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. 2018 Jun 27;4:4. doi: 10.1186/s40738-018-0049-1

Table 2.

Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with children ever-born in 2006 and 2011

Variable 2006 (n = 7243) 2011 (n = 7364)
IRR 95% CI A(IRR) A95%CI IRR 95% CI A(IRR) A95%CI
Education level
 No education 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Primary 0.89*** 0.86–0.91 1.03 0.99–1.06 0.84*** 0.82–0.87 0.96*** 0.93–0.99
 Secondary + 0.52*** 0.49–0.55 0.70*** 0.67–0.73 0.51*** 0.48–0.53 0.67*** 0.64–0.70
Place of residence
 Urban 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Rural 1.49*** 1.42–1.57 1.28*** 1.23–1.34 1.57*** 1.51–1.64 1.36*** 1.31–1.41
Religion
 Catholic 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Protestant 0.99 0.96–1.02 1.01 0.98–1.04 0.99 0.95–1.02 0.98 0.95–1.02
 Muslim 0.99 0.95–1.04 1.02 0.98–1.07 0.98 0.93–1.03 0.99 0.95–1.04
 Other 0.98 0.94–1.03 0.99 0.94–1.03 0.99 0.94–1.04 1.00 0.96–1.04
Wealth quintile
 Poorest 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Poorer 0.98 0.94–1.02 0.98 0.95–1.02 0.96 0.92–1.01 0.96*** 0.92–1.00
 Middle 0.98 0.94–1.02 0.98 0.94–1.02 0.95*** 0.91–1.00 0.94*** 0.90–0.98
 Richer 0.97 0.93–1.01 0.99 0.95–1.02 0.93*** 0.89–0.97 0.92*** 0.88–0.96
 Richest 0.68*** 0.65–0.71 0.77*** 0.74–0.80 0.63*** 0.60–0.66 0.69*** 0.66–0.72
Sex of household head
 Male 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Female 0.90*** 0.87–0.93 1.04*** 1.00–1.07 0.87 0.84–0.90 1.03 0.99–1.07
Working status
 Not working 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Working 1.28*** 1.22–1.35 1.14*** 1.09–1.19 1.17*** 1.12–1.21 1.05*** 1.01–1.08
Polygamy
 No co-wife 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Has co-wife 1.05*** 1.02–1.08 0.99 0.94–0.99 1.08*** 1.05–1.12 1.03 1.00–1.07
 Not sure 0.69*** 0.66–072 1.39*** 1.30–1.49 0.70*** 0.67–0.73 1.39*** 1.30–1.49
Exposure to family planning messages
 No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 0.57*** 0.50–0.65 0.64*** 0.57–0.72 0.60*** 0.55–0.66 0.66*** 0.61–0.71
Source of modern family planning methods
 Non user 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Government 1.17*** 1.12–1.22 1.06*** 1.02–1.10 1.17 1.13–1.22 1.08*** 1.04–1.12
 Private 0.89*** 0.85–0.93 0.98 0.94–1.02 0.95 0.91–1.00 0.99 0.95–1.03
Knowledge of any family planning methods
 No knowledge 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Has knowledge 0.98 0.93–1.04 1.09*** 1.03–1.16 0.97 0.87–1.08 1.04 0.93–1.15
Contraceptive use
 Not using 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Using 1.03 0.99–1.06 1.01 0.99–1.04 1.06*** 1.03–1.10 1.02 0.99–1.05
Age at first sex
  < =14 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 15–19 0.83*** 0.81–0.86 0.85*** 0.82–0.88 0.84*** 0.81–0.88 0.88*** 0.84–0.91
 20+ 0.62*** 0.57–0.67 0.62*** 0.58–0.66 0.54*** 0.49–0.59 0.57*** 0.52–0.62
 Don’t know 0.99 0.95–1.03 0.90*** 0.87–0.94 1.04 1.00–1.08 0.95*** 0.91–0.99
Family size preference
 0–2 Children 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 3–4 Children 1.39*** 1.27–1.53 1.26*** 1.16–1.36 1.20*** 1.09–1.31 1.12*** 1.03–1.22
 5+ Children 2.01*** 1.83–2.20 1.53*** 1.42–1.65 1.77*** 1.62–1.93 1.41*** 1.307–1.53
Age at first marriage
 Not yet married 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
  < =14 6.40*** 5.56–7.37 3.43*** 2.94–4.01 7.67*** 6.53–9.01 3.89*** 3.26–4.64
 15–19 5.48*** 4.76–6.29 2.99*** 2.56–3.49 6.22*** 5.30–7.30 3.30*** 2.78–3.93
 20+ 4.33*** 3.75–4.99 2.26*** 1.94–2.64 4.87*** 4.14–5.73 2.50*** 2.10–2.99

Note: IRR is Incident Rate Ratio. ***p < 0.05, AIRR: Adjusted IRR, A(95% CI):Adjusted 95% Confidence Interval. Results adjusted for marital status and current age of the women