Table 5.
Predictors of contraceptive use among postpartum women attending antenatal clinic at Mfantseman Municipal
| Univariate Model | Multivariate Model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | OR (95% CI) | p-value | aOR (95% CI) | p-value |
| Age | ||||
| 15–19 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20–34 | 1.16(0.58–2.37) | 0.663 | 0.47(0.14–1.57) | 0.221 |
| 35–39 | 2.62(1.20–5.72) | 0.015 | 0.48(0.12–1.89) | 0.292 |
| 40+ | 2.30(1.03–5.13) | 0.042 | 0.47(0.11–2.02) | 0.308 |
| Educational level | ||||
| None | 1 | 1 | ||
| Primary | 1.19(0.71–1.98) | 0.506 | 1.86(0.73–4.75) | 0.192 |
| Middle/Junior secondary school/Junior high school | 1.69(1.06–2.69) | 0.028 | 2.00(0.85–4.71) | 0.115 |
| Secondary/Senior secondary school/Senior high school | 0.77(0.43–1.35) | 0.361 | 2.22(0.80–6.16) | 0.126 |
| Tertiary | 0.82(0.39–1.73) | 0.607 | 1.84(0.39–8.62) | 0.441 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Fishmonger | 1 | 1 | ||
| Farmer | 0.23(0.09–0.64) | 0.004 | 0.20(0.03–1.28) | 0.090 |
| Petty Trader | 1.35(0.82–2.24) | 0.240 | 2.23(0.96–5.16) | 0.061 |
| Civil/Public Servant | 0.52(0.28–0.95) | 0.034 | 1.94(0.57–6.62) | 0.288 |
| Student | 1.18(0.51–2.74) | 0.703 | 5.00(1.12–22.40) | 0.035 |
| Other | 0.61(0.36–1.04) | 0.071 | 1.46(0.60–3.53) | 0.405 |
| Area of residence | ||||
| Saltpond | 1 | 1 | ||
| Biriwa | 0.81(0.54–1.21) | 0.308 | 2.03(0.90–4.57) | 0.089 |
| Anomabo | 2.69(1.80–3.99) | < 0.001 | 1.86(0.98–3.52) | 0.059 |
| Mankessim | 0.71(0.51–0.99) | 0.045 | 0.58(0.34–0.99) | 0.049 |
| Other | 0.81(0.53–1.26) | 0.365 | 0.84(0.44–1.60) | 0.601 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married through Church/Mosque/Court wedding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Married only by traditional rites | 0.66(0.47–0.92) | 0.013 | 1.16(0.68–2.01) | 0.581 |
| Engaged, yet to marry | 0.42(0.29–0.61) | < 0.001 | 1.23(0.64–2.41) | 0.532 |
| Co-habitation | 1.11(0.64–1.92) | 0.711 | 1.47(0.64–3.39) | 0.370 |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed/Single | 0.47(0.24–0.91) | 0.026 | 0.27(0.07–1.10) | 0.068 |
| Mode of delivery | ||||
| Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery | 1 | 1 | ||
| Assisted vaginal delivery | 0.13(0.07–0.25) | < 0.001 | 0.20(0.06–0.70) | 0.012 |
| Caesarean section | 1.50(0.88–2.55) | 0.137 | 5.12(2.24–11.68) | < 0.001 |
| Any delivery complications | ||||
| Yes | 1 | 1 | ||
| No | 0.46(0.33–0.65) | < 0.001 | 2.14(0.92–4.94) | 0.076 |
| Resumed sexual relationship since birth | ||||
| Yes | 1 | 1 | ||
| No | 0.33(0.22–0.50) | < 0.001 | 0.89(0.41–1.98) | 0.784 |
| Ever breastfed after delivery | ||||
| Yes | 1 | 1 | ||
| No | 2.04(1.50–2.780) | < 0.001 | 2.16(1.11–4.21) | 0.024 |
| Return of menses since your last birth | ||||
| Yes | 1 | 1 | ||
| No | 0.48(0.32–0.72) | < 0.001 | 1.65(0.81–3.38) | 0.168 |
| Date of delivery in months | 0.90(0.88–0.93) | < 0.001 | 0.89(0.84–0.95) | < 0.001 |
| Preferred number of children | 2.16(1.78–2.63) | < 0.001 | 3.95(2.77–5.62) | < 0.001 |
| Number of children ever born/Parity of the last child | 1.90(1.71–2.10) | < 0.001 | 2.26(1.83–2.78) | < 0.001 |
Source: Field data (2014)