Table 12.
Odds of having exceeded one’s ideal family size at the time of survey based on the total number of children ever fathered, comparing men currently aged 40–49 who were married by age 18 with those married at or after 18 (reference group)
| Country | Percentage of men exceeding their ideal family size | Unadjusted odds ratios (Model 1) | Odds ratios adjusted for age (Model 2) | Odds ratios adjusted for age and socio-economic status (Model 3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married by age 18 | Married at/after age 18 | Odds ratio | P value | Odds ratio | P value | Odds ratio | P value | |
|
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) N = 996 |
67.3 (53.2–78.8) | 56.3 (52.3–60.1) | 1.59 (0.87–2.95) | 0.132 | 1.64 (0.90–3.01) | 0.172 | 1.54 (0.84–2.82) | 0.164 |
| P = 0.129 | ||||||||
|
Comoros N = 316 |
28.4 (15.7–45.8) | 23.7 (17.3–31.6) | 1.27 (0.55–2.94) | 0.569 | 1.33 (0.59–2.98) | 0.484 | 1.04 (0.44–2.48) | 0.916 |
| P = 0.568 | ||||||||
|
Guatemala N = 1616 |
57.2 (49.8–64.4) | 37.4 (34.2–40.7) | 2.23 (1.62–3.10) | < 0.001 | 2.31 (1.67–3.20) | < 0.001 | 2.13 (1.53–2.97) | < 0.001 |
| P < 0.001 | ||||||||
|
Honduras N = 1109 |
50.9 (41.0–60.7) | 35.9 (32.1–39.9) | 1.85 (1.20–2.85) | 0.005 | 1.86 (1.21–2.87) | 0.005 | 1.80 (1.17–2.77) | 0.008 |
| P = 0.005 | ||||||||
|
Madagascar N = 1193 |
27.2 (18.7–37.8) | 26.6 (23.5–30.0) | 1.03 (0.62–1.72) | 0.912 | 1.00 (0.60–1.67) | 0.992 | 0.92 (0.55–1.54) | 0.748 |
| P = 0.912 | ||||||||
|
Nepal N = 873 |
80.9 (74.5–86.0) | 54.2 (49.2–59.1) | 3.58 (2.36–5.41) | < 0.001 | 3.86 (2.54–5.87) | < 0.001 | 3.32 (2.21–5.0) | < 0.001 |
| P < 0.001 | ||||||||
|
Nicaragua N = 891 |
60.5 (49.7–70.4) | 32.9 (27.9–38.3) | 3.13 (1.90–5.15) | < 0.001 | 3.26 (1.98–5.36) | < 0.001 | – | – |
| P < 0.001 | ||||||||
For Mozambique, estimates for men aged 40–49 who were married by age 18 were based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases, so values not shown. For Comoros, estimates were based on 35 unweighted cases