Table 4.
Association between alter characteristics and use of contraception using generalized linear model with Poisson regression and robust standard errors (alter-level analysis)
| Dependent variable: Couple currently using modern contraception | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RR | RR | RR | |
| Alter characteristics | (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Female | 1.04 | ||
| (0.26) | |||
| Age (years) | 0.99 | ||
| (0.00) | |||
| Supportive of contraceptive use | 1.12e+ 07*** | ||
| (5.30e+ 06) | |||
| Type of relation | |||
| Provider (nurse, mid-wife, doctor) (Reference group) | – | ||
| Community health worker | 1.31 | ||
| (0.23) | |||
| Health educator | 0.83 | ||
| (0.10) | |||
| Friend | 1.22 | ||
| (0.25) | |||
| Partner | 1.33** | ||
| (0.14) | |||
| Mother/aunt | 1.02 | ||
| (0.20) | |||
| Sibling | 1.55** | ||
| (0.24) | |||
| Other | 0.76 | ||
| (0.32) | |||
| Age (years) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| (0.01) | (0.01) | (0.01) | |
| Household size | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.98 |
| (0.03) | (0.02) | (0.03) | |
| Currently married | 1.11 | 1.21** | 1.11 |
| (0.08) | (0.08) | (0.15) | |
| Completed primary school education | 0.82* | 0.85*** | 0.91 |
| (0.08) | (0.03) | (0.14) | |
| Monthly household earnings (USD) | 1.00* | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | |
| Sub-district 1 (reference group) | – | – | – |
| Sub-district 3 | 0.00*** | 0.00*** | 0.00*** |
| (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | |
| Sub-district 4 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 1.02 |
| (0.08) | (0.04) | (0.07) | |
| Sub-district 5 | 0.94 | 1.05 | 0.86 |
| (0.07) | (0.05) | (0.09) | |
| Sub-district 6 | 0.71*** | 0.90 | 0.71*** |
| (0.07) | (0.05) | (0.05) | |
| Sub-district 7 | 0.86* | 0.99 | 0.76** |
| (0.05) | (0.04) | (0.07) | |
| Sub-district 8 | 0.54*** | 1.22*** | 0.60*** |
| (0.06) | (0.05) | (0.04) | |
| Sub-district 9 | 0.58*** | 0.73** | 0.38*** |
| (0.04) | (0.08) | (0.04) | |
| Sub-district 10 | 0.71*** | 0.85** | 0.65*** |
| (0.04) | (0.04) | (0.05) | |
| Observations | 143 | 156 | 159 |
| Mean of dependent variable | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
Note: This analysis was restricted to men who had a FP network. Each column presents the findings of a separate regression model. Covariates included in each of these 4 regression models were age, household size, marital status, primary school completion, and household earnings. We also included sub-district fixed effects. Sub-district 2 is not included in this analysis due to missing data from the 5 respondents in that sub-district which had reported an alter but for whom specific alter characteristics are missing likely due to data collection error. We used cluster robust standard errors at the sub-district level. RR Relative risk ratio