Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression model predicting utilization of LARCs among women in Arsi Negele town, Southeastern Ethiopia, 2017

Variables	Category	Use of LARC		*COR* (95% CI)	AOR* (95% CI)	P-value
		No	Yes
Age of women (years)	15–24	79	21	0.30(0.13, 0.68)	0.44(0.14,1.36)	0.154
	25–34	143	84	0.66 (0.32, 1.37)	0.50 (0.19,1.35)	0.171
	> 35	18	16	1.00	1.00
Husband education	No formal education	47	12	0.48 (0.24, 0.99)	0.41 (0.16,0.78)	0.006
	Primary education	89	54	1.15 (0.72, 1.84)	0.75 (0.65,0.98)	0.005
	Secondary and above	104	55	1.00	1.00
Women occupation	Unemployed	162	63	0.52 (0.33, 0.82)	0.35 (0.42,0.65)	0.001
	Employed	78	58	1.00	1.00
Heard of LARCs	Yes	180	115	6.39 (2.67, 15.27)	1.50 (0.53,4.29)	0.450
	No	60	6	1.00
Media exposure to LARCs	Yes	89	104	10.38 (5.84,18.46)	7.14 (3.85,13.25)	0.002
	No	151	17	1.00	1.00
Desire for more children	Yes	81	28	0.59 (0.36, 0.97)	0.73 (0.38,1.38)	0.329
	No	159	93	1.00	1.00	1.00
Desired number of children	One	46	40	4.14 (2.20, 7.80)	3.28 (1.28,8.39)	0.023
	Two	94	60	3.04 (1.72, 5.38)	2.58 (1.16,5.71)	0.020
	Three and above	100	21	1.00	1.00
Discussion among couples	Yes	81	28	2.55 (1.36, 4.78)	0.493 (0.14,1.69)	0.261
	No	159	93	1.00	1.00
Husband Support to use contraceptive	Yes	118	111	2.55 (1.36,4.78)	7.33 (3.48,15.43)	0.000
	No	122	121	1.00	1.00