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Table 4 Indirect determinants of unintended pregnancies through age at sexual debut and age at first birth

From: Determinants of unintended pregnancies among currently married women in Uganda

Selected characteristic

Age at sexual debut

Age at first birth

 

AOR(95%CI)

AOR(95%CI)

Woman’s age

 15–24

1.00

1.00

 25–34

1.03(1.02–1.03)**

1.03(1.02–1.03)**

 35–49

1.03(1.02–1.04)**

1.04(1.03–1.05)**

Wealth index

 Poor

1.00

1.00

 Middle

1.00(0.99–1.01)

0.99(0.99–1.00)

 Rich

1.01(1.00–1.02)**

0.99(0.99–1.00)

Woman’s education level

 No education

1.00

1.00

 Primary

1.03(1.02–1.04)**

1.01(1.00–1.02)*

 Secondary/Higher

1.11(1.10–1.13)**

1.06(1.05–1.07)**

Place of residence

 Urban

1.00

1.00

 Rural

0.99(0.99–1.00)*

1.00(0.99–1.00)

Region

 Central

1.00

1.00

 Eastern

0.97(0.96–0.97)**

0.98(0.98–0.99)**

 Western

1.02(1.01–1.03)**

1.02(1.02–1.03)**

 Northern

1.02(1.01–1.03)**

1.01(1.00–1.02)*

Religion

 Catholic

1.00

1.00

 Anglican

0.99(0.98–0.99)**

0.99(0.99–1.00)*

 Muslim

0.97(0.96–0.98)**

0.99(0.98–0.99)**

 Others

1.00(0.99–1.01)

1.00(0.99–1.00)

Occupation

 Not working

1.00

1.00

 Professional/technical/managerial/clerical

1.06(1.05–1.07)**

1.03(1.02–1.04)**

 agricultural/household and domestic

1.02(1.01–1.03)**

1.00(1.00–1.01)

 Sales/services

1.02(1.01–1.03)**

1.00(0.99–1.01)

 Manual

1.03(1.02–1.04)**

1.00(0.99–1.01)

Access to family planning messages

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.00(1.00–1.01)

1.00(0.99–1.00)

Husband’s age

 ≤24

1.00

1.00

 25–34

0.99(0.98–1.01)

1.00(0.99–1.01)

 35–44

0.98(0.96–0.99)**

0.98(0.97–0.99)**

 45 and above

0.97(0.96–0.99)**

0.98(0.97–0.99)**

Husband’s education level

 No education

1.00

1.00

 Primary

0.96(0.95–0.98)**

0.98(0.97–0.99)**

 Secondary/higher

0.99(0.97–1.00)*

1.00(0.99–1.01)

 Do not know

0.97(0.95–0.99)**

0.96(0.94–0.98)**

 Age at first marriage

1.63(1.61–1.65)**

  1. † is a reference category; AOR is the adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI is the confidence interval at 95%; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; the assessment was based generalized structural equation model with χ2<0.001