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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 7. Adjusted odds ratio for childbirth or pregnancy within three years of Round 1 interview among married women who wanted no more children.

Odds ratio
Woman’s intensity of unwantedness
   No or nonspecified serious consequence           1.00
   Serious consequence for household finances or for own or children’s health           0.72*
Husband’s fertility intention
   Wants no more children           1.00
   Unsure about having a child           1.69
   Wants to wait 3+ years           1.59
   Wants a child within 3 years/unsure about timing           2.09***
   Missing           1.76
Wife’s age
   15–29           1.00
   30–49           0.21***
Number of living children
   0–3           1.00
   3–4           0.92
   5+           1.29
Type of marriage
   Monogamous           1.00
   Polygynous           1.20
Wife’s educational status
   None/primary 1–5 years           1.00
   Primary 6–7 years           1.58
   Primary 8 years           1.47
   Secondary+           0.96
   (N)          (796)
*

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