TABLE 7.
Risk differences (with standard errors) from multivariate ordinary least squares regressions examining associations of orphanhood status and selected covariates in 2006 with number of children ever born in 2010 among Malawian young adults aged 15–25, by sex
| Characteristic | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| ORPHANHOOD | ||
| Mother’s status | ||
| Alive (ref) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Died in past 5 yrs. | 0.36 (0.42) | 1.44 (0.43)*** |
| Died >5 yrs. ago | 0.99 (0.30)*** | 0.23 (0.25) |
| Father’s status | ||
| Alive (ref) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Died in past 5 yrs. | −0.32 (0.35) | −0.06 (0.29) |
| Died >5 yrs. ago | 0.27 (0.24) | −0.07 (0.20) |
| COVARIATES | ||
| Age | 0.21 (0.04)*** | 0.04 (0.03) |
| Wealth | 0.01 (0.07) | −0.03 (0.05) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married (ref) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Never married | −1.02 (0.30)*** | −1.82 (0.18)*** |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | −0.97 (0.39)* | −1.46 (0.66)* |
| Region | ||
| Central (ref) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| South | 0.44 (0.22)† | 0.44 (0.19)* |
| North | 0.17 (0.25) | 0.33 (0.21) |
| Education | ||
| None (ref) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Primary | −0.74 (0.26)*** | −1.13 (0.30)*** |
| ≥secondary | −1.28 (0.39)*** | −1.08 (0.33)*** |
*
p≤.05.
***
p≤.001.
†
p≤.10.
Notes: Sample consisted of 374 women and 288 men. ref=reference category.