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. 2020 Oct 8;6(10):e05037. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05037

Table 3.

Results of the logistic regression analysis of the association between teenage pregnancy and household characteristics.


Variables
Simple model
Multivariate model
Odds Ratios 95% Confidence Interval (CI)
Odds Ratios 95% Confidence Interval (CI)


Lower limit
Upper limit

Lower limit
Upper limit
Sex of the head of the household
 Male 1.00 1.00
 Female 1.07 0.79 1.44 0.91 0.56 1.50

Age of household head
 Less than 30 1.00 1.00
 30-44 0.10∗ 0.06 0.15 0.08∗ 0.05 0.14
 45-54 0.10∗ 0.07 0.15 0.07∗ 0.04 0.13
 55-64 0.15∗ 0.09 0.23 0.11∗ 0.06 0.19
 65+ 0.07∗ 0.03 0.15 0.05∗ 0.02 0.11

Marital status of household head
 Married or living together 1.00 1.00
 Single mother 1.53 0.78 3.02 0.25∗ 0.11 0.56
 Widowed 0.77 0.52 1.16 1.18∗ 1.06 2.04
 Divorced and Separated 1.68 0.97 2.90 1.72∗ 1.29 3.57

The education level of the household head
 Primary school and below 1.00 1.00
 Secondary 1.25 0.82 1.91 0.92 0.54 1.58
 Higher 0.21∗ 0.07 0.67 0.28∗ 0.08 0.96

Size of the household
 Small (<5) 1.00 1.00
 Medium (5&6) 0.38∗ 0.27 0.55 0.68∗ 0.45 0.95
 Medium large (7–9) 0.37∗ 0.26 0.53 0.98 0.60 1.63
 Large (10+) 0.61 0.33 1.14 2.13∗ 1.99 4.57

Number of bedrooms
 1-2 1.00 1.00
 3-4 0.38∗ 0.28 0.53 0.68∗ 0.47 0.99
 5+ 0.60 0.29 1.26 1.11 0.48 2.60

Wealth Index
 Poorest 1.00 1.00
 Poorer 0.76 0.49 1.19 0.84 0.52 1.37
 Middle 0.74 0.47 1.16 0.95 0.57 1.58
 Richer 0.51∗ 0.32 0.82 0.71 0.41 1.23
 Richest 0.51∗ 0.33 0.78 0.83 0.47 1.46

At least one member own a bank account
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 0.44∗ 0.33 0.59 0.57∗ 0.39 0.84

Note:The logistic regression analysis indicated a significant association at 95% level.