Table 4.
Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and negative attitudes toward, negative experience of, unwillingness to use or having made reference to copper-related or systemic side effects of the copper IUD, expressed as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
Negative attitude OR (95% CI) | Negative experience OR (95% CI) | Unwillingness to use OR (95% CI) | Reference to copper-related/systemic side effects OR (95% CI) | |
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Income | ||||
High | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Medium | Inconclusive | Inconclusive | Inconclusive | Inconclusive |
Low | 1.55 (1.12–2.15) | 1.92 (1.03–3.57) | Inconclusive | Inconclusive |
Age | ||||
18–29 | 2.12 (1.55–2.90) | Inconclusive | 2.38 (1.57–3.63) | Inconclusive |
30–49 | 1.60 (1.21–2.12) | Inconclusive | 2.90 (1.94–4.34) | Inconclusive |
50–64 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |