Table 2.
Logistic regression model for modern contraceptive use
| Predictors | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Person who usually decides on respondent’s health care | ||
| Respondent alone ® | < 0.001 | |
| Respondent and husband jointly | 2.761 (1.925–3.960) | < 0.001 |
| Husband alone | 2.698 (1.875–3.885) | < 0.001 |
| Someone else | 1.186 (0.770–1.827) | 0.439 |
| Other | 2.445 (0.577–10.368) | 0.225 |
| Final say on: Child health care | ||
| Respondent alone ® | < 0.001 | |
| Respondent & husband jointly | 2.616 (1.808–3.786) | < 0.001 |
| Husband alone | 2.164 (1.430–3.277) | < 0.001 |
| Someone else | 1.156 (0.739–1.808) | 0.526 |
| Other | 1.524 (0.982–2.364) | 0.060 |
| Person who usually decides on visiting family or relatives | ||
| Respondent alone ® | 0.065 | |
| Respondent and husband jointly | 1.830 (1.176–2.849) | 0.007 |
| Husband alone | 1.559 (0.992–2.449) | 0.054 |
| Someone else | 1.377 (0.851–2.229) | 0.193 |
| Other | 0.876 (0.255–3.012) | 0.833 |
| Desire for more children | ||
| Wants within 2 years ® | < 0.001 | |
| Wants after 2+ years | 14.004 (10.841–18.091) | < 0.001 |
| Wants, unsure timing | 5.949 (3.032–11.674) | < 0.001 |
| Undecided | 3.477 (1.902–6.358) | < 0.001 |
| Wants no more | 10.854 (7.517–15.674) | < 0.001 |
| Visited by FP worker in past 6 months | ||
| Talked ® | < 0.001 | |
| Gave family planning method | 5.047 (2.151–11.840) | < 0.001 |
| Talked and gave method | 4.479 (1.228–16.335) | 0.023 |
| No | 0.781 (0.546–1.117) | 0.176 |
| Husband’s occupation | ||
| Manual ® | < 0.001 | |
| Non-manual | 1.701 (1.354–2.138) | < 0.001 |
| Did not work | 1.264 (0.711–2.248) | 0.425 |
| Husband’s desire for children | ||
| Both want same ® | 0.010 | |
| Husband wants more | 0.761 (0.522–1.108) | 0.154 |
| Husband wants fewer | 1.080 (0.734–1.589) | 0.697 |
| Did not know | 0.462 (0.281–0.760) | 0.002 |
| Religion | ||
| Muslim® | ||
| Non-Muslim | 1.628 (1.134–2.336) | 0.008 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban ® | ||
| Rural | 0.617 (0.502–0.759) | < 0.001 |
| Region | ||
| Barisal ® | < 0.001 | |
| Chittagong | 0.259 (0.179–0.375) | < 0.001 |
| Dhaka | 0.479 (0.333–0.690) | < 0.001 |
| Khulna | 0.790 (0.536–1.166) | 0.235 |
| Rajshahi | 0.871 (0.585–1.298) | 0.498 |
| Rangpur | 0.589 (0.396–0.877) | 0.009 |
| Sylhet | 0.231 (0.150–0.358) | < 0.001 |
| Age | 0.932 (0.883–0.984) | 0.011 |
| Age at marriage | 1.077 (1.018–1.140) | 0.010 |
| Number of living children | 1.951 (1.516–2.511) | < 0.001 |
| Constant | 0.105 | < 0.001 |
Note: ® Reference category, CI is confidence interval