Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression of relationship between currently using modern contraceptive and background characteristics, Malawi, 2010

Wealth index

Poorest

1

1

1

Richest

1.66*

1.40-1.97

1.61*

1.28-2.02

1.54**

1.12-1.97

Education

None

1

1

Primary

1.24

0.96-1.59

1.26

0.96-1.66

Secondary

1.42***

1.04-1.94

2.15*

1.50-3.10

Higher

1.24

0.75-2.04

2.91**

1.59-5.31

Residence

Urban

1

1

Rural

1.16

0.94-1.45

0.97

0.77-1.23

Religion

Catholic

1

1

Other christians

1.06

0.87-1.30

1.06

0.85-1.31

Muslims

0.53*

0.38-0.73

0.59**

0.42-0.82

Others

1.31

0.66-2.61

1.35

0.65-2.83

Region

Northern

1

1

Central

1.12

0.84-1.50

1.17

0.85-1.60

Southern

1.05

0.78-1.41

1.20

0.87-1.66

Age at first marriage

8-14

1

15-19

1.16

0.82-1.65

20-24

0.87

0.56-1.34

25-29

0.82

0.39-1.71

30+

0.94

0.25-3.46

Age at first birth

10-14

15-19

1.12

0.66-1.87

20-24

1.36

0.77-2.39

25-29

1.22

0.57-2.63

30+

1.40

0.34-5.75

Children ever born

None

1

1-2

2.17*

1.23-3.01

3-4

2.42*

1.84-3.19

5+

4.72*

3.30-6.73

Age at last birthday

15-19

1

20-24

0.77

0.46-1.28

25-29

0.46**

0.27-0.78

30-34

0.34*

0.19-0.60

35-39

0.32*

0.18-0.59

40-44

0.23*

0.12-0.44

45-49

0.22*

0.11-0.44

Total life time number of sexual partner

1

1

2+

0.64*

0.529-0.76

−2 Loglikelihood

3125.73

3088.85

2800.57

Nagelkerke R2

0.020

0.041

0.114