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. 2023 Feb 6;23:257. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15187-9

Table 5.

Multilevel logistic regression models for individual and community correlates of intention to use contraceptives: based on 2010–2018 DHS

Variables Intention to use contraceptive Model 1 AOR (95% CI) Model 2 AOR
(95% CI)
Model 3
AOR (95% CI)
Yes n (%) No n (%)
Individual level factors
Age in years
15–24 21,016(44.32) 26,400(55.68) 3.50(3.38,3.63) 3.72(3.58,3.86)*
25–34 31,184(44.33) 39,168(55.67) 2.70(2.63,2.77) 2.81(2.74,2.89)*
35–49 15,163(24.81) 45,944(75.19) 1 1
Educational status of the women
No formal education 35,868(33.33) 71.737(66.67) 1 1
Primary education 15,033(41.22) 21,433(58.78) 1.20(1.16,1.23) 1.16(1.13,1.20)*
Secondary and higher 16,463(47.30) 18,341(52.70) 1.34(1.29,1.39) 1.32(1.27,1.37)*
Educational status of husband
No formal education 32,431(33.53) 64,290(66.47) 1 1
Primary education 12,817(41.82) 17,829(58.18) 1.25(1.21,1.29) 1.02(0.97,1.05)
Secondary and higher 22,066(42.98) 29,277(57.02) 1.05(1.02,1.08) 1.01(0.98,1.04)
Wealth index
Poor 26,615(34.11) 51,409(65.89) 1 1
Middle 14,491(38.86) 22,800(61.14) 1.09(1.06,1.13) 1.15(1.12,1.18)*
Rich 26,258(41.31) 37,302(56.69) 1.08(1.05,1.11) 1.28(1.24,1.32)*
Ideal number of children
< 4 10,306(35.83) 18,458(64.17) 1 1
≥ 4 57,058(38.01) 93,053(61.99) 1.10(1.07,1.13) 1.03(0.98,1.06)
Number of living children
None 5854(36.87) 10,025(63.13) 1 1
1–2 23,777(43.12) 31,362(56.88) 1.41(1.35,1.47) 1.42(1.37,1.48)*
≥ 3 37,732(34.98) 70,124(65.02) 1.74(1.67,1.82) 1.77(1.69,1.85)*
Age at cohabitations (Years)
< 18 36,629(34.87) 68,402(65.13) 1 1
≥ 18 3734(41.62) 43,110(58.38) 1.39(1.36,1.42) 1.37(1.33,1.40)*
Media exposure
No 23,176(30.80) 52,072(69.20) 1 1
Yes 44,042(42.74) 59,002(57.26) 1.63(1.59,1.66) 1.47(1.43,1.50)*
Ever terminated pregnancy
No 56,675(37.39) 94,913(62.61) 1 1
Yes 10,677(39.22) 16,547(60.78) 1.17(1.13,1.20) 1.13(1.09,1.17)
Survey year
2010–2013 20,661(51.98) 19,091(48.02) 1 1
2014–2015 15,736(26.51) 43,628(73.49) 0.25(0.24, 0.26) 0.23(0.22, 0.24)*
2016–2018 30,967(38.82) 48,793(61.18) 0.48(0.77, 0.88) 0.45(0.44, 0.46)*
Community level media exposure
Low 31,765(35.50) 57,712(64.50) 1 1
High 3599(39.82) 53,799(60.18) 1.06(0.97,1.14) 0.92(0.85,1.02)
Community level education
Low 30,279(35.09) 56,017(64.91) 1 1
High 37,085(40.06) 55,494(59.94) 1.17(1.08,1.26) 1.03(0.94,1.12)
Distance to the health facility
Big problem 22,597(36.08) 40,035(63.92) 1 1
Not .Big problem 41,525(41.44) 58,672(58.56) 1.22(1.19,1.25) 1.16(1.13,1.19)*
Place of residence
Urban 19,158(40.57) 28,064(59.43) 1 1
Rural 48,206(36.52) 83,447(63.38) 0.98(0.95,1.02) 1.04(0.95,1.14)
Random effect results Null model Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
ICC 9.86 9.32 9.13 8.75
Variance (%) 36.0 33.81 33.1 31.55
MOR 1.77 1.74 1.73 1.71
PCV Ref 6.08 8.06 12.36
Model fitness
Deviance(-2LL) 231053.42 217969.38 212388.66 201052.7

* Statistically significant at p-value < 0.05, AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio, COR: Crude Odds Ratio, Null model: without any determinant variables, Model 1: adjusted for individual-level variables, Model 2: adjusted for community-level variables, Model 3: adjusted for both individual and community-level variables, ICC: Intra class correlation, MOR: Median odds ratio, PCV: Proportional change in variance