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Table 4 Modern contraceptive prevalence, unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratio (95%CI)

From: Socio-economic and education related inequities in use of modern contraceptive in seven sub-regions in Uganda

  

Prevalence Ratio (PR)

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Use of modern contraceptives, %

Unadjusted 95%CI

Adjusted 95%CI

Adjusted 95%CI

Overall

34.2 [31.0-37.7]

   

Geographical residence

 Rural

32.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Urban

37.6

1.14[0.91-1.43]

1.08 [0.89-1.32]

1.04[0.89-1.23]

Sub-regions (10)

 Western

33.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Central-2

37.9

1.12[0.84-1.49]

1.05[0.80-1.38]

1.00 [0.80-1.24]

 Central-1

36.6

1.08[0.82-1.43]

0.95[0.69-1.31]

1.00[0.81-1.22]

 East-Central

40.3

1.19 [0.90-1.57

1.20 [0.95-1.52]

1.22 [1.00-1.49]

 Eastern

40.0

1.18[0.83-1.67]

1.36[0.98-1.90]

1.27 [0.98-1.65]

 Karamoja

7.4

0.22[0.13-0.38]

0.24[0.13-0.45]

0.41[0.26-0.65]

 West Nile

18.6

0.55[0.39-0.78]

0.60[0.38-0.97]

0.71[0.57-0.89]

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

24.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Lower

30.6

1.25[0.87-1.79]

0.99[0.68-1.46]

1.01[0.70-1.45]

 Middle

29.9

1.22 [0.94-1.58]

0.96[0.72-1.29]

0.95[0.72-1.24]

 Higher

42.7

1.74[1.36-2.23]

1.41[1.11-1.80]

1.21[0.95-1.53]

 Highest

45.0

1.83[1.39-2.42]

1.56[1.15-2.11]

1.19[0.88-1.60]

Age category

 15/19

14.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

 20/24

41.2

2.87[1.80-4.57]

6.77[2.30-19.88]

3.81[1.41-10.27]

 25/39

42.7

2.97[1.96-3.75]

3.75[1.24-11.35]

2.11[0.73-6.07]

 40/49

27.6

1.92[1.27-2.91]

3.22[0.85-12.21]

2.12 [0.60-7.43]

Marital status

 Never-Marry

22.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Married

37.7

1.64[1.10-2.46]

3.22[1.15-9.05]

2.02 [0.72-5.67]

 Divorce/widow

28.8

1.26[0.75-2.11]

8.92 [3.40-23.39]

6.91[2.91-16.43]

Interaction term (Age and Marital)

 20/24#Married

  

0.26[0.07-0.94]

0.38 [0.11-1.27]

 20/24#Divorce/widow

  

0.06[0.01-0.32]

0.09 [0.02-0.39]

 25/39#Married

  

0.55[0.15-1.93]

0.78 [0.23-2.65]

 25/39#Divorce/widow

  

0.17[0.05-0.60]

0.19 [0.06-0.59]

 40/49#Married

  

0.43[0.10-1.86]

0.56 [0.14-2.30]

 40/49#Divorce/widow

  

0.10[0.02-0.46]

0.11 [0.03-0.43]

Disability status

 No-difficulty

36.3

1.0

  

 Some or a lot difficulty

29.8

0.82[0.68-0.99]

  

Highest education attained

 None

19.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Primary

33.3

1.69[1.27-2.26]

1.72[1.29-2.31]

1.25 [0.97-1.59]

 Sec+

42.3

2.15[1.54-3.01]

2.39[1.71-3.34]

1.54[1.16-2.04]

Employment status

 Unemployed

35.6

1.0

1.0

 

 Student

18.9

0.53[0.26-1.08]

0.45[0.23-0.88]

 

 Employed

35.4

0.99[0.75-1.31]

1.04[0.81-1.34]

 

Demand/knowledge

Knows any FP method

  No

2.3

1.0

  

  Yes

36.2

15.80[3.19-78.17]

  

Knows any modern

  No

3.1

1.0

  

  Yes

36.5

11.93[3.54-40.22]

  

Knows 3 FP methods

  <3

30.2

1.0

1.0

 

  3+

42.2

1.61[1.23-2.09]

1.11[0.86-1.43]

 

Knows 5 FP methods

  <5

23.4

1.0

  

  5+

37.6

1.57[1.19-1.64]

  

Knows FP organizations/facilities

  None

11.3

1.0

1.0

 

  Only-one

30.3

2.69[1.33-5.45]

1.19[0.69-2.03]

 

  At least two

42.2

3.75[1.87-7.52]

1.50 [0.89-2.53]

 

Heard about FP from any media in past 2wks (sources)

 None

30.3

1.0

1.0

 

 Only-one

34.9

1.15[0.95-1.40]

1.05[0.88-1.27]

 

 At least two

40.2

1.33[1.06-1.66]

1.10[0.87-1.38]

 

Supply

Places ever used to get FP

  None

9.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  NGOs/Hospitals/HC

48.3

5.34[3.24-8.79]

4.92[2.91-8.30]

4.24[2.54-7.06]