Table 4. Multilevel logistic regression models showing fixed-effects results on factors associated with unintended pregnancy among adolescent girls and young women.
Variables | Model 0 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
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aOR[95%CI | aOR[95%CI] | aOR[95%CI] | aOR[95%CI] | |
Individual level variables | ||||
Age | ||||
15–19 | 1.46***[1.25–1.70] | 1.48***[1.26–1.73] | ||
20–24 | Ref | Ref | ||
Educational Level | ||||
No formal Education | Ref | Ref | ||
Primary | 1.98***[1.68–2.33] | 1.99***[1.69–2.33] | ||
Secondary/Higher | 2.36***[1.96–2.84] | 2.30***[1.90–2.78] | ||
Marital status | ||||
Single | 8.99***[7.43–10.87] | 9.23***[7.55–11.28] | ||
Cohabiting | 2.47***[2.11–2.89] | 2.53***[2.16–2.96] | ||
Married | Ref | Ref | ||
Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine | ||||
Not at all | Ref | Ref | ||
Less than once a week | 0.89[0.68–1.18] | 0.87[0.66–1.15] | ||
At least once a weak | 0.82[0.59–1.13] | 0.81[0.59–1.12] | ||
Frequency of listening to radio | ||||
Not at all | 0.91[0.75–1.10] | 0.92[0.76–1.11] | ||
Less than once a week | Ref | Ref | ||
At least once a weak | 0.94[0.77–1.14] | 0.94[0.77–1.14] | ||
Frequency of watching television | ||||
Not at all | Ref | Ref | ||
Less than once a week | 1.18[0.96–1.48] | 1.15[0.92–1.43] | ||
At least once a weak | 0.98[0.82–1.15] | 0.92[0.76–1.11] | ||
Parity | ||||
Zero births | 0.66***[0.56–0.78] | 0.65***[0.55–0.77] | ||
One birth | Ref | Ref | ||
Two births | 1.41***[1.17–1.69] | 1.42***[1.18–1.71] | ||
Three or more births | 1.95***[1.57–2.44] | 1.99***[1.59–2.48] | ||
Ever used contraceptives | ||||
No | Ref | Ref | ||
Yes | 1.34***[1.14–1.57] | 1.32***[1.12–1.54] | ||
Contextual level variables | ||||
Wealth quintile | ||||
Poor | Ref | Ref | ||
Middle | 1.15[0.98–1.35] | 1.12[0.95–1.33] | ||
Rich | 1.18*[1.02–1.37] | 1.28*[1.08–1.51] | ||
Sex of household head | ||||
Male | Ref | Ref | ||
Female | 1.88***[1.62–2.18] | 0.98[0.82–1.16] | ||
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 1.37***[1.19–1.59] | 0.95[0.81–1.13] | ||
Rural | Ref | Ref |
Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals in brackets; AOR adjusted Odds Ratios CI Confidence Interval
*p< 0.05
**p< 0.01
***p< 0.001.