Table 2.

Proportion not using any method and unadjusted regression coefficient showing bivariate relationship

Characteristic	Non-use (%)	Coefficient	p > |z|	95% CI
Maternal age
35–39 years (ref)	77.7	–	–	–
40–44 years	77.7	−0.054	0.471	−0.201 to −0.093
45–49 years	87.1	0.692	<0.001	0.503 to 0.880
Parity
Low parity (ref)	89.6	–	–	–
Multiparity	66.8	−1.373	<0.001	−1.666 to −1.080
Grand multiparity	82.4	−0.506	<0.001	−0.787 to −0.226
Child mortality experience
Ever experienced (ref)	87.1	–	–	–
Never experienced	72.7	−0.927	<0.001	−1.067 to −0.788
Age at first birth
14 years or less (ref)	91.4	–	–	–
15–19 years	84.5	−0.721	<0.001	−1.047 to −0.396
20–24 years	73.6	−1.457	<0.001	−1.780 to −1.135
25 years or older	72.7	−1.736	<0.001	−2.064 to −1.408
Fertility desire
Wants no more children (ref)	71.9	–	–	–
Want more children	90.4	1.029	<0.001	0.878 to 1.179
Undecided	64.6	−0.173	0.630	−0.875 to 0.529
Ideal family size
Small (ref)	60.8	–	–	–
Large	84.5	1.213	<0.001	1.069 to 1.357
Maternal education
None (ref)	95.5	–	–	–
Primary	72.9	−1.785	<0.001	−2.004 to −1.566
Secondary	58.9	−2.514	<0.001	−2.723 to −2.304
Higher	56.8	−2.748	<0.001	−2.983 to −2.514
Household wealth index
Poorest (ref)	97.3	–	–	–
Poorer	91.9	−0.876	<0.001	−1.257 to −0.494
Middle	82.4	−1.809	<0.001	−2.158 to −1.460
Richer	70.7	−2.490	<0.001	−2.825 to −2.156
Richest	56.7	−3.066	<0.001	−3.395 to −2.742
Place of residence
Urban (ref)	67.0	–	–	–
Rural	87.8	1.246	<0.001	1.110 to 1.381
Employment status
Not working (ref)	92.6	–	–	–
Working	76.6	−1.393	<0.001	−1.632 to −1.153
Media exposure
None (ref)	93.5	–	–	–
Low	81.8	−1.258	<0.001	−1.515 to −1.000
Moderate	71.9	−1.786	<0.001	−2.005 to −1.568
Geographic region
Northern region (ref)	91.9	–	–	–
Southern region	60.3	−2.550	<0.001	−2.723 to −2.378

p value greater than 0.05 indicate not significant

ref reference category