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. 2014 Aug 10;11:64. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-64

Table 5.

Multilevel odds ratios assessing effects of individual and community characteristics on contraceptives use among adolescent women who had sex during the 12 months preceding the survey in Zimbabwe, 2010/11 ZDHS

Variables
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
  Coefficients β (SE) Odds ratio Coefficients β (SE) Odds ratio Coefficients β (SE) Odds ratio Coefficients β (SE) Odds ratio
Intercept
-2.292 (0.736)***
 
-1.690 (0.659)
 
-1.396 (0.156)
 
-2.122 (0.657)
 
Random intercept variance
0.715 (0.272*)
 
0.328 (0.298)
 
0.482 (0.566)
 
0.302 (0.846)
 
PCV (%)
Reference
 
54.1
 
32.6
 
57.8
 
INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Age
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  15 to 17 years
NI
NA
1
 
 
 
 
 
  18 to 19 years
NI
NA
0.288 (0.266)
1.334
 
 
0.173 (0.292)
1.189
Marital status
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Never married
NI
NA
1
 
 
 
1
 
  Ever married
NI
NA
0.852 (0.254)
2.344***
 
 
0.908 (0.244)
2.479***
Parity
 
 
 
 
NI
NA
 
 
  None
NI
NA
1
 
 
 
 
 
  One or more pregnancies
NI
NA
2.809 (0.250)
16.593***
 
 
2.610 (0.272)
13.6***
Age difference with spouse
 
 
 
 
NI
NA
 
 
  Large difference
NI
NA
1
 
 
 
1
 
  Small difference/None
NI
NA
-0.253 (0.253)
0.776
 
 
-0.106 (0.280)
0.899
Education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  None/Primary (RC)
NI
NA
1
 
 
 
1
 
  Secondary or higher
NI
NA
-.005 (0.263)
0.995
NI
NA
0.062 (0.292)
1.064
Religion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Protestant/Pentecostal
NI
NA
1
 
 
 
1
 
  Traditional/Apostolic sect
NI
NA
-0.112 (0.279)
0.829
NI
NA
-0.416 (0.306)
1.516
  Catholic/Muslim/None/Othersǂ
NI
NA
-0.030 (0.341)
0.970
NI
NA
-0.023 (0.373)
0.977
Residence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Urban
NI
NA
1
 
 
 
1
 
  Rural
NI
NA
-0.274 (0.323)
0.761
NI
NA
-0.041 (0.565)
0.960
Media access
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  No access
NI
NA
1
 
 
 
1
 
  Average access
NI
NA
0.459 (0.221)
1.582*
NI
NA
0.598 (0.232)
1.818*
  High access
NI
NA
0.550 (0.254)
1.733**
NI
NA
0.758 (0.328)
2.134**
Household wealth index
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Low
NI
NA
1
 
 
 
1
 
  Medium
NI
NA
-0.143 (0.317)
0.867
NI
NA
-0.110 (0.345)
0.896
  High
NI
NA
-0.393 (0.365)
0.675
NI
NA
-0.179 (0.406)
0.836
Level of autonomy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Low autonomy
NI
NA
1
 
 
 
 
 
  High autonomy
NI
NA
-0.077 (0.235)
0.926
NI
NA
-0.046 (0.259)
0.955
COMMUNITY LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quality of health care
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
• Quality of health care index
NI
NA
NI
NA
0.081 (0.606)
1.084
-0.178 (0.845)
0.837
Access to health care
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
• % of women reporting at least one serious problem accessing health care
NI
NA
NI
NA
0.391 (0.131)
1.478*
0.686 (0.212)
1.986*
Socioeconomic development
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
• Mean number of children ever born per woman
NI
NA
NI
NA
-3.008 (1.062)
0.049**
-2.647 (1.028)
0.071***
• Mean number of years of school for women
NI
NA
NI
NA
-0.706 (0.151)
0.494**
-0.986 (0.305)
0.373**
• % of women with at least secondary education
NI
NA
NI
NA
-0.684 (0.192)
0.504**
-0.787 (0.234)
0.455**
• % of women with husbands/Partners approving of family planning
NI
NA
NI
NA
0.156 (0.282)
1.169
0.436 (0.972)
1.546
• Contraceptive prevalence rate
NI
NA
NI
NA
0.387 (0.141)
1.473*
0.252 (0.338)
1.287
• % of women accessing ANC at least once
NI
NA
NI
NA
-0.411 (0.269)
0.663
-0.363 (0.674)
0.699
• % of women who delivered their last child in a health facility
NI
NA
NI
NA
-0.054 (0.076)
0.947
-0.067 (0.168)
0.935
• % of women participating in labour force NI NA NI NA 0.016 (0.022) 1.013 0.045 (0.054) 1.046

*= p < 0.05; **= p < 0.01; ***= p < 001ǂOthers includes other christian religions not mentioned.