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Table 2 Bivariate logistic regression predicting child marriage, women age 20–24

From: Child marriage in Ghana: evidence from a multi-method study

Variable

OR

95% CI

Ever attended school {Yes}

 No

4.07***

[2.86,

5.79]

Religion {Christian}

 Muslim

1.86***

[1.28,

2.71]

 Traditionalist/Spiritualist

2.59

[0.78,

8.60]

 No religion

2.96***

[1.41,

6.22]

Ethnicity {Akan}

 Ga/Dangme

0.72

[0.37,

1.39]

 Ewe

0.69

[0.43,

1.10]

 Mole-Dagbani

1.63*

[1.11,

2.38]

 Gurma

2.02***

[1.27,

3.21]

 Other

1.64*

[1.04,

2.59]

Region {Greater Accra}

 Western

1.22

[0.68,

2.19]

 Central

1.16

[0.67,

2.01]

 Volta

1.01

[0.53,

1.94]

 Eastern

1.61+

[0.98,

2.67]

 Ashanti

0.73

[0.41,

1.30]

 Brong Ahafo

1.32

[0.76,

2.29]

 Northern

2.66***

[1.64,

4.30]

 Upper East

1.91+

[0.95,

3.88]

 Upper West

2.30+

[0.93,

5.68]

Residence {Urban}

 Rural

1.97***

[1.46,

2.65]

Wealth quintile {Lowest}

 Second

0.71

[0.46,

1.09]

 Middle

0.44***

[0.30,

0.65]

 Fourth

0.28***

[0.17,

0.46]

 Highest

0.25***

[0.15,

0.43]

  1. Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals in brackets []; Reference categories in parenthesis {}; + p < .1, * p < .05, *** p < .001
  2. Source of data: 2014 GDHS