Table 5.
Multivariate logistic regression examining factors associated with postpartum contraceptive use in Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 2386)
| Variables | PPFP Use | OR (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | COR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |
| Wealth index | ||||||
| Low | 933 | 152 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Middle | 383 | 108 | 1.72 | 1.12 - 2.65 | 1.45 | 0.90 - 2.36 |
| High | 518 | 292 | 3.46 | 2.34 - 5.09 | 1.53 | 0.97 - 2.39 |
| Age category (in years) | ||||||
| 15-24 | 538 | 208 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 25-34 | 925 | 269 | 0.75 | 0.55 - 1.03 | 0.94 | 0.59 - 1.50 |
| 35+ | 371 | 76 | 0.53 | 0.33 - 0.86 | 1.18 | 0.57 - 2.42 |
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 136 | 152 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Rural | 1698 | 401 | 0.21 | 0.14 - 0.31 | 0.56 | 0.27-1.13 |
| Access to family planning media | ||||||
| No | 1454 | 352 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 380 | 200 | 2.17 | 1.54 - 3.06 | 0.95 | 0.64 - 1.40 |
| Women educational status | ||||||
| No education | 1203 | 213 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Primary | 523 | 232 | 2.51 | 1.79 - 3.50 | 1.32 | 0.90 - 1.93 |
| Secondary or above | 107 | 107 | 5.63 | 3.58 - 8.85 | 2.03* | 1.09 - 3.78 |
| Partner education | ||||||
| No education | 899 | 158 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Primary | 710 | 259 | 2.08 | 1.44 - 3.02 | 1.36 | 0.95 - 1.96 |
| Secondary or above | 225 | 136 | 3.44 | 2.24 - 5.30 | 0.75 | 0.41 - 1.37 |
| Number of living children | ||||||
| No child | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1-2 child | 640 | 299 | 0.56 | 0.10 - 3.12 | 0.22 | 0.04 - 1.30 |
| 3-4 child | 507 | 145 | 0.34 | 0.06 - 1.82 | 0.21 | 0.03 - 1.28 |
| 5+ child | 678 | 102 | 0.18 | 0.03 - 1.02 | 0.15 | 0.02 - 1.00 |
| Visited by FP worker in the past 12 months | ||||||
| No | 1289 | 319 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 545 | 233 | 1.73 | 1.24 - 2.40 | 1.40 | 0.99 - 1.99 |
| Fertility Preference | ||||||
| Wants soon | 172 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Wants later | 955 | 343 | 4.23 | 1.70 - 10.55 | 4.38** | 1.46 - 13.18 |
| Wants no more | 589 | 171 | 3.42 | 1.28 - 9.09 | 5.14** | 1.59 - 16.59 |
| undecided | 117 | 24 | 2.43 | 0.77 - 7.67 | 3.44 | 0.97 - 12.17 |
| Place of delivery | ||||||
| Home | 1289 | 210 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Health facility | 545 | 342 | 3.85 | 2.81 - 5.23 | 1.71* | 1.12 - 2.62 |
| Skilled attendance at birth | ||||||
| No | 1689 | 436 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 144 | 117 | 3.15 | 2.15 - 4.62 | 1.28 | 0.81 - 2.01 |
| Skilled antenatal care | ||||||
| No | 706 | 61 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 1128 | 492 | 5.08 | 3.01 - 8.46 | 2.41** | 1.41 - 4.10 |
| Skilled postnatal care | ||||||
| No | 1558 | 373 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 276 | 180 | 2.72 | 1.96 - 3.75 | 1.03 | 0.68 - 1.56 |
| Birth order | ||||||
| First | 321 | 159 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2-3 | 528 | 221 | 0.85 | 0.58 - 1.24 | 1.02 | 0.63 - 1.64 |
| 4-5 | 416 | 94 | 0.46 | 0.30 - 0.70 | 0.83 | 0.38 - 1.81 |
| 6+ | 569 | 79 | 0.49 | 0.17 - 0.46 | 0.69 | 0.25 - 1.94 |
PPFP Postpartum Family Planning, COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio ** p < 0.01, *p < 0.05