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 | |
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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.