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Table 5 Relative risk ratios showing influence on modern contraceptive use with traditional method as base outcome

From: Factors influencing contraceptive use and non-use among women of advanced reproductive age in Nigeria

Characteristic predicting modern contraceptive use

Model 1 (demographic) LR χ 2 (22) = 2283.0; p < 0.001

Model 2 (socio-economic) LR χ 2 (24) =3148.4; p < 0.001

Model 3 (socio-demographic) LR χ 2 (46) = 4285.8; p < 0.001

Model 4 (full) LR χ 2 (58) 4730.8; p < 0.001

RRR

p > |z|

95% CI

RRR

p > |z|

95% CI

RRR

p > |z|

95% CI

RRR

p > |z|

95% CI

Maternal age

 35–39 years (ref)

   

 40–44 years

0.891

0.204

0.745 to 1.065

   

0.895

0.231

0.747 to 1.073

0.883

0.182

0.736 to 1.060

 45–49 years

1.061

0.618

0.841 to 1.338

   

1.117

0.355

0.883 to 1.413

1.107

0.402

0.873 to 1.403

Parity

 Low (ref)

   

 Multiparity

0.800

0.230

0.555 to 1.152

   

0.691

0.053

0.475 to 1.005

0.676

0.042

0.464 to 0.985

 Grand multiparity

0.791

0.229

0.539 to 1.159

   

0.629

0.026

0.419 to 0.946

0.622

0.024

0.413 to 0.938

Child mortality experience

 Ever experienced (ref)

   

 Never experienced

1.028

0.766

0.858 1.232

   

1.014

0.878

0.844 1.218

1.030

0.751

0.857 1.238

Age at first birth

 14 years or less (ref)

   

 15–19 years

0.894

0.566

0.609 to 1.311

   

0.915

0.654

0.621 to 1.349

0.917

0.664

0.621 to 1.353

 20–24 years

0.776

0.192

0.530 to 1.136

   

0.855

0.429

0.580 to 1.260

0.860

0.449

0.583 to 1.270

 25 years or older

0.575

0.006

0.386 to 0.856

   

0.663

0.047

0.442 to 0.993

0.668

0.052

0.444 to 1.004

Fertility desire

 Wants more children (ref)

   

 Want no more children

0.677

<0.001

0.552 to 0.830

   

0.619

<0.001

0.500 to 0.766

0.611

<0.001

0.493 to 0.757

 Undecided

1.367

0.428

0.631 to 2.965

   

1.053

0.898

0.477 to 2.326

1.061

0.884

0.479 to 2.348

Ideal family size

 Small (ref)

   

 Large

0.989

0.909

0.818 to 1.196

   

0.937

0.523

0.767 to 1.144

0.948

0.603

0.775 to 1.159

Maternal education

 None (ref)

   

 Primary

   

2.321

<0.001

1.718 to 3.137

2.232

<0.001

1.652 to 3.015

1.916

<0.001

1.397 to 2.626

 Secondary

   

2.032

<0.001

1.483 to 2.783

1.982

<0.001

1.445 to 2.718

1.637

0.004

1.173 to 2.285

 Higher

   

1.610

0.007

1.138 to 2.280

1.587

0.011

1.112 to 2.263

1.192

0.377

0.807 to 1.759

Place of residence

 Urban (ref)

   

 Rural

   

1.048

0.623

0.869 to 1.264

1.032

0.748

0.853 to 1.248

1.018

0.856

0.840 to 1.233

Household wealth index

 Poorest (ref)

   

 Poorer

   

1.580

0.066

0.971 to 2.572

1.613

0.055

0.989 to 2.631

1.550

0.081

0.947 to 2.534

 Middle

   

1.823

0.012

1.139 to 2.916

1.771

0.017

1.106 to 2.834

1.632

0.043

1.016 to 2.622

 Richer

   

1.973

0.005

1.222 to 3.185

1.883

0.010

1.166 to 3.043

1.722

0.027

1.062 to 2.791

 Richest

   

2.110

0.003

1.280 to 3.476

1.954

0.009

1.183 to 3.229

1.726

0.035

1.038 to 2.871

Employment status

 Not working (ref)

   

 Working

   

1.036

0.812

0.775 to 1.389

1.020

0.897

0.759 to 1.370

0.967

0.823

0.718 to 1.300

Media exposure

 None (ref)

   

 Low

   

0.912

0.583

0.656 to 1.267

0.937

0.699

0.673 to 1.304

0.897

0.519

0.645 to 1.248

 Moderate

   

0.973

0.860

0.723 to 1.311

0.986

0.929

0.731 to 1.331

0.936

0.663

0.694 to 1.261

Geographic region

 Northern (ref)

   

 Southern

   

1.237

<0.001

1.190 to 1.805

1.241

<0.001

1.193 to 1.781

1.250

<0.001

1.200 to 1.818

Remarriage

 Married once (ref)

         

 Remarried

         

1.246

0.112

0.950 to 1.635

Paternal education

 None (ref)

         

 Primary

         

0.999

0.994

0.718 to 1.389

 Secondary

         

1.023

0.896

0.728 to 1.436

 Higher

         

1.281

0.189

0.885 to 1.854

Women autonomy

 No autonomy (ref)

         

 Autonomy

         

1.201

0.098

0.967 to 1.492

  1. p value greater than 0.05 indicate not significant
  2. ref reference category