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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis of associated factors on women autonomy in refusing risky sex (adjusted odds ratio)

From: Women’s autonomy in refusing risky sex and associated factors in Ethiopia: evidence from 2011 to 2016 EDHS data

Associated factors

Women autonomy in refusing risky sex in 2016

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Age

15–24®

1

1

25–34

1.102 (0.925, 1.312)

0.764 (0.605, 0.965)*

35–49

0.796 (0.267, 2.379)

1.213 (0.218, 6.757)

Education status

Illiterate®

1

1

Primary

1.763 (1.575, 1.974)***

1.607 (1.379, 1.874)***

Secondary

2.563 (2.091, 3.142)***

2.208 (1.639, 2.975)***

Higher

4.107 (3.021, 5.583)***

3.221 (1.647, 6.300)**

Working status

Housewife ®

1

1

Employed

1.187 (1.074, 1.313)**

1.463 (0.858, 2.497)

Residence

Urban®

1

1

Rural

0.498 (0.441, 0.562)***

0.950 (0.758, 1.190)

Wealth Index

Poor ®

1

1

Middle

1.474 (1.282, 1.695)***

1.173 (0.975, 1.412)

Rich

2.246 (2.024, 2.494)***

1.523 (1.280, 1.813)***

Religion

Orthodox®

1

1

Catholic

0.489 (0.264, 0.904)*

1.172 (0.516, 2.659)

Protestant

0.521 (0.451, 0.601)***

1.044 (0.816, 1.336)

Muslim

0.304 (0.271, 0.341)***

0.799 (0.652, 0.979)*

Traditional

0.394 (0.235, 0.660)***

1.875 (0.877, 4.009)

Others

0.614 (0.324, 1.162)

1.087 (0.501, 2.359)

Region

Tigray

3.179 (2.429, 4.160)***

2.938 (2.025, 4.263)***

Afar

1.007 (0.790, 1.284)

1.497 (1.111, 2.017)**

Amhara

4.407 (3.350, 5.798)***

4.870 (3.388, 7.000)***

Oromia

0.753 (0.605, 0.939)*

0.845 (0.633, 1.129)

Somali

0.546 (0.432, 0.690)***

0.801 (0.601, 1.068)

Benishangul

0.547 (0.431, 0.694)***

0.568 (0.406, 0.796)**

SNNP

1.828 (1.448, 2.309)***

1.900 (1.355, 2.664)***

Gambela

1.193 (0.924, 1.539)

0.972 (0.669, 1.410)

Harari

0.623 (0.481, 0.806)***

0.516 (0.372, 0.716)***

Addis Ababa

7.842 (5.286, 11.636)***

3.809 (2.227, 6.516)***

Dire Dawa®

1

1

  1. ® = Reference category; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001