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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression on the association between couple level decision-making arrangement and wife’s current use of modern contraceptive controlling for FP exposure and socio-demographic factors

From: Couple’s concordance and discordance in household decision-making and married women’s use of modern contraceptives in Bangladesh

Variables

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

 

OR

[95% CI]

OR

[95% CI]

OR

[95% CI]

OR

[95% CI]

Who decides about making major household purchases? Agree (Jointly = ref)

 Agree - Wife only

1.09

[0.69–1.73]

1.08

[0.68–1.70]

1.05

[0.67–1.66]

0.96

[0.60–1.54]

 Agree - Husband only

0.96

[0.67–1.39]

1.10

[0.74–1.63]

1.11

[0.75–1.64]

1.09

[0.73–1.64]

 Agree – Other

0.87

[0.57–1.32]

0.91

[0.60–1.38]

0.88

[0.58–1.33]

1.07

[0.67–1.72]

 Disagree

1.13

[0.87–1.46]

1.17

[0.87–1.56]

1.17

[0.88–1.56]

1.15

[0.85–1.56]

Who decides about making daily household purchases? Agree (Jointly = ref)

 Agree - Wife only

2.16

[0.74–6.31]

2.47

[0.64–9.54]

2.62

[0.67–10.26]

2.53

[0.67–9.49]

 Agree - Husband only

1.01

[0.71–1.43]

1.08

[0.75–1.56]

1.10

[0.76–1.59]

1.12

[0.76–1.65]

 Agree – Other

0.86

[0.53–1.39]

0.68

[0.42–1.08]

0.70

[0.44–1.11]

0.88

[0.51–1.52]

 Disagree

1.13

[0.91–1.39]

1.16

[0.91–1.47]

1.18

[0.92–1.50]

1.20

[0.94–1.55]

Who decides about visits to your family or relatives? Agree (Jointly = ref)

 Agree - Wife only

0.71

[0.45–1.13]

0.82

[0.52–1.28]

0.82

[0.52–1.29]

0.81

[0.52–1.26]

 Agree - Husband only

0.49**

[0.28–0.85]

0.61*

[0.35–1.05]

0.61*

[0.35–1.05]

0.62*

[0.36–1.07]

 Agree – Other

0.56

[0.27–1.14]

0.76

[0.37–1.57]

0.75

[0.36–1.58]

0.62

[0.28–1.37]

 Disagree

0.61***

[0.51–0.74]

0.70***

[0.58–0.86]

0.70***

[0.57–0.86]

0.84

[0.68–1.04]

Husband-wife communication about FP in last 3 months (Never = ref)

 Once or twice

  

4.66***

[3.84–5.66]

4.62***

[3.81–5.60]

4.38***

[3.57–5.38]

 More often

  

4.22***

[3.05–5.83]

4.17***

[3.02–5.77]

4.13***

[2.90–5.87]

Exposure to FP information(No = ref)

 Heard FP on radio

    

0.77*

[0.59–1.01]

0.86

[0.64–1.15]

 Heard FP on TV

    

1.24**

[1.00–1.53]

1.18

[0.94–1.48]

Wife’s age

      

0.98***

[0.96–0.99]

Parity (0 = ref)

 1–2

      

6.56***

[4.64–9.26]

  ≥ 3

      

9.05***

[6.06–13.50]

Urban residence (Rural = ref)

      

1.11

[0.88–1.41]

Other religion (Muslim = ref)

      

1.03

[0.66–1.60]

Wife’s education (No education = ref)

 Primary

      

1.06

[0.83–1.35]

 Secondary or above

      

1.05

[0.81–1.37]

Wife’s employment (No = ref)

      

1.31**

[1.06–1.61]

Household economic status (Poorest = ref)

 Poorer

      

1.04

[0.75–1.44]

 Middle

      

0.99

[0.74–1.33]

 Richer

      

1.20

[0.84–1.73]

 Richest

      

1.36

[0.93–1.99]

  1. Significance level: ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10
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