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. 2021 Mar 30;38:316. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.316.27649

Table 3(suite):

results of the univariable and multivariable analyses of correlates of fertility differentials in Burundi

Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
uIRR (95% CI) P Value aIRR (95%CI) P Value
Women's religion
No religion (RC) 1 .000 1.000
Catholic 0.727 (0.663 - 0.797 <0.001 0.976 (0.911 - 1.046) 0.491
Protestant 0.773 (0.703 - 0.850) <0.001 1.002 (0.935 - 1.075) 0.951
Adventist 0.715 (0.629 - 0.813) 0.002 0.953 (0.878 - 1.035) 0.197
Muslim 0.840 (0.752 - 0.939) <0.001 0.949 (0.876 - 1.028) 0.251
Others 0.717 (0.612 - 0.841) <0.001 0.925 (0.840 - 1.018) 0.112
Sex of the household head
Male (RC) 1.000 1.000
Female 0.772 (0.744 - 0.800) <0.001 0.969 (0.946 - 0.992) 0.009
Exposure to FP Messages2
No (RC) 1.000 1.000
Yes 0.967 (0.939 - 0.996) 0.025 1.000 (0.983 - 1.018) 0.994
Infant mortality experience
Yes (RC) 1.000 1.000
No 0.457 (0.446 - 0.469) <0.001 0.722 (0.710 - 0.734) <0.001
Age at first marriage
≤ 15 years (RC) 1.000 1.000
16 - 19 years 0.853 (0.828 - 0.879) <0.001 0.967 (0.939 - 0.995) 0.023
≥ 20 years 0.675 (0.655 - 0.696) <0.001 0.864 (0.837 - 0.891) <0.001
NA3 0.037 (0.033 - 0.042) <0.001 1.000 (omitted)
Age at first birth
≤ 15 years (RC) 1.000 1.000
16 - 19 years 0.872 (0.839 - 0.906) <0.001 0.900 (0.867 - 0.934) <0.001
≥ 20 years 0.700 (0.674 - 0.727) <0.001 0.812 (0.781 - 0.845) <0.001
NA4 0.000 (0.000 - 0.000) <0.001 0.000 (0.000 - 0.000) <0.001
Knowledge of any Contraceptive methods
Has knowledge (RC) 1.000 1.000
No knowledge 1.736 (1.710 - 1.742) <0.001 1.502 (1.494 - 1.564) <0.001
Modern contraceptive use
Yes (RC) 1.000 1.000
No 1.646 (1.640 - 1.684) <0.001 1.583 (1.562 - 1.607) <0.001
Family size preference
≤ 3 children (RC) 1.000 1.000
≥ 4 children 1.196 (1.161- 1.231) <0.001 1.059 (1.042 - 1.076) <0.001
No numeric response 0.980 (0.868 - 1.106) 0.738 1.090 (1.034 - 1.150) 0.002

Note: uIRR: unadjusted incident rate ratio; aIRR: adjusted incident rate ratio; RC: reference category; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; NA1, Exposure to FP Messages2, NA3 and NA4 have the same meanings as in Table 2, results adjusted for women's age and marital status