Table 6 Indirect determinants of unintended pregnancies through contraceptive use and intention and discontinuation of contraceptives

AOR(95%CI)

AOR(95%CI)

 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)

 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)

 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)

 Urban^†

1.00

1.00

 Rural

1.14(1.00–1.31)

0.92(0.81–1.03)

 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)

 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)

 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)

 No^†

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.85(0.77–0.95)**

1.14(1.03–1.26)*

 ≤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)**

 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)

 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)**

 No^†

1.00

 Yes

0.47(0.41–0.53)**