Table 3.
Determinants of contraceptive method choice among women living in slum and non-slum settlements
| Characteristics | Traditional method vs. no method | Short-term method vs. no method | Long-term method vs. no method | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic factors | |||||||||
| Age | |||||||||
| 15–24 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 25–34 | 0.89 | [0.59–1.32] | 1.05 | [0.73–1.53] | 1.29 | [0.53–3.11] | |||
| 35–54 | 1.05 | [0.66–1.69] | 0.38 | *** | [0.24–0.59] | 1.24 | [0.50–3.08] | ||
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Never married | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| Currently married | 0.56 | * | [0.34–0.92] | 1.65 | * | [1.01–2.69] | 3.46 | * | [1.17–10.28] |
| Formerly married | 0.34 | *** | [0.19–0.59] | 0.68 | [0.39–1.18] | 1.56 | [0.48–5.05] | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Kikuyu | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Luhya | 1.57 | [0.99–2.50] | 1.28 | [0.82–2.00] | 0.98 | 0.46–2.11] | |||
| Luo | 1.50 | [0.93–2.42] | 1.35 | [0.86–2.12] | 0.55 | [0.22–1.38] | |||
| Kamba | 0.86 | [0.55–1.34] | 0.92 | [0.62–1.34] | 0.33 | ** | [0.14–0.74] | ||
| Other | 0.86 | [0.55–1.35] | 0.60 | * | [0.39–0.93] | 0.39 | * | [0.17–0.89] | |
| Parity | |||||||||
| No children | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 1–2 children | 0.68 | [0.43–1.09] | 2.84 | *** | [1.64–4.89] | 2.70 | [0.77–9.44] | ||
| 3+ years | 0.35 | *** | [0.19–0.65] | 1.96 | * | [1.03–3.3.74] | 2.40 | [0.67–8.69] | |
| Household size | |||||||||
| 1–3 members | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 4–6 members | 2.21 | *** | [1.52–3.23] | 1.40 | * | [1.01–1.94] | 3.09 | ** | [1.45–6.58] |
| 7+ members | 2.03 | ** | [1.31–3.16] | 1.22 | [0.81–1.84] | 2.72 | * | [1.06–6.96] | |
| Socio–economic factors | |||||||||
| Education | |||||||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Primary | 1.67 | ** | [1.17–2.38] | 1.26 | [0.93–1.71] | 1.02 | [0.52–1.99] | ||
| Secondary/Higher | 2.07 | * | [1.09–3.92] | 1.79 | * | [1.00–3.20] | 2.27 | * | [1.11–4.63] |
| Wealth index | |||||||||
| Poor | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Medium | 0.90 | [0.59–1.35] | 0.79 | [0.57–1.11] | 0.64 | [0.32–1.26] | |||
| Rich | 0.81 | [0.54–1.20] | 0.69 | * | [0.49–0.97] | 0.39 | ** | m | |
| Residence | |||||||||
| Slum | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Non-slum | 15.33 | *** | [9.55–24.62] | 3.61 | *** | [2.31–5.62] | 10.03 | *** | [5.64–17.82] |
| Employment status | |||||||||
| Self-employed | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Informal | 1.14 | [0.66–1.98] | 0.98 | [0.63–1.52] | 0.81 | [0.31–2.08] | |||
| Formal | 0.95 | [0.55–1.65] | 0.86 | [0.51–1.43] | 1.22 | [0.54–2.76] | |||
| Unemployed | 1.59 | * | [1.05–2.40] | 0.95 | [0.69–1.32] | 0.62 | [0.31–1.25] | ||
| Behavioral/attitudinal factors | |||||||||
| Pregnancy wantedness | |||||||||
| Never pregnant | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Intended | 0.25 | *** | [0.18–0.34] | 2.30 | *** | [1.60–3.30] | 6.48 | *** | [2.24–18.74] |
| Unintended | 0.41 | *** | [0.27–0.62] | 2.49 | *** | [1.61–3.84] | 7.87 | *** | [2.51–24.70] |
* p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001