Table 3.
Adjusted hazard ratios of the final multilevel multivariate model identifying factors associated with contraceptive discontinuation
| Ensemble | Burkina Faso | Mali | Niger | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aHR | aHR | aHR | aHR | |
| Age | ||||
| 20-24 (ref. 15-19) | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.78 | |
| Education level | ||||
| Without formal education | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Primary | 1.21* | 0.88 | 1.57 | 1.47*** |
| Secondary and higher | 1.1 | 1.04 | 1.51 | 1.09 |
| Occupation of the woman | ||||
| Unemployed | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sales/Service | 1.01 | 0.96 | ||
| Farmer/Manual | 0.96 | 0.93 | ||
| Other# | 0.69** | 0.33** | ||
| Number of living children | ||||
| No children | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 01 or 02 | 1.60*** | 1.51* | 2.34** | 0.9 |
| 3 and more | 1.71** | 2.17** | 2.35* | 1.02 |
| Marital status | ||||
| In union (ref. No union) | 2.21** | 2.92*** | 1.04 | |
| Desire for spouse's children | ||||
| Same for the couple | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Husband wants more | 1.14*** | 1.50** | 1.95* | |
| Husband wants fewer | 1.2 | 1.29 | 1.52 | |
| others | Omis | Omis | Omis | |
| Don't know | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.49 | |
| Ideal family size | ||||
| 0-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 or 5 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 1.29 | |
| Divine decision | ||||
| Household decision making | ||||
| Woman herself | ||||
| Woman and her partner | ||||
| Partner only | 1.31 | |||
| Other person | 1.31 | |||
| Partner education level | ||||
| Uneducated | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Primary | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.87 |
| Secondary and higher | 0.80* | 1.08 | 0.72 | 0.52*** |
| No partner | Omis | Omis | Omis | 1.37 |
| Wealth quintile | ||||
| Poorer | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poor | 0.93 | 1.17 | 0.79 | |
| Medium | 0.86 | 0.97 | 0.63 | |
| Rich | 0.88 | 0.97 | 0.76 | |
| Richer | 0.78 | 0.58 | 0.72 | |
| Sex of head of household | ||||
| Female (ref. Male) | 1.01 | 1.11 | 0.85 | |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Rural (ref. Urban) | 0.98 | 0.82 | 1.15 | 0.92 |
| Region# | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1.65 | 0.69 | 0.24*** | |
| 2 | 0.66 | 0.48* | 0.51* | |
| 3 | 1.11 | 0.79 | 1.03 | |
| 4 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 0.73 | |
| 5 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 1.33 | |
| 6 | 0.99 | 1.16 | ||
| 7 | 0.54* | 0.96 | ||
| 8 | 0.8 | |||
| 9 | 0.47* | |||
| 10 | 0.64 | |||
| 11 | 0.69 | |||
| 12 | 0.89 | |||
| Countries | ||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |||
| Mali | 1.56*** | |||
| Niger | 1.51*** | |||
| Random effects | ||||
| Variance of the intercept (standard deviation | 0.04 (0.03) *** | 0.07 (0.06) *** | 0.32 (0.14) *** | 0.02 (0.04)*** |
| ICC (%) | 1.2 | 2.08 | 8.86 | 0.6 |
Other# manager/technician. jobs others
According to the respondent's statement. * p < 0.05. **p ≤ 0.01. *** p < .001
ref. = reference group
na = not applicable
aHR: Adjusted hazard ratio
According to the respondent's statement. * p < 0.05. **p ≤ 0.01. *** p < .001. ref. = reference group. na = not applicable HRaj: Adjusted hazard ratio