Table 3.
Odds ratios of using ILAPMs among current contraceptive users in Zambia by selected characteristics
| Background characteristics |
Model |
|
|---|---|---|
| I | II | |
|
Type of contraceptive decision |
|
|
| Other |
0.709** |
0.724* |
| Joint† |
- |
- |
|
Age |
|
|
| 15-24 |
0.924 |
1.353 |
| 25-34 |
0.907 |
1.065 |
| 35-49† |
- |
- |
|
Number of living children |
|
|
| ≤2 |
0.846 |
0.695 |
| 3-4 |
0.816 |
0.745 |
| 5 +† |
- |
- |
|
Desire for children |
|
|
| Wants another |
0.707* |
0.829 |
| Undecided |
0.668 |
0.938 |
| Wants no more† |
- |
- |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
| Bemba |
- |
1.259 |
| Lozi |
- |
1.074 |
| North Westerner (Kaonde, Lunda & Luvale) |
- |
2.183* |
| Nyanja |
- |
1.350 |
| Tonga† |
- |
- |
|
Level of exposure to FP messages in the media |
|
|
| None |
- |
0.694 |
| Low |
- |
0.711 |
| Medium |
- |
0.620 |
| High† |
- |
- |
|
Heard about FP from a health worker during last 12 months |
|
|
| No |
- |
0.930 |
| Yes† |
- |
- |
|
Religion |
|
|
| Catholic |
- |
0.823 |
| Non-Catholic† |
- |
- |
|
Residence |
|
|
| Urban |
- |
0.921 |
| Rural† |
- |
- |
|
Level of education |
|
|
| None |
- |
0.817 |
| Primary |
- |
1.137 |
| Secondary or higher† |
- |
- |
|
Wealth index |
|
|
| Poor |
- |
0.443** |
| Medium |
- |
0.598* |
| Rich† |
- |
- |
|
Region |
|
|
| Region 1 (Copperbelt & Lusaka) |
- |
0.741 |
| Region 2 (Central, Southern & Western) |
- |
0.640* |
| Region 3† (Eastern, Luapula, Northern & North Western | - | - |
†Reference category; *p < 0.050; **p < 0.010.