | 31.0 | 0.46 (0.11–1.95) | ||
| Husband’s sister? | 0.006 | ||||
| Yes | 18 (22.0) | 61.1 | 4.03 (1.35–12.03) | 2.96 (0.85–10.31) | |
| No | 64 (78.1) | 26.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
|
Socioeconomic factors Education in years |
0.01 | ||||
| <1 | 30 (24.0) | 10.0 | 0.20 (0.04–0.98) | 0.25 (0.03–2.39) | |
| 1–6 (primary) | 34 (27.2) | 35.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 7–12 (secondary) | 26 (20.8) | 38.5 | 1.01 (0.35–3.05) | 1.40 (0.38–5.18) | |
| Above secondary | 35 (28.0) | 48.6 | 1.53 (0.61–3.81) | 1.33 (0.44–4.07) | |
| What economic activities do you do today? | 0.51 | ||||
| Trading | 57 (47.5) | 36.8 | 1.77 (0.62–5.05) | ||
| Farming | 27 (22.5) | 22.2 | 1.00 | ||
| Teaching | 7 (5.8) | 42.9 | 2.21 (0.38–12.9) | ||
| Other | 29 (24.2) | 37.9 | 1.70 (0.51–5.67) | ||
| Did your economic activities change over time? | 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 32 (32.7) | 59.4 | 4.79 (1.73–13.25) | 4.06 (1.39–11.85) | |
| No | 66 (67.4) | 25.8 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Do you participate in family meetings? | 0.53 | ||||
| Yes | 97 (78.9) | 32.0 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 26 (21.1) | 38.5 | 1.10 (0.45–2.77) | ||
| Do you own personal property? | 0.91 | ||||
| Yes | 28 (23.1) | 32.1 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 93 (76.9) | 33.3 | 1.02 (0.39–2.67) | ||
| Are you circumcised? | 0.19 | ||||
| Yes | 113 (90.4) | 35.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| No | 12 (9.6) | 16.7 | 0.42 (0.09–1.94) | 0.73 (0.12–4.46) | |
| Did you do your seigbein? | 0.37 | ||||
| Yes | 41 (34.5) | 39.0 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 78 (65.6) | 30.8 | 0.24 (0.07–0.79) | ||
| Do you participate in a woman’s association? | 0.52 | ||||
| Yes | 94 (77.1) | 35.1 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 28 (23.0) | 28.6 | 0.90 (0.34–2.410 | ||
| Does having children make a woman a different person? |
0.49 | ||||
| Yes | 114 (92.7) | 33.3 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 9 (7.3) | 44.4 | 1.44 (0.30–6.92) | ||
| Cared for non-biological children? | 0.43 | ||||
| Yes | 79 (64.2) | 31.7 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 44 (35.8) | 38.6 | 1.31 (0.61–2.80) | ||
| Do you receive any gifts from children you have taken care of? |
0.32 | ||||
| Yes | 18 (22.8) | 22.2 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 61 (77.2) | 34.4 | 2.16 (0.41–11.25) | ||