Table 3 Direct determinants of unintended pregnancies
From: Determinants of unintended pregnancies among currently married women in Uganda
Selected characteristic | AOR(95%CI) |
|---|---|
Woman’s age | |
15–24† | 1.00 |
25–34 | 0.37(0.33–0.43)** |
35–49 | 0.12(0.09–0.15)** |
Wealth index | |
Poor† | 1.00 |
Middle | 1.03(0.91–1.16) |
Rich | 0.72(0.64–0.82)** |
Woman’s education level | |
No education† | 1.00 |
Primary | 1.44(1.24–1.67)** |
Secondary/Higher | 1.28(1.06–1.54)* |
Place of residence | |
Urban† | 1.00 |
Rural | 1.16(1.03–1.31)* |
Region | |
Central† | 1.00 |
Eastern | 1.25(1.11–1.42)** |
Western | 0.72(0.63–0.82)** |
Northern | 1.46(1.26–1.69)** |
Religion | |
Catholic† | 1.00 |
Anglican | 1.06(0.95–1.17) |
Muslim | 1.33(1.16–1.53)** |
Others | 1.21(1.07–1.38)** |
Occupation | |
Not working† | 1.00 |
Professional/technical/managerial/ clerical | 0.98(0.81–1.20) |
Agricultural/household and domestic | 0.99(0.87–1.12) |
Sales/services | 1.01(0.86–1.19) |
Manual | 0.96(0.82–1.12) |
Access to family planning messages | |
No† | 1.00 |
Yes | 1.03(0.93–1.13) |
Husband’s age | |
≤24† | 1.00 |
25–34 | 0.86(0.72–1.01) |
35–44 | 0.73(0.60–0.89)** |
45 and above | 0.49(0.39–0.61)** |
Husband’s education level | |
No education† | 1.00 |
Primary | 1.47(1.21–1.79)** |
Secondary/Higher | 1.48(1.20–1.82)** |
Do not know | 1.52(1.10–2.11)* |
Knowledge on ovulation | |
During/after period† | 1.00 |
Middle of the cycle | 0.95(0.86-–.06) |
Before period begins | 1.17(1.00–1.36) |
Do not know | 1.28(1.14–1.45)** |
Contraceptive use and intention | |
No† | 1.00 |
Yes | 0.47(0.42–0.54)** |
Discontinuation of contraceptives | |
No† | 1.00 |
Yes | 1.74(1.58–1.92)** |
Age at sexual debut | 1.54(1.04–2.28)* |
Age at first marriage | 0.95(0.71–1.26) |
Age at first birth | 3.36(2.19–5.16)** |
Total children ever born | 1.42(1.38–1.46)** |