Table 2.
Relationship between multiple partner fertility and selected variables
| Variables | Fertility status | n | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single partner | Multiple partner | |||
| Age | ||||
| Below 25 | 82.5 | 17.5 | 366 | 0.000 |
| 25–29 | 68.2 | 31.8 | 559 | |
| 30–34 | 58.6 | 41.4 | 676 | |
| 35–39 | 49.2 | 50.8 | 476 | |
| 40–44 | 45.0 | 55.1 | 485 | |
| 45 plus | 50.9 | 49.1 | 644 | |
| Region | ||||
| Central | 55.9 | 44.2 | 709 | 0.000 |
| Eastern | 55.0 | 45.0 | 911 | |
| Northern | 56.1 | 43.9 | 747 | |
| Western | 64.7 | 35.3 | 839 | |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 59.7 | 40.3 | 633 | 0.325 |
| Rural | 57.6 | 42.4 | 2573 | |
| Education level | ||||
| No education | 56.3 | 43.7 | 183 | 0.127 |
| Primary | 56.8 | 43.3 | 1873 | |
| Secondary | 58.8 | 41.2 | 745 | |
| Higher | 63.0 | 37.0 | 405 | |
| Religion | ||||
| Anglican | 58.4 | 41.6 | 1141 | 0.000 |
| Catholic | 58.5 | 41.5 | 1304 | |
| Muslim | 47.0 | 53.0 | 385 | |
| Pentecostal | 66.1 | 33.9 | 286 | |
| Others | 66.7 | 33.3 | 90 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never in union | 86.2 | 13.8 | 87 | 0.000 |
| Married | 57.6 | 42.5 | 1981 | |
| Cohabiting | 55.3 | 44.7 | 882 | |
| Widowed | 66.7 | 33.3 | 21 | |
| Divorced/separated | 60.4 | 39.6 | 235 | |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 57.9 | 42.2 | 688 | 0.987 |
| Poorer | 57.3 | 42.7 | 647 | |
| Middle | 58.6 | 41.4 | 650 | |
| Richer | 58.5 | 41.5 | 634 | |
| Richest | 57.6 | 42.4 | 587 | |
| Age at first sex | ||||
| Below 16 | 54.5 | 45.5 | 646 | 0.000 |
| 16–17 | 52.2 | 47.8 | 783 | |
| 18–19 | 56.8 | 43.2 | 901 | |
| 20–21 | 64.9 | 35.1 | 419 | |
| 22 plus | 68.7 | 31.3 | 457 | |
| Contraceptive type | ||||
| No method | 57.3 | 42.7 | 1792 | 0.526 |
| Traditional method | 61.5 | 38.5 | 161 | |
| Modern method | 58.5 | 41.5 | 1253 | |
| Circumcision status | ||||
| No | 59.4 | 40.6 | 1831 | 0.067 |
| Yes | 56.2 | 43.9 | 1375 | |
| Sex partners excluding spouse | ||||
| None | 58.8 | 41.3 | 2487 | 0.265 |
| One | 55.2 | 44.8 | 594 | |
| Two plus | 56.0 | 44.0 | 125 | |
| OR | Std. Err | z | p-value | |
| Nos. of wives/partners | 3.12 | 0.24 | 14.53 | 0.000 |
| Nos. of lifetime sex partners | 1.02 | 0.03 | 7.00 | 0.000 |