Table 2 Association between contraceptive method choice and various background characteritics of women aged 15–49 years
From: Contraceptive method choice among women in slum and non-slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya
Characteristics | Traditional method vs. no method | Short-term method vs. no method | Long-term method vs. no method | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic factors | |||||||||
Age | |||||||||
15–24 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
25–34 | 0.44 | *** | [0.31–0.61] | 1.46 | * | [1.07–2.01] | 2.59 | * | [1.15–5.79] |
35–54 | 0.36 | *** | [0.26–0.51] | 0.52 | *** | [0.36–0.74] | 3.02 | ** | [1.38–6.62] |
Marital status | |||||||||
Never married | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Currently married | 0.32 | *** | [0.23–0.44] | 2.11 | *** | [1.53–2.91] | 6.71 | *** | [2.84–15.84] |
Formerly married | 0.20 | *** | [0.13–0.31] | 0.92 | [0.62–1.37] | 3.40 | * | [1.27–9.11] | |
Ethnicity | |||||||||
Kikuyu | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Luhya | 1.43 | [0.93–2.20] | 1.35 | [0.89–2.07] | 1.18 | [0.56–2.48] | |||
Luo | 1.54 | * | [1.00–2.35] | 1.39 | [0.91–2.12] | 0.64 | [0.28–1.48] | ||
Kamba | 0.81 | [0.54–1.21] | 1.22 | [0.85–1.74] | 0.39 | * | [0.18–0.88] | ||
Other | 1.02 | [0.67–1.55] | 0.78 | [0.51–1.19] | 0.51 | [0.23–1.15] | |||
Parity | |||||||||
No children | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
1–2 children | 0.36 | *** | [0.26–0.51] | 2.97 | *** | [2.03–4.34] | 5.74 | ** | [1.92–17.16] |
3+ years | 0.20 | *** | [0.14–0.29] | 1.72 | ** | [1.16–2.54] | 7.63 | *** | [2.60–22.35] |
Household size | |||||||||
1–3 members | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
4–6 members | 1.96 | *** | [1.39–2.77] | 1.39 | * | [1.02–1.88] | 3.69 | *** | [1.77–7.71] |
7+ members | 2.40 | *** | [1.63–3.52] | 0.93 | [0.64–1.35] | 2.60 | * | [1.11–6.05] | |
Socio–economic factors | |||||||||
Education | |||||||||
None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Primary | 2.42 | *** | [1.75–3.35] | 1.34 | [0.99–1.80] | 1.23 | [0.64–2.35] | ||
Secondary/higher | 11.26 | *** | [7.02–18.07] | 3.22 | *** | [2.00–5.20] | 9.30 | *** | [4.76–18.18] |
Wealth index | |||||||||
Poor | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Medium | 1.16 | [0.80–1.66] | 0.88 | [0.63–1.22] | 0.92 | [0.49–1.73] | |||
Rich | 1.44 | * | [1.02–2.03] | 0.83 | [0.60–1.15] | 0.73 | [0.39–1.36] | ||
Residence | |||||||||
Slum | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Non-slum | 19.95 | *** | [13.59–29.29] | 4.26 | *** | [2.89–6.28] | 13.91 | *** | [7.90–24.51] |
Employment status | |||||||||
Self-employed | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Informal | 1.05 | [0.63–1.78] | 1.01 | [0.65–1.56] | 0.82 | [0.32–2.07] | |||
Formal | 2.54 | *** | [1.58–4.08] | 1.23 | [0.78–1.94] | 2.75 | ** | [1.36–5.54] | |
Unemployed | 1.99 | *** | [1.38–2.86] | 1.03 | [0.75–1.41] | 0.72 | [0.37–1.41] | ||
Behavioral/attitudinal factors | |||||||||
Pregnancy wantedness | |||||||||
Never pregnant | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Intended | 0.25 | *** | [0.18–0.34] | 2.30 | *** | [1.60–3.30] | 6.48 | *** | [2.24–18.74] |
Unintended | 0.41 | *** | [0.27–0.62] | 2.49 | *** | [1.61–3.84] | 7.87 | *** | [2.51–24.70] |