Contraceptive use and determinants of unmet need for family planning; a cross sectional survey in the North West Region, Cameroon

Table 1 Determinants of unmet need for family planning

Factor	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
Factor	OR	CI 95%	p-value	Adj OR	Adj CI 95%	p-value
Level of education above secondary (Y/N)	0.45	0.21–0.97	0.041*	0.61	0.26–1.45	0.264
Partner’s approval of contraception (Y/N)	0.64	0.44–0.94	0.023*	0.66	0.45–0.97	0.035*
Discussion of family planning within the couple (Y/N)	0.64	0.44–0.94	0.023*	0.66	0.44–0.97	0.032*
Religion Catholic (Y/N)	0.9	0.62–1.32	0.601	0.90	0.61–1.32	0.592
Number of children alive > 5 (Y/N)	0.81	0.49–1.36	0.425	0.80	0.47–1.37	0.426

Y/N = Yes/No, OR = Odds Ratio, CI=Confidence Interval, Adj OR = Adjusted Odds Ratio and Adj CI = Adjusted Confidence Interval *statistically significant (p-value≤0.05)

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