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. 2020 Aug 18;29:e160. doi: 10.1017/S2045796020000736

Table 5.

Exploratory model for factors affecting unmet need for family planning at 2.5 and 3.5 years

Unmet need at 2.5 years: ratio 95% CI Unmet need at 3.5 years: ratio 95% CI
Unadjusted effect of Fully adjusted effectb Unadjusted effect Fully adjusted effectb
CMD symptomsa: 1.09 (1.04–1.15)*** 1.06 (1.01–1.12)* 0.96 0.90–1.01) 0.94 (0.87–1.01)
Maternal education 0.92 (0.67–1.26) 1.12 (0.78–1.61) 0.69 (0.51–0.95)* 0.73 (0.51–1.04)
Husband education 0.77 (0.59–1.01) 0.82 (0.61–1.09) 0.87 (0.67–1.14) 1.00 (0.75–1.35)
Parity at baseline
2–4 1.34 (0.99–1.81) 1.22 (0.81–1.85) 1.28 (0.94–1.73) 1.35 (0.89–2.04)
5+ 1.42 (1.02–1.98)* 1.22 (0.66–2.24) 1.27 (0.93–1.81) 1.52 (0.82–2.81)
Polygamous marriage 1.42 (1.02–1.98) * 1.18 (0.81–1.71) 1.21 (0.86–1.70) 1.01 (0.70–1.47)
Religion (Orthodox Christian as ref)
Muslim 0.95 (0.66–1.35) 1.08 (0.72–1.60) 1.62 (1.13–2.33)** 1.50 (1.01–2.23)*
Catholic or Protestant 0.62 (0.35–1.09) 0.67 (0.36–1.24) 0.82 (0.46–1.45) 0.71 (0.39–1.32)
Low SES
1 time point 1.71 (1.20–2.43)** 1.61 (1.21–2.32)** 1.05 (0.99–1.03) 1.04 (0.73–1.49)
2+ time points 2.07 (1.41–3.05)*** 1.79 (1.19–2.70)** 1.26 (0.86–1.83) 1.44 (0.95–2.18)
Age 1.03 (1.01–1.05)* 1.10 (0.97–1.05) 1.01 (0.69–1.52) 0.99 (0.96–1.04)
Marital discord
1 time point 1.27 (0.90–1.78) 1.22 (0.85–1.73) 1.17 (0.83–1.65) 1.19 (0.83–1.70)
2+ time points 1.25 (0.91–1.70) 0.99 (0.71–1.40) 1.06 (0.77–1.45) 1.05 (0.75–1.48)
Poor physical health 1.20 (0.92–1.55) 1.02 (0.76–1.37) 1.02 (0.69–1.52) 0.96 (0.64–1.45)
a

CMD symptoms at 12 months for 2.5 year model and at 3 years for the 3.5 year model.

b

Fully adjusted model includes all factors in the table.

*p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001.