Table 3.

Odds ratios of association between nonuse of contraception and unmet need with regional variables. NDHS 2003-13.

	Non-use				Unmet need
	OR (95%CI)				OR (95%CI)
	2003	2008	2013	2003-13	2003	2008	2013	2003-13
Geopolitical region
South-west (ref)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
North-central	1.417 (1.025-1.959)	1.181 (1.007-1.385)	1.249 (1.088-1.434)	1.559 (1.454, 1.672)	0.582 (0.439-0.771)	1.111 (0.952-1.296)	1.221 (1.090-1.368)	1.096 (1.046, 1.149)
North-east	3.598 (2.503-5.171)	2.083 (1.629-2.663)	2.654(2.113-3.333)	1.820 (1.732, 1.912)	0.602 (0.442-0.819)	1.063 (0.893-1.264)	1.171 (1.027-1.334)	1.357 (1.298, 1.419)
North-west	2.319 (1.588-3.387)	2.797 (2.033-3.848)	2.264(1.467-3.494)	1.590 (1.483, 1.706)	1.067 (0.778-1.463)	0.908 (0.765-1.078)	0.969 (0.847-1.109)	1.026 (0.973, 1.082)
South-east	2.201 (1.585-3.056)	2.205 (1.851-2.627)	1.831 (1.612-2.080)	0.926 (0.804, 1.250)	0.810 (0.603-1.112)	1.351 (1.141-1.600)	1.026 (0.905-1.164)	1.282 (1.221, 1.347)
South-south	1.109 (0.817-1.505)	1.076 (0.926-1.249)	1.272 (1.124-1.439)	0.855 (0.787, 1.029)	0.520 (0.382-0.708)	0.928 (0.710-1.365)	1.128 (0.999-1.275)	1.066 (1.014, 1.121)
Type of place of residence
Rural (ref)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Urban	0.814 (0.643-1.031)	0.847 (0.748-0.960)	0.913 (0.820-1.016)	1.820 (1.73-1.912)	1.057 (0.887-1.260)	1.090 (0.981-1.212)	0.971 (0.893-1.056)	1.096 (1.046, 1.149)

N.B. Significant associations (p<0.05) are shown in bold. Regression models are adjusted for age, religious affiliation, education, employment, wealth index, sex of household head, and parity.