Table 3 Effects of health service contacts and other characteristics on the intention to use contraceptives
Characteristic predicting the intention to use contraceptives | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
aOR | p-value | 95% CI | aOR | p-value | 95% CI | aOR | p-value | 95% CI | |
Health service contacts | |||||||||
 No contact with CHW RC | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Contact with CHW | 1.430** | p < 0.001 | 1.212–1.687 | 1.358** | p < 0.001 | 1.153–1.599 | 1.454** | p < 0.001 | 1.240–1.706 |
Maternal age group | |||||||||
 15–24 years RC | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 25–34 years | 0.837* | 0.020 | 0.721–0.973 | 0.846* | 0.027 | 0.729–0.981 | 0.902 | 0.184 | 0.775–1.050 |
 35+ | 0.358** | p < 0.001 | 0.294–0.437 | 0.373** | p < 0.001 | 0.305–0.456 | 0.399** | p < 0.001 | 0.325–0.491 |
Timing of first marriage | |||||||||
 Early RC | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Not early | 1.081 | 0.196 | 0.960–1.217 | 1.057 | 0.351 | 0.941–1.188 | 1.145* | 0.024 | 1.018–1.288 |
Parity | |||||||||
 Primiparity RC | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Multiparity | 1.144 | 0.062 | 0.993–1.317 | 1.146 | 0.061 | 0.994–1.323 | 1.114 | 0.142 | 0.964–1.288 |
 Grand multiparity | 1.581** | p < 0.001 | 1.321–1.891 | 1.619** | p < 0.001 | 1.352–1.940 | 1.497** | p < 0.001 | 1.237–1.765 |
Fertility desire | |||||||||
 Wants within 2 years RC | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Wants after 2 years | 1.697** | p < 0.001 | 1.492–1.930 | 1.686** | p < 0.001 | 1.483–1.916 | 1.790** | p < 0.001 | 1.578–2.031 |
 Wants unsure of timing | 1.350 | 0.009 | 1.078–1.690 | 1.396** | 0.004 | 1.111–1.754 | 1.692** | p < 0.001 | 1.362–2.102 |
 Undecided | 1.258 | 0.065 | 0.986–1.606 | 1.233 | 0.083 | 0.973–1.563 | 1.370** | 0.006 | 1.096–1.713 |
 Want no more | 0.942 | 0.543 | 0.775–1.144 | 0.933 | 0.484 | 0.769–1.133 | 1.074 | 0.447 | 0.894–1.290 |
Maternal education | |||||||||
 None RC | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Primary | 1.334** | p < 0.001 | 1.110–1.603 | 1.122 | 0.197 | 0.942–1.338 | 1.256* | 0.005 | 1.071–1.473 |
 Secondary | 1.527** | p < 0.001 | 1.234–1.889 | 1.307* | 0.011 | 1.062–1.608 | 1.503** | p < 0.001 | 1.239–1.823 |
 Higher | 1.029 | 0.887 | 0.692–1.529 | 1.032 | 0.979 | 0.685–1.554 | 1.133 | 0.524 | 0.770–1.668 |
Working status | |||||||||
 Unemployed | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Employed | 1.213** | p < 0.001 | 1.056–1.394 | 1.379** | 0.001 | 1.138–1.669 | 1.483** | p < 0.001 | 1.228–1.792 |
Mass media exposure | |||||||||
 Low | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Moderate | 1.189* | 0.013 | 1.037–1.363 | 1.166* | 0.033 | 1.012–1.342 | 1.168* | 0.034 | 1.010–1.352 |
 High | 1.412* | 0.045 | 1.008–1.980 | 1.394 | 0.058 | 0.983–1.965 | 1.540* | 0.018 | 1.076–2.204 |
Religion | |||||||||
 Christianity RC | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Islam | 0.685* | 0.005 | 0.525–0.894 | 0.844 | 0.241 | 0.635–1.121 | 0.510** | p < 0.001 | 0.390–0.667 |
 Others | 0.654 | 0.214 | 0.335–1.279 | 0.710 | 0.354 | 0.344–1.465 | 0.539* | 0.024 | 0.315–0.920 |
Household wealth quintile | |||||||||
 Poorest RC |  |  |  | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Poorer |  |  |  | 1.115 | 0.194 | 0.946–1.313 | 1.100 | 0.236 | 0.939–1.289 |
 Middle |  |  |  | 1.083 | 0.407 | 0.897–1.308 | 1.191 | 0.064 | 0.989–1.434 |
 Richer |  |  |  | 0.977 | 0.855 | 0.765–1.249 | 1.195 | 0.168 | 0.927–1.540 |
 Richest |  |  |  | 0.735 | 0.066 | 0.529–1.021 | 0.973 | 0.876 | 0.690–1.372 |
Partners’ education | |||||||||
 None RC |  |  |  | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Primary |  |  |  | 1.518** | p < 0.001 | 1.289–1.786 | 1.525** | p < 0.001 | 1.301–1.787 |
 Secondary |  |  |  | 1.527** | p < 0.001 | 1.315–1.773 | 1.498** | p < 0.001 | 1.287–1.743 |
 Higher |  |  |  | 1.462** | 0.004 | 1.131–1.889 | 1.254 | 0.078 | 0.924–1.614 |
Financial autonomy | |||||||||
 Not autonomous RC |  |  |  | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Autonomous |  |  |  | 0.794** | 0.005 | 0.675–0.934 | 0.797** | 0.002 | 0.661–0.912 |
Healthcare autonomy | |||||||||
 Not autonomous RC |  |  |  | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Autonomous |  |  |  | 0.980 | 0.779 | 0.850–1.129 | 1.091 | 0.233 | 0.945–1.259 |
Safe sex negotiation | |||||||||
 Unable to negotiate RC |  |  |  | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Able to negotiate |  |  |  | 1.369** | p < 0.001 | 1.169–1.606 | 1.434** | p < 0.001 | 1.213–1.696 |
Decision-maker for non-use of contraceptives | |||||||||
 Woman only RC |  |  |  | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
 Partner only |  |  |  | 0.846 | 0.070 | 0.705–1.014 | 0.932 | 0.429 | 0.782–1.110 |
 Joint |  |  |  | 0.996 | 0.963 | 0.851–1.158 | 1.045 | 0.553 | 0.903–1.208 |
 Others |  |  |  | 1.288** | 0.001 | 1.114–1.489 | 1.371** | p < 0.001 | 1.188–1.583 |
Visitation by family planning worker | |||||||||
 Not visited RC |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.000 | – | – |
 Visited |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.971 | 0.736 | 0.821–1.150 |
Attitude to wife-beating | |||||||||
 Not acceptable RC |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.000 | – | – |
 Acceptable |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.032 | 0.653 | 0.899–1.184 |
Pregnancy termination | |||||||||
 Never experienced RC |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.000 | – | – |
 Ever experienced |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.997 | 0.974 | 0.860–1.157 |
Geo-political zone of residence | |||||||||
 North-central RC |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.000 | – | – |
 North-east |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.317* | 0.033 | 1.023–1.625 |
 North-west |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.182** | p < 0.001 | 1.714–2.776 |
 South-east |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.576* | 0.003 | 0.402–0.827 |
 South-south |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.517** | p < 0.001 | 0.387–0.690 |
 South-west |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.604* | 0.011 | 0.410–0.892 |