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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 30.
Published in final edited form as: Stud Fam Plann. 2015 Jun;46(2):161–176. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2015.00022.x

Table 6. Adjusted odds ratios for childbirth or pregnancy within three years of Round 1 interview.

Odds ratio
Model 1              Model 2
Wife’s fertility intention
   Wants no more children       1.00
   Unsure about having a child       1.30
   Wants to wait 3+ years       1.59**
   Wants a child within 3 years/unsure about timing       2.24***
Husband’s fertility intention
   Wants no more children       1.00
   Unsure about having a child       1.72*
   Wants to wait 3+ years       1.55**
   Wants a child within 3 years/unsure about timing       2.02***
   Missing       1.26
Joint fertility intention
   Both want no more children                  1.00
   Both or one spouse unsure about having a child, or no husband intention                        1.99***
   Both want to wait 3+ years                      2.07**
   Husband wants more or sooner than wife                        2.51***
   Wife wants more or sooner than husband                        2.74***
   Both want a child within 3 years                        4.21***
Wife’s age
   15–29       1.00                  1.00
   30–49       0.34***                        0.33***
Number of living children
   0–3       1.00                  1.00
   3–4       1.07                  0.99
   5+       1.29                  1.17
Type of marriage
   Monogamous       1.00                  1.00
   Polygynous       0.99                  0.97
Wife’s educational status
   None/primary 1–5 years       1.00                  1.00
   Primary 6–7 years       1.27                  1.28
   Primary 8 years       1.19                  1.20
   Secondary+       0.91                  0.91
(N)     (2,063)                   (2,063)
*

Significant at p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.