Table 3.
Binary logistic regression on socio-economic status and unmet need for contraception among young women in SSA
| Variables | Model I cOR[95%CI] |
Model II AOR[95%CI] |
Model III AOR[95%CI] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational level | |||
| No education | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Primary | 1.11***[1.06–1.16] | 1.07*[1.01–1.12] | 1.18***[1.12–1.25] |
| Secondary/higher | 1.15***[1.10–1.21] | 1.13***[1.07–1.20] | 1.27***[1.20–1.35] |
| Wealth status | |||
| Poorest | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Poorer | 1.01[0.96–1.06] | 1.02[0.97–1.08] | 1.01[0.95–1.06] |
| Middle | 1.03[0.97–1.09] | 1.03[0.97–1.09] | 1.02[0.96–1.08] |
| Richer | 0.98[0.93–1.04] | 0.97[0.91–1.03] | 1.01[0.95–1.08] |
| Richest | 0.83***[0.78–0.89] | 0.82***[0.76–0.88] | 0.89**[0.81–0.97] |
| Age | |||
| 15–19 | Ref | Ref | |
| 20–24 | 0.74***[0.70–0.77] | 0.74***[0.70–0.77] | |
| Sex of household head | |||
| Male | Ref | Ref | |
| Female | 1.31***[1.25–1.38] | 1.30***[1.24–1.37] | |
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | Ref | Ref | |
| Rural | 0.88***[0.83–0.92] | 0.95[0.90–1.00] | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | Ref | Ref | |
| Cohabiting | 1.55***[1.49–1.62] | 1.35***[1.28–1.43] | |
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed | Ref | Ref | |
| Employed | 0.88***[0.85–0.91] | 0.87***[0.83–0.90] | |
| Religion | |||
| Christianity | Ref | Ref | |
| Islam | 1.09***[1.04–1.14] | 0.98[0.92–1.04] | |
| Traditional religion | 0.99[0.88–1.12] | 0.91[0.80–1.04] | |
| No religion | 1.16*[1.03–1.31] | 1.04[0.92–1.18] | |
| Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine | |||
| Not at all | Ref | Ref | |
| Less than once a week | 0.87***[0.81–0.94] | 0.93[0.87–1.01] | |
| At least once a week | 0.89*[0.82–0.97] | 0.904*[0.83–0.99] | |
| Frequency of watching television | |||
| Not at all | Ref | Ref | |
| Less than once a week | 1.09**[1.02–1.16] | 1.07[1.00–1.14] | |
| At least once a week | 1.09**[1.04–1.15] | 1.01[0.95–1.07] | |
| Parity | |||
| Zero births | Ref | Ref | |
| One birth | 2.03***[1.91–2.15] | 2.08***[1.96–2.21] | |
| Two births | 2.43***[2.28–2.59] | 2.49***[2.33–2.66] | |
| Three or more births | 2.97***[2.77–3.19] | 2.99***[2.78–3.21] | |
| Survey country | |||
| Angola | 4.51***[3.71–5.49] | ||
| Burkina Faso | 3.39***[2.79–4.11] | ||
| Benin | 5.39***[4.45–6.53] | ||
| Burundi | 2.68***[2.18–3.31] | ||
| Congo DR | 3.48***[2.89–4.20] | ||
| Congo | 2.18***[1.75–2.71] | ||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3.84***[3.11–4.73] | ||
| Cameroon | 3.07***[2.54–3.71] | ||
| Ethiopia | 2.29***[1.87–2.80] | ||
| Gabon | 3.14***[2.52–3.92] | ||
| Ghana | 4.42***[3.52–5.56] | ||
| Gambia | 2.90***[2.36–3.58] | ||
| Guinea | 2.73***[2.21–3.37] | ||
| Kenya | 2.42***[1.98–2.97] | ||
| Comoros | 7.88***[6.21–9.99] | ||
| Liberia | 5.03***[4.08–6.19] | ||
| Lesotho | 2.29***[1.59–3.30] | ||
| Mali | 2.60***[2.12–3.19] | ||
| Malawi | 2.23***[1.86–2.69] | ||
| Mozambique | 2.44***[1.98–3.02] | ||
| Nigeria | 2.18***[1.79–2.65] | ||
| Namibia | 2.26***[1.71–3.00] | ||
| Rwanda | 1.39*[1.08–1.80] | ||
| Sierra Leone | 3.73***[3.06–4.56] | ||
| Senegal | 4.42***[3.63–5.37] | ||
| Chad | 2.90***[2.40–3.51] | ||
| Togo | 6.30***[5.10–7.77] | ||
| Uganda | 3.28***[2.72–3.96] | ||
| Zambia | 2.43***[2.00–2.96] | ||
| Zimbabwe | Ref | ||
| N | 59,864 | 59,864 | |
| pseudo R2 | 0.001 | 0.025 | 0.043 |
Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals in brackets
Ref reference, CI confidence intervals, COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001