Table 3.
Characteristics of women with chronic medical conditions who do not use contraception
| Currently not using contraception(n=312), n (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% Confidence Interval) | p value | Adjusted ORa (95% Confidence Interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reproductive history | ||||
| History of perinatal death | ||||
| Yes | 22 (62.9) | ref | 0.386* | |
| No | 290 (69.9) | 1.37 (0.61, 2.95) | ||
| Have children | ||||
| Yes | 279 (67.7) | ref | 0.016* | ref |
| No | 33 (86.8) | 3.15 (1.18, 10.54) | 4.57 (1.66, 12.57) | |
| Number of children | ||||
| 1 | 31 (66.0) | ref | 0.436^ | |
| 2 | 54 (66.7) | 0.97 (0.45, 2.08) | ||
| 3 | 53 (60.9) | 1.24 (0.59, 2.62) | ||
| 4 | 68 (76.4) | 0.60 (0.27, 1.31) | ||
| 5 or more | 73 (67.6) | 0.93 (0.45, 1.92) | ||
| Perception score (mean ± SD) | 30.4 ± 3.4 | Difference in mean score = 1.21 with 95%CI= 0.56, 1.84 | 0.003# | |
| Type of health facility attended | ||||
| Hospital | 78 (56.1) | ref | <0.001* | ref |
| Health clinics | 234 (75.2) | 2.37 (1.52, 3.70) | 1.75 (1.09, 2.79) | |
| Sociodemographic variables | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 20-30 | 32 (54.2) | ref | 0.002^ | ref |
| 31-40 | 82 (59.4) | 1.23 (0.66, 2.28) | 1.27 (0.66, 2.44) | |
| 41-50 | 198 (78.3) | 3.03 (1.65, 5.58) | 2.31 (1.19, 4.48) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Malay | 256 (67.7) | ref | 0.090* | |
| Non-Malay | 56 (77.8) | 1.67 (0.90, 3.24) | ||
| Employment status | ||||
| Working | 146 (69.9) | ref | 0.822* | |
| Housewife | 166 (68.9) | 0.96 (0.62, 1.46) | ||
| Education (Finished secondary school) | ||||
| Yes | 228 (64.2) | ref | <0.001* | ref |
| No | 84 (88.4) | 4.25 (2.15, 9.15) | 2.87 (1.43, 5.77) | |
*
comparison were made using chi-square test
^
comparison were made using chi-square test for trend
#
comparison were made using independent sample t-test with equal variances
a
Adjusted for type of health facility attended, age, having children and education. Pseudo R2= 0.0913