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. 2014 Jun 4;9(6):e98702. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098702

Table 3. Odds Ratios and 95%CI of Current Modern Contraceptive Use among Nigerian Women (35–49y).

Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Decision-making power
Lowest tertile 1.00 1.00
Middle tertile 2.48 (1.94, 3.16) 1.33 (1.02, 1.73)
Highest tertile 3.70 (2.93, 4.67) 1.70 (1.31, 2.21)
Age group (years)
35–37y 1.00 1.00
38–40y 0.92 (0.74, 1.15) 0.95 (0.75, 1.20)
41–43y 0.78 (0.59, 1.02) 0.67 (0.50, 0.90)
44–46y 0.70 (0.53, 0.90) 0.73 (0.55, 0.98)
47–49y 0.58 (0.43, 0.79) 0.59 (0.43, 0.82)
Educational level
No formal education 1.00 1.00
Primary 3.33 (2.56, 4.34) 1.85 (1.38, 2.47)
Secondary 4.88 (3.67, 6.48) 1.86 (1.30, 2.64)
Higher 6.58 (4.74, 9.13) 2.37 (1.59, 3.54)
Religion
Catholic 1.00 1.00
Other Christian 1.85 (1.35, 2.53) 1.84 (1.30, 2.60)
Islam 0.61 (0.43, 0.87) 1.05 (0.70, 1.57)
Traditionalist 0.91 (0.46, 1.78) 1.64 (0.80, 3.38)
Polygamous union
No 1.00 1.00
Yes 0.49 (0.40, 0.59) 0.80 (0.65, 0.98)
Children ever born
0–2 children 1.00 1.00
3–4 children 2.61 (1.52, 4.49) 2.35 (1.35, 4.07)
5–6 children 2.44 (1.43, 4.15) 2.81 (1.64, 4.84)
7+ children 1.19 (0.68, 2.07) 2.22 (1.25, 3.93)
Wealth quintile
Poorest 1.00 1.00
Poorer 1.36 (0.93, 1.99) 1.14 (0.79, 1.66)
Middle 2.84 (1.95, 4.14) 2.06 (1.41, 3.01)
Richer 4.23 (2.89, 6.18) 2.50 (1.67, 3.76)
Richest 7.19 (5.02, 10.28) 3.47 (2.22, 5.44)
Domicile
Urban 1.00 1.00
Rural 0.46 (0.38, 0.55) 0.87 (0.69, 1.11)