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. 2020 Sep 11;12:719–729. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S266755

Table 3.

Bivariate and Multivariate Analyses to Assess the Association Between Exposure to Mass Media Family Planning Messages and Modern Contraceptive Uses Among Youth Women in Ethiopia

Variables Category Rural Urban
COR(95% CI) AOR(95% CI) COR(95% CI) AOR(95% CI)
Age 15–19 1 1 1 1
20–24 3.98(3.07–5.15) 0.91(0.65,1.25) 6.13(3.38–11.1) 1.69(0.95,3.01)
Religion Orthodox 1 1 1 1
Catholic 0.91(0.31–2.62) 1.51(0.63,3.68) 0.81(0.21–2.72) 1.21(0.63,4.53)
Protestant 0.62(0.45–0.83) 1.211(0.692,2.12) 0.48(0.25–0.90) 0.38(0.16,0.89)*
Muslim 0.33(0.23–0.47) 0.42(0.26,0.68)* 0.48(0.27–0.83) 0.37(0.15,0.91)*
Other 0.23(0.04–1.37) 0.32(0.06,1.73) 6.72(0.61–7.46) 3.64(0.97,13.5)
Marital status Single 1 1 1 1
Married 42.8(23.9–7.67) 58.1(31.0,108)* 46.5(27.7–77.9) 39.7(20.1,78.8)*
Separated/divorced 20.3(10.4–39.9) 18.7(8.7,40.2)* 6.89(2.37–19.9) 4.7(1.84,12.2)*
Women education No education 1 1 1 1
Primary 0.76(0.55–1.04) 1.17(0.82,1.67) 2.08(0.59–7.26) 6.35(1.18,34.4)*
Secondary 0.76(0.51–1.15) 1.45(0.87,2.42) 1.49(0.44–5.11) 5.55(1.30,23.7)*
Higher 1.73(0.83–3.64) 5.55(1.73,17.7)* 2.18(0.76–6.17) 7.67(1.90,30.9)*
Wealth index Poorest 1 1 1 1
Poorer 1.68(1.11–2.56) 1.63(0.95,2.78) 13.1(0.78–21.8) 15.5(1.78,135)*
Middle 1.72(1.14–2.59) 2.04(1.23,3.40)* 0.39(0.03–6.22) 0.58(0.05,6.62)
Richer 1.69(1.16–2.46) 2.77(1.73,4.43)* 27.3(2.94 −252) 40.7(3.99,416)*
Richest 1.90(1.12–3.22) 2.69(1.33,5.42)* 5.02(0.74–33.7) 3.75(0.85,16.5)
Region Tigray 1.87(1.22–2.87) 1.53(0.90,2.58) 1.29(0.64–2.63) 0.61(0.18,1.98)
Afar 0.15(0.07–0.36) 0.27(0.11,0.69) 3.02(1.29–7.04) 1.74(0.39, 7.80)
Amhara 2.61(1.80–3.79) 3.05(1.76,5.25)* 1.79(0.82–3.94) 166(0.51,5.45)
Oromia 1 1 1 1
Somali 0.01(0.002–0.09) 0.03(0.003,0.18)* 0.17(0.04 −0.64) 0.01(0.003,0.45)*
Benishangul-Gumuz 1.66(1.04–2.66) 1.47(0.86,2.52) 2.11(0.62–7.13) 0.75(0.17,3.21)
SNNPR 1.26(0.84–1.92) 1.16(0.67,2.02) 1.06(0.45–2.49) 0.39(0.10,1.57)
Gambela 2.16(1.21–3.85) 1.22(0.62,2.38) 1.97(0.94–4.15) 0.65(0.11,3.81)
Harari 0.78(0.43–1.42) 0.66(0.34,1.28) 1.30(0.68–2.45) 0.72(0.22,2.35)
Dire Dawa 1.01(0.35–2.88) 1.62(0.56,4.64) 0.93(0.47–1.82) 0.68(0.31,2.99)
Addis Ababa - - 0.76(0.41–1.43) 0.96(0.31, 2.99)
Number of children 0 1 1 1 1
1–2 7.41(5.50–9.93) 1.92(1.37,2.67)* 16.8(9.20–30.9) 2.54(1.14, 5.66)*
3+ 3.38(1.86–6.14) 1.19(0.61, 2.34) 4.18(1.21–14.4) 5.57(0.31,10.1)
Mass media No 1 1 1 1
Yes 1.17(0.91–1.53) 1.20(0.85–1.70) 0.61(0.38–0.95) 0.38(0.21–0.68)*

Notes: *Statistically significant association by adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval.