From: Determinants of unintended pregnancies among currently married women in Uganda
Selected characteristic | Contraceptive use and intention | Discontinuation of contraceptives |
---|---|---|
AOR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | |
Woman’s age | ||
15–24† | 1.00 | 1.00 |
25–34 | 1.04(0.88–1.22) | 1.25(1.10–1.41)** |
35–49 | 2.21(1.83–2.69)** | 1.00(0.84–1.19) |
Wealth index | ||
Poor† | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Middle | 0.91(0.80–1.05) | 1.26(1.11–1.43)** |
Rich | 0.93(0.81–1.07) | 1.13(0.99–1.29) |
Woman’s education level | ||
No education† | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Primary | 0.57(0.50–0.66)** | 1.39(1.18–1.64)** |
Secondary/Higher | 0.53(0.44–0.64)** | 1.12(0.92–1.36) |
Place of residence | ||
Urban† | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Rural | 1.14(1.00–1.31) | 0.92(0.81–1.03) |
Region | ||
Central† | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Eastern | 1.22(1.06–1.42)** | 1.30(1.14–1.48)** |
Western | 1.47(1.27–1.69)** | 1.13(0.99–1.29) |
Northern | 1.41(1.19–1.66)** | 1.08(0.93–1.26) |
Religion | ||
Catholic† | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Anglican | 0.86(0.76–0.96)* | 1.14(1.03–1.27)* |
Muslim | 1.08(0.92–1.27) | 1.21(1.05–1.39)** |
Others | 1.15(1.00–1.33)* | 1.04(0.91–1.19) |
Occupation | ||
Not working† | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Professional/technical/managerial/ clerical | 0.81(0.65–1.01) | 0.86(0.70–1.04) |
agricultural/household and domestic | 0.78(0.67–0.89)** | 0.91(0.79–1.04) |
Sales/services | 0.65(0.54–0.79)** | 1.02(0.86–1.19) |
Manual | 0.80(0.68–0.95)* | 0.99(0.84–1.16) |
Access to family planning messages | ||
No† | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 0.85(0.77–0.95)** | 1.14(1.03–1.26)* |
Husband’s age | ||
≤24† | 1.00 | 1.00 |
25–34 | 0.81(0.66–0.99)* | 1.59(1.32–1.92)** |
35–44 | 0.91(0.71–1.15) | 1.74(1.40–2.15)** |
45 and above | 1.50(1.16–1.93)** | 1.41(1.11–1.79)** |
Husband’s education level | ||
No education† | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Primary | 0.55(0.46–0.65)** | 1.26(1.01–1.56)* |
Secondary/Higher | 0.54(0.45–0.66)** | 1.34(1.06–1.68)* |
Do not know | 0.53(0.37–0.74)** | 1.23(0.87–1.73) |
Knowledge on ovulation | ||
During/after period† | 1.00 | |
Middle of the cycle | 1.01(0.90–1.14) | |
Before period begins | 0.94(0.78–1.12) | |
Don’t know | 1.37(1.20–1.56)** | |
Contraceptive use and intention | ||
No† | 1.00 | |
Yes | 0.47(0.41–0.53)** |