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Table 5 Factors associated with modern contraceptive utilization among married pastoralist women in Bale eco-region, Bale Zone, South East Ethiopia, April, 2016

From: Modern contraceptive utilization and associated factors among married pastoralist women in Bale eco-region, Bale Zone, South East Ethiopia

Variable

Modern contraceptive utilization

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Non-users

Users

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

Respondent’s age

 15–24 years

175(76.8)

53(23.2)

2.14 (1.11, 4.14)

2.37(0.65, 8.73)

 25–34 years

168(77.8)

48(22.2)

2.02(1.04, 3.93)

1.92(0.66, 5.58)

 35–49 years

92(87.6)

13(12.4)

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Respondent’s educational status

 No formal education

326 (83.2)

66 (16.8)

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 Primary level education

100 (75.8)

32 (24.2)

1.58(0.98, 2.55)

1.51(0.63, 3.62)

 Secondary level and above

9 (36.0)

16 (64.0)

8.78 (3.72, 20.72)

3.75(0.83, 16.88)

Educational status of respondent’s husband

 No formal education

243 (82.1)

53 (17.9)

ref

ref

 Primary level education

139 (90.3)

15 (9.7)

0.50 (0.27, 0.91)

0.52(0.21, 1.28)

 Secondary level and above

53 (53.3)

46 (46.5)

3.98 (2.43, 6.52)

1.66(0.66, 4.17)

Husbands age

  < = 24 years

31(79.5)

8(20.5)

Ref

Ref

 25–34 years

170(76.2)

53(23.8)

1.21(0.52, 2.79)

1.94(0.47, 7.97)

  > 34 years

219(81.1)

51(18.9

0.90(0.39, 2.08)

5.49(1.13, 26.65)*

Marital form of respondent’s husband

 Monogamous

305 (76.6)

93 (24.4)

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 Polygamous

129 (86.0)

21 (14.0)

0.53 (0.32, 0.90)

0.62(0.27, 1.42)

Possession of radio

 No

297 (86.3)

47 (13.7)

ref

Ref

 Yes

138 (67.3)

67 (32.7)

3.07 (2.01, 4.69)

4.42(1.75, 11.20)*

Desire time for another child

 Within 2 year

50 (92.6)

4 (7.4)

ref

ref

 After 2 years

278 (74.9)

93 (25.1)

4.18(1.47, 11.89)

7.13(1.53, 33.30)*

 No desire

106 (86.2)

17 (13.8)

2.01(0.64, 6.27)

6.34(1.13, 35.67)*

Perceived cultural acceptability

 No/not sure

259 (84.6)

47 (15.4)

ref

ref

 Yes

176 (72.4)

67 (27.6)

2.098(1.38, 3.19)

2.10 (1.09, 4.03)*

Perceived socio-economic benefits

 No/not sure

156 (88.6)

20 (11.4)

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 Yes

279 (74.8)

94 (25.2)

2.63(1.56, 4.42)

0.80(0.33, 1.94)

Couple discussion

 Never discussed

362 (94.3)

22 (5.7)

Ref

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 Discussed

73 (44.2)

92 (55.8)

20.74(12.22,35.2)

4.63(2.15, 9.98)**

Perceived husband awareness

 No/not sure

223 (95.3)

11 (4.7)

Ref

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 Yes

212 (67.3)

103 (32.7)

9.85 (5.14, 18.86)

1.18(0.45, 3.12)

Perceived Husband approval

 No or not sure

356 (93.9)

23 (6.1)

Ref

ref

 Yes

76 (45.5)

91 (54.5)

18.5(11.02, 31.2)

8.0(3.52, 18.19)**

Proximity to HF

  < =15min

232 (74.1)

81 (25.9)

3.29(1.45, 7.47)

2.26(0.66, 7.78)

 16–30 min

137 (84.0)

26 (16.0)

1.79(0.74, 4.334)

0.84(0.21, 3.33)

  > 30 min

66 (90.4)

7 (9.6)

ref

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Visited by Health extension workers in the last 12 months

 Not visited BY HEW

159 (91.1)

14 (8.1)

ref

ref

 Visited by HEW

276 (73.4)

100 (26.6)

4.12(2.28, 7.441)

0.75(0.19, 3.85)

Discussed with Health extension workers in the last 12 months

 Not discussed

216 (90.8)

22 (9.2)

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ref

 Discussed

216 (70.1)

92 (29.9)

4.18 (2.53, 6.91)

5.99(1.81, 19.85)*

Socio Economic Status (SES) index

 Very lower

100(87.0)

15(13.0)

ref

Ref

 Lower

94(87.0)

14(13.0)

0.99 (0.46, 2.17)

0.65(0.20, 2.16)

 Middle

83(80.6)

20(19.4)

1.61(0.77, 3.33)

1.58(0.49, 5.10)

 Highest

77(68.1)

36(31.9)

3.12 (1.59, 6.10)

0.42(0.11, 1.54)

 Very higher

81(73.6)

29(26.4)

2.39 (1.20, 4.75)

0.53(0.14, 2.03)

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001