Table 3.

Factors associated with the use of modern contraceptive use among women (15–49 years)

	aOR (95% CI)
Age group (years)
15–19	1.24 (1.13–1.35)**
20–24	1.66 (1.55–1.79)**
25–29	1.68 (1.56–1.79)**
30–34	1.67 (1.56–1.78)**
35–39	1.69 (1.58–1.80)**
40–44	1.58 (1.48–1.70)**
45–49	1
Education
No education	0.40 (0.38–0.44)**
Primary	0.82 (0.77–0.88)**
Secondary	0.89 (0.84–0.95)*
Higher	1
Highest educational level of husband/partner
No education	1
Primary	1.33 (1.17–1.50)**
Secondary	1.26 (1.10–1.43)*
Higher	1.30 (1.10–1.54)*
Don’t know	1.24 (0.93–1.68)
Marital status
Never in union	1
Married	2.66 (2.50–2.83)**
Living with partner	1.68 (1.57–1.80)**
Other (widowed/divorced)	0.93 (0.87–0.99)*
Place of residence
Urban	1
Rural	0.76 (0.72–0.89)**
Employment
No	1
Yes	1.03 (0.99–1.06)
Religion
Christian	1.3 (1.17–1.38)**
Islamic	0.66 (0.60–0.72)**
Traditional	0.46 (0.39–0.55)*
Other	1
Wealth Index
Poorer/poorest	0.76 (0.73–0.79)**
Middle	0.89 (0.85–0.93)**
Richer/Richest	1
Age at first birth
No birth	1
< 20	0.98 (0.80–1.20)
20–29	0.88 (0.72–1.08)
29+	0.56 (0.45–0.71)**
Number of living children
None	0.34 (0.27–0.42)**
1–2	1.03 (0.94–1.13)
3–4	1.27 (1.17–1.39)**
5–7	1.27 (1.17–1.38)**
7+	1
Number of sex partner (s) excluding spouse
None	1
1	4.22 (4.00–4.45)**
2	7.31 (6.34–8.43)**
3+	9.57 (6.62–13.84)**
Told of family planning at a health facility
No	0.69 (0.67–0.71)**
Yes	1.00
Heard of family planning on Media
No	0.77 (0.74–0.79)**
Yes	1.00
Knowledge of modern method
No	1
Yes	303.8 (89.9–1027.5)**
Fieldworker visited and talked about family planning
No	1
Yes	1.53 (1.39–1.68)**
Visited health facility last 12 months
No	1
Yes	1.26 (1.16–1.36)**

Multiple logistic regression: Dependent variable—use of modern contraceptive (use/non-use)

aOR: Adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval. 1-Reference category

**p < 0.001; *p < 0.01