Table 2 Bivariate association between unintended pregnancies and the selected factors
From: Determinants of unintended pregnancies among currently married women in Uganda
Selected characteristics | OR(95%CI) |
|---|---|
Woman’s age | |
15–24† | 1.00 |
25–34 | 0.81(0.73–0.89)** |
35–49 | 0.50(0.45–0.56)** |
Wealth index | |
Poor† | 1.00 |
Middle | 0.88(0.79–0.98)* |
Rich | 0.53(0.48–0.58)** |
Woman’s education level | |
No education† | 1.00 |
Primary | 1.59(1.40–1.80)** |
Secondary/higher | 1.02(0.89–1.17) |
Place of residence | |
Urban† | 1.00 |
Rural | 1.67(1.52–1.84)** |
Region | |
Central† | 1.00 |
Eastern | 1.69(1.52–1.87)** |
Western | 0.84(0.75-0.94)** |
Northern | 1.60(1.43-1.80)** |
Religion | |
Catholic† | 1.00 |
Anglican | 1.06(0.97–1.17) |
Muslim | 1.34(1.19–1.51)** |
Others | 1.14(1.02–1.28)* |
Occupation | |
Not working† | 1.00 |
Professional/technical/managerial/clerical | 0.64(0.54–0.76)** |
Agricultural/household and domestic | 1.19(1.07–1.33)** |
Sales/services | 0.87(0.75–1.00) |
Manual | 0.97(0.84–1.11) |
Access to family planning messages | |
No† | 1.00 |
Yes | 0.90(0.82–0.98)* |
Husband’s age | |
≤24† | 1.00 |
25–34 | 1.03(0.89–1.18) |
35–44 | 0.85(0.73–0.97)* |
45 and above | 0.54(0.47–0.63)** |
Husband’s education level | |
No education† | 1.00 |
Primary | 1.73(1.46–2.06)** |
Secondary/Higher | 1.33(1.11–1.58)** |
Do not know | 1.30(0.98–1.74) |
Knowledge on ovulation | |
During/after period† | 1.00 |
Middle of the cycle | 0.87(0.79–0.95)** |
Before period begins | 1.06(0.93–1.22) |
Do not know | 1.12(1.01–1.25)* |
Age at sexual debut | 0.48(0.37–0.62)** |
Age at first marriage | 0.43(0.35–0.52)** |
Age at first birth | 0.37(0.29–0.46)** |
Total children ever born | 1.08(1.06–1.09)** |
Contraceptive use and intention | |
No† | 1.00 |
Yes | 0.40(0.36–0.44)** |
Discontinuation of contraceptives | |
No† | 1.00 |
Yes | 1.97(1.81–2.15)** |