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. 2020 Sep 22;20:550. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03164-8

Table 3.

Multilevel parameter estimates and average odds ratios for pregnancy termination

PARAMETER ESTIMATE S. E AOR 95% CI of AOR
Const −4.57 0.186
Year (2003)
 2008 −0.13 0.105 0.88 [0.71, 1.08]
 2013 −0.41 0.188 0.66 [0.46, 0.96] *
 2018 0.16 0.103 1.17 [0.96, 1.44]
Age group (15–19)
 20–24 0.85 0.076 2.34 [2.02, 2.72] *
Education (none)
 Primary 0.35 0.089 1.42 [1.19, 1.69] *
 Secondary 0.12 0.094 1.13 [0.94, 1.36]
Marital status (never married)
 Currently married 1.10 0.102 3.00 [2.46, 3.67] *
 Living with a partner 1.14 0.162 3.13 [2.28, 4.30] *
 Previously married 0.64 0.206 1.90 [1.27, 2.84] *
Watch TV (Never)
 less than once a week 0.11 0.095 1.12 [0.93, 1.34]
 at least once a week 0.31 0.081 1.36 [1.16, 1.60] *
Ethnicity (Hausa)
 Igbo −0.40 0.165 0.67 [0.49, 0.93] *
 Yoruba −0.66 0.172 0.52 [0.37, 0.72] *
 Others −0.08 0.089 0.92 [0.78, 1.10]
Number of children (none)
 One −0.25 0.077 0.78 [0.67, 0.91] *
 Two −0.50 0.094 0.61 [0.50, 0.73] *
 3 and more −0.84 0.121 0.43 [0.34, 0.55] *
Age at first sex (18+)
 Never had sex −5.55 1.060 0.00 [0.00, 0.03] *
 Less than 15 0.84 0.094 2.32 [1.93, 2.78] *
 15–17 0.50 0.790 1.65 [0.35, 7.76]
Contextual factors
 contracep prev_cluster 1.43 0.231 4.18 [2.66, 6.57] *
Random effects
 Level 3 - State 0.10* 0.033 (ICC = 0.03)
 Level 2 - Cluster 0.22* 0.056 (ICC = 0.09)

* - significant at 5% level (p < 0.05)