Table 5.
Logistic regression analyses of the relative effect of socioeconomic, religion and socio-demographic variables on contraceptive uptake
| Explanatory Variables | Contraceptive used | Crude OR(95%CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n) | No (n) | ||||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 15–24 | 210 | 84 | 1 | ||
| 25–34 | 522 | 174 | 1.20 (.88, 1.63) | 1.58((1.12, 2.24) | 0.01 |
| 35–49 | 212 | 119 | 0.71 (0.51, 0.99) | 1.14(0.77, 1.67) | 0.5 |
| Religion | |||||
| Orthodox | 295 | 101 | 1 | ||
| Muslim | 205 | 129 | 0.54(0.40, 0.75)*** | 0.35(0.21, 0.60) | 0.000 |
| Protestant + Catholic | 444 | 149 | 1.02(0.76, 1.37) | 0.95(0.66, 1.35) | 0.76 |
| Educational Background | |||||
| No School | 794 | 358 | 1 | ||
| Primary School | 103 | 14 | 3.31(1.87, 5.88) *** | 2.09(1.11, 3.92) | 0.02 |
| Secondary School | 48 | 7 | 3.09(1.39, 6.90) ** | 1.52(0.64, 3.61) | 0.35 |
| Partner’s Occupation | |||||
| Farmer | 549 | 298 | 1 | ||
| Merchant | 138 | 33 | 2.27(1.51, 3.40) *** | 2.07(1.33, 3.25) | 0.001 |
| Employed (Government, Private, Daily laborer and others) | 258 | 47 | 2.98(2.12, 4.19) *** | 2.34(1.59, 3.46) | 0.000 |
| Zone | |||||
| East Wollega | 124 | 90 | 1 | ||
| Illubabor | 150 | 34 | 3.20(2.02, 5.08) *** | 6.11(3.27, 11.42) | 0.02 |
| Jimma | 101 | 80 | 0.92(0.61, 1.37) | 2.06(1.17, 3.67) | 0.01 |
| West Showa | 262 | 124 | 1.53(1.09, 2.17) * | 1.38(0.93, 2.03) | 0.11 |
| West Wollega | 308 | 51 | 4.38(2.93, 6.55) *** | 4.92(3.22, 7.53) | 0.000 |
***Significant at p-value < 0.001, **at p-value < 0.01, *at p-value < 0.05