Table 6.

Results of the logistic regression to determine the factors that predicted adherence to modern contraceptives among students of tertiary educational institutions in Enugu, Nigeria

Factor	B	P-value	Odds ratio, exp (B)	95% confidence interval
Age group
≤20 years†
>20 years	−0.17	0.47	0.85	0.54–1.33
Christian denomination
Non-Catholic†
Catholic	0.21	0.13	1.24	0.94–1.63
Course of study
Non-health science related†
Health science related	1.26	0.01*	3.53	1.3–9.6
Year of study
First and second year†
Third and fourth year	0.87	0.11	2.38	0.82–6.90
Previous sexual exposure
No previous sexual exposure†
Previously sexually exposed	1.25	<0.01*	3.48	1.52–7.96
Source of contraceptive information
Friends/other informal sources†
Media/health worker/workshop	2.26	<0.01*	9.54	3.46–26.32

Notes:

^†Reference variable.

^*Significant at P<0.05.