Table 2.
Results of the BLR model using pooled data of 36 Sub-Saharan African countries.
| Variables | AOR | p value | 95% CI for AOR | OR | p value | 95% CI for OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||
| Place of residence | ||||||||
| Rural (ref) | ||||||||
| Urban | 1.51 | < 0.000 | 1.44 | 1.58 | 2.99 | < 0.000 | 2.88 | 3.11 |
| Respondent’s education | ||||||||
| No Education (ref) | ||||||||
| Primary | 1.65 | < 0.000 | 1.55 | 1.76 | 2.23 | < 0.000 | 2.11 | 2.36 |
| Secondary | 2.02 | < 0.000 | 1.89 | 2.16 | 3.82 | < 0.000 | 3.62 | 4.04 |
| Higher | 4.12 | < 0.000 | 3.75 | 4.51 | 11.07 | < 0.000 | 10.32 | 11.87 |
| Husband’s education | ||||||||
| No Education (ref) | ||||||||
| Primary | 1.49 | < 0.000 | 1.39 | 1.596 | 2.19 | < 0.000 | 2.06 | 2.33 |
| Secondary | 1.42 | < 0.000 | 1.33 | 1.528 | 3.16 | < 0.000 | 2.98 | 3.34 |
| Higher | 1.71 | < 0.000 | 1.57 | 1.862 | 6.88 | < 0.000 | 6.44 | 7.35 |
| Wealth index | ||||||||
| Poor (ref) | ||||||||
| Middle | 1.32 | < 0.000 | 1.24 | 1.41 | 1.66 | < 0.000 | 1.56 | 1.77 |
| Rich | 2.05 | < 0.000 | 1.94 | 2.17 | 4.04 | < 0.000 | 3.85 | 4.23 |
AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio; ref reference category.