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. 2013 Nov 19;10:59. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-10-59

Table 4.

Multinomial logistic regression relative risk ratios (RRR) and 95% CI from analysis of whether ever pregnant women in union had an intentional or an unintentional pregnancy/birth or no pregnancy/birth since 2009 by socio-demographic and union characteristics, six urban sites in Senegal, 2011

Variables
Model 3: Women in union (Unweighted N = 4913)
 
Unintended pregnancy/birth vs. No pregnancy/birth since 2009
Unintended pregnancy/birth vs. Intended pregnancy/birth
  RRR 95% CI RRR 95% CI
Wealth group [Ref: Poor]
Medium
0.54
***
0.41
-
0.71
0.54
***
0.41
-
0.70
Rich
0.53
**
0.37
-
0.77
0.54
**
0.39
-
0.77
Level of education [Ref: None]
Primary
1.35
*
1.01
-
1.81
1.04
 
0.75
-
1.43
Secondary or higher
1.41
 
0.85
-
2.32
0.95
 
0.58
-
1.55
Religion [Ref: Muslim]
Christian or other
0.87
 
0.43
-
1.74
0.74
 
0.33
-
1.69
Type of marriage [Ref: Polygamous]
Monogamous
1.33
 
0.88
-
2.01
1.00
 
0.73
-
1.38
Age [Ref: < 25 years]
25 – 34
0.18
***
0.12
-
0.29
0.40
***
0.25
-
0.63
35 – 39
0.08
***
0.04
-
0.13
0.47
**
0.28
-
0.78
40+
0.02
***
0.01
-
0.03
0.42
**
0.22
-
0.80
Financial decision making [Ref: Worked for money & Husband only/other decides]
Worked for money & Wife/husband and wife jointly decide
0.52
**
0.33
-
0.81
0.44
***
0.28
-
0.68
Did not work for money
0.87
 
0.59
-
1.27
0.45
**
0.27
-
0.75
Number of living children [Ref: < 2 children]
2
2.22
*
1.18
-
4.16
1.85
*
1.07
-
3.20
3
4.88
***
2.83
-
8.43
2.86
***
1.60
-
5.13
4+
9.30
***
5.46
-
15.83
4.92
***
2.48
-
9.75
Decision making on number of children [Ref: Husband only/other]
Wife/husband and wife jointly
1.00
 
0.73
-
1.38
1.12
 
0.81
-
1.54
Ever use of a method [Ref: Never used]
Ever used
1.05
 
0.68
-
1.61
0.63

0.40
-
1.02
Discussion of family planning with spouse [Ref: Never discussed]
Ever discussed
0.66
*
0.47
-
0.94
0.82
 
0.58
-
1.16
Urban Site [Ref: Dakar]
Guédiawaye
1.14
 
0.74
-
1.77
1.57
*
1.05
-
2.36
Pikine
2.18
***
1.41
-
3.35
1.59
*
1.11
-
2.29
Mbao
1.11
 
0.72
-
1.72
0.84
 
0.48
-
1.44
Mbour
1.25
 
0.87
-
1.80
0.94
 
0.67
-
1.34
Kaolack 1.22   0.88 - 1.69 0.97   0.71 - 1.34

p < 0.10; * p < 0.05; * p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.