Table 4. Multinomial logistic regression showing the effect of socio-demographic and fertility characteristics on the use of contraceptives with ‘not using any method’ as the base outcome.
| Model 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARC | Other Methods | |||
| Characteristics | RRR | 95% CI | RRR | 95% CI |
| Age | ||||
| 15–24 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 25–34 | 1.29 | 1.18–1.41*** | 1.08 | 1.04–1.12*** |
| 35+ | 0.72 | 0.64–0.80*** | 0.85 | 0.81–0.90*** |
| Education | ||||
| No education | 1 | 1 | ||
| Primary | 2.2 | 1.97–2.46*** | 1.87 | 1.78–1.96*** |
| Secondary | 3.55 | 3.11–4.04*** | 2.65 | 2.50–2.81*** |
| Higher | 6.54 | 5.16–8.29*** | 3.93 | 3.46–4.48*** |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 1 | 1 | ||
| Married/ living with partner | 1.93 | 1.61–2.32*** | 2.16 | 2.02–2.30*** |
| Widowed | 0.44 | 0.34–0.58*** | 0.48 | 0.43–0.53*** |
| Separated | 1.15 | 0.93–1.43 | 0.82 | 0.75–0.91*** |
| Divorced | 1.25 | 1.00–1.55* | 0.91 | 0.82–1.00 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 1 | 1 | ||
| Managerial | 1.28 | 1.07–1.54** | 1.12 | 1.02–1.24* |
| Clerical/ agric | 1.2 | 1.09–1.32*** | 1.21 | 1.16–1.26*** |
| Labour | 1.35 | 1.24–1.48*** | 1.24 | 1.20–1.30*** |
| Wealth Index | ||||
| Poorest | 1 | 1 | ||
| Poorer | 1.21 | 1.09–1.35*** | 1.15 | 1.10–1.21*** |
| Middle | 1.39 | 1.24–1.55*** | 1.18 | 1.12–1.24*** |
| Richer | 1.5 | 1.34–1.69*** | 1.36 | 1.29–1.43*** |
| Richest | 1.79 | 1.56–2.05*** | 1.33 | 1.25–1.41*** |
| Mass media exposure | ||||
| No exposure | 1 | 1 | ||
| At least one exposure | 1.08 | 1.00–1.17* | 1.27 | 1.22–1.31*** |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 1 | 1 | ||
| Rural | 0.86 | 0.76–0.96 | 0.86 | 0.81–0.91*** |
| Country | ||||
| Cameroon | 1 | 1 | ||
| Chad | 1.27 | 0.89–1.81 | 0.22 | 0.19–0.26*** |
| Ghana | 4.43 | 3.44–5.71*** | 0.71 | 0.64–0.79*** |
| Malawi | 12.42 | 9.98–15.46*** | 1.9 | 1.74–2.07*** |
| Mali | 2.92 | 2.21–3.86*** | 0.28 | 0.25–0.32*** |
| Rwanda | 8.76 | 7.04–10.89*** | 1.15 | 1.05–1.26** |
| Zambia | 6.61 | 5.22–8.36*** | 1.35 | 1.23–1.47*** |
| Zimbabwe | 9.84 | 7.85–12.34*** | 2.34 | 2.15–2.55*** |
| Total children ever born | ||||
| None | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1–4 children | 41.14 | 23.63–71.62*** | 5.88 | 5.46–6.32*** |
| 5 and above | 54.33 | 30.64–96.31*** | 7.87 | 7.24–8.54*** |
| Desire for more children | ||||
| Want another | 1 | 1 | ||
| No desire | 1.41 | 1.31–1.52*** | 1.11 | 1.08–1.15*** |
*p-value < 0.05;
**p-value < 0.01;
***p-value < 0.001