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Table 5 Indirect determinants of unintended pregnancies through children ever born and knowledge about ovulation

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

Selected characteristic 

Children ever born

No knowledge on ovulation

 

AOR(95%CI)

AOR(95%CI)

Woman’s age

 15–24

1.00

1.00

 25–34

1.87(1.80–1.94)**

0.92(0.78–1.08)

 35–49

2.79(2.68–2.91)**

0.94(0.74–1.19)

Wealth index

 Poor

1.00

1.00

 Middle

1.00(0.97–1.02)

0.82(0.70–0.96)*

 Rich

0.94(0.91–0.96)**

0.83(0.71–0.98)*

Woman’s education level

 No education

1.00

1.00

 Primary

0.94(0.92–0.97)**

0.77(0.65–0.91)*

 Secondary/Higher

0.82(0.79–0.85)**

0.58(0.46–0.72)*

Place of residence

 Urban

1.00

1.00

 Rural

1.08(1.05–1.11)**

1.02(0.87–1.18)

Region

 Central

1.00

1.00

 Eastern

1.04(1.01–1.07)**

0.74(0.63–0.86)**

 Western

0.97(0.95–1.00)

0.71(0.60–0.83)**

 Northern

0.96(0.93–1.00)*

0.53(0.44–0.64)**

Religion

 Catholic

1.00

1.00

 Anglican

1.02(0.99–1.04)

1.00(0.88–1.14)

 Muslim

1.04(1.00–1.07)*

0.99(0.83–1.18)

 Others

1.05(1.02–1.08)**

1.11(0.95–1.31)

Occupation

 Not working

1.00

1.00

 Professional/technical/managerial/ clerical

0.93(0.89–0.97)**

1.14(0.89–1.46)

 agricultural/household and domestic

1.03(1.00–1.06)

0.79(0.68–0.93)**

 Sales/services

0.95(0.92–0.99)*

0.83(0.68–1.02)

 Manual

0.98(0.95–1.02)

0.78(0.64–0.94)*

Access to family planning messages

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.97(0.95–0.99)**

0.76(0.68–0.86)**

Husband’s age

 ≤24

1.00

1.00

 25–34

1.35(1.27–1.44)**

0.89(0.73–1.09)

 35–44

1.59(1.49–1.70)**

0.78(0.61–1.00)*

 45 and above

1.71(1.60–1.83)**

0.92(0.70–1.21)

Husband’s education level

 No education

1.00

1.00

 Primary

0.98(0.95–1.02)

1.22(0.97–1.53)

 Secondary/Higher

0.91(0.87–0.94)**

1.16(0.90–1.48)

 Do not know

0.90(0.84–0.96)**

2.28(1.62–3.23)**

 Age at first birth

0.43(0.40–0.45)**

 

 Total children ever born

0.99(0.96-1.02)

  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