Table 3.
Associations between current contraceptive use, family planning network size, and composition of family planning network (N=193 women)
| Currently using modern contraception* | ||
|---|---|---|
| Independent variables | aRR | 95% CI |
| Has a FP network | 4.44 | (2.00 – 9.87) |
| FP network includes friends, family and/or partner (social network) | 1.37 | (1.04 – 1.80) |
| FP network includes health providers (provider network) | 1.49 | (1.34 – 1.66) |
| Composition of FP network~ | ||
| No FP network (reference group) | -- | |
| Social network only | 4.30 | (1.92 – 9.66) |
| Provider network only | 4.46 | (2.04 – 9.75) |
| Social and provider network | 4.72 | (1.93 – 11.50) |
| Size of FP network~ | ||
| No FP network (reference group) | -- | |
| One alter in FP network | 4.35 | (1.95 – 9.70) |
| Two or more alters in FP network | 4.68 | (2.04 – 10.76) |
| Number of alters in network (continuous) | 1.26 | (1.04 – 1.51) |
| Knows someone using modern contraceptive method | 2.04 | (1.08 – 3.85) |
Each estimate corresponds to the results of a single multivariable Poisson regression model. Contraceptive use is the dependent variable and the row variable is the primary explanatory variable of interest. All models adjust for respondent’s age, parity, marital status, primary school completion, and household earnings and sub-district fixed effects. We excluded women who were currently pregnant and used cluster-correlated robust standard errors at the sub-district level.
Both composition of FP network and size of FP networks are categorical variables. In both cases, the estimates for each category within those variables are from one multivariable model.
Notes: aRR = adjusted risk ratio; FP = family planning.