Table 3 Adjusted hazard ratios of the final multilevel multivariate model identifying factors associated with contraceptive discontinuation

Age

20-24 (ref. 15-19)

0.89

0.95

0.78

Education level

Without formal education

1

1

1

1

Primary

1.21*

0.88

1.57

1.47***

Secondary and higher

1.1

1.04

1.51

1.09

Occupation of the woman

Unemployed

1

1

Sales/Service

1.01

0.96

Farmer/Manual

0.96

0.93

Other^#

0.69**

0.33**

Number of living children

No children

1

1

1

1

01 or 02

1.60***

1.51*

2.34**

0.9

3 and more

1.71**

2.17**

2.35*

1.02

Marital status

In union (ref. No union)

2.21**

2.92***

1.04

Desire for spouse's children

Same for the couple

1

1

1

Husband wants more

1.14***

1.50**

1.95*

Husband wants fewer

1.2

1.29

1.52

others

Omis

Omis

Omis

Don't know

1.09

1.04

1.49

Ideal family size

0-3

1

1

1

4 or 5

0.85

0.71

1.29

Divine decision

Household decision making

Woman herself

Woman and her partner

Partner only

1.31

Other person

1.31

Partner education level

Uneducated

1

1

1

1

Primary

0.91

0.87

0.86

0.87

Secondary and higher

0.80*

1.08

0.72

0.52***

No partner

Omis

Omis

Omis

1.37

Wealth quintile

Poorer

1

1

1

Poor

0.93

1.17

0.79

Medium

0.86

0.97

0.63

Rich

0.88

0.97

0.76

Richer

0.78

0.58

0.72

Sex of head of household

Female (ref. Male)

1.01

1.11

0.85

Place of residence

Rural (ref. Urban)

0.98

0.82

1.15

0.92

Region#

0

1

1

1

1

1.65

0.69

0.24***

2

0.66

0.48*

0.51*

3

1.11

0.79

1.03

4

0.88

1.01

0.73

5

0.91

0.93

1.33

6

0.99

1.16

7

0.54*

0.96

8

0.8

9

0.47*

10

0.64

11

0.69

12

0.89

Countries

Burkina Faso

1

Mali

1.56***

Niger

1.51***

Random effects

Variance of the intercept (standard deviation

0.04 (0.03) ***

0.07 (0.06) ***

0.32 (0.14) ***

0.02 (0.04)***

ICC (%)

1.2

2.08

8.86

0.6