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. 2021 Jan 7;99(3):201–208. doi: 10.2471/BLT.20.269779

Table 5. Factors affecting likelihood of use of contraceptives by female Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh, November 2019.

Sociodemographic property OR (95% CI)
Univariable model Multivariable model
Women’s age 0.99 (0.96–1.03) 1.00 (0.89–1.12)
Women’s education
No formal educationa Ref. Ref.
Formal education 0.91 (0.61–1.37) 1.24 (0.67–2.30)
Women’s age at first marriage 0.96 (0.91–1.01) 0.87 (0.76–0.98)
Previous live births 0.95 (0.88–1.04) 0.92 (0.73–1.17)
Women’s employment status
Only household work Ref. Ref.
Engaged in additional work 1.68 (1.10–2.56) 3.11 (1.69–6.11)
Husband’s age 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 1.00 (0.95–1.06)
Husband’s education level
No formal educationa Ref. Ref.
Formal education 0.88 (0.60–1.28) 1.03 (0.59–1.79)
Husband’s employment status
Unemployed Ref. Ref.
Day labourer 1.06 (0.65–1.72) 1.09 (0.53–2.23)
Other voluntary work 0.85 (0.52–1.42) 1.06 (0.50–2.24)
Live birth within past 2 years
Yes, planned Ref. Ref.
No 0.51 (0.29–0.91) 0.39 (0.17–0.85)
Yes, unplanned 0.02 (0.01–0.05) 0.02 (0.01–0.05)
Had non-consensual sexual intercourse with husband in past 12 months 
Never Ref. Ref.
Occasionally 0.83 (0.56–1.21) 0.78 (0.44–1.39)
Frequently 0.96 (0.56–1.64) 0.48 (0.22–1.04)
Availability of health-care services in the camp
No health-care centre, but field workers visit home Ref. Ref.
Yes 1.32 (0.82–2.11) 3.92 (2.01–7.67)

CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; Ref.: reference group.

a Attended no formal educational institutions, although some had attended institutions such as madrasah (a mainly religious and basic education provider).