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Table 3 Unadjusted logistic regression analysis of the association between attitudes towards negotiating safe sexual practices and explanatory variables, NDHS 2018

From: Women’s attitudes towards negotiating safe sexual practices in Nigeria: Do family structure and decision-making autonomy play a role?

Characteristics

Wife justified asking the husband to use a condom if he has STI

Refusing to have sex with husband if he has sex with other women

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

Family structure

    

 Monogamous (RC)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Polygamous

0.71 (0.63–0.80)***

0.82 (0.76–0.87)***

0.73 (0.66–0.81)***

0.86 (0.80–0.91)***

Decision on respondent's healthcare

    

 Husband/partner alone and other (RC)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Jointly

1.53 (1.38–1.71)***

1.35 (1.25–1.45)***

0.98 (0.89–1.07)

1.09 (1.02–1.18)*

 Alone

2.31 (1.93–2.77)***

1.48 (1.29–1.68)***

0.93 (0.82–1.07)

0.63 (0.56–0.71)***

Decision on large household Purchase

    

 Husband/partner alone and other (RC)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Jointly

1.41 (1.27–1.57)***

1.36 (1.26–1.47)***

0.97 (0.89–1.06)

1.15 (1.07–1.23)***

 Alone

1.67 (1.35–2.07)***

1.68 (1.41–2.00)***

0.93 (0.79–1.09)

0.76 (0.66–0.88)***

Decision on how to spend respondent's earning

    

 Husband/partner alone and other (RC)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Jointly

2.45 (1.96–3.07)***

3.61 (3.07–4.24)***

1.40 (1.13–1.72)**

2.53 (2.17–2.95)***

 Alone

2.75 (2.24–3.38)***

3.59 (3.16–4.08)***

1.43 (1.18–1.74)***

2.45 (2.16–2.78)***

Age

    

 15–24 (RC)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 25–34

1.15 (0.99–1.34)

0.99 (0.91–1.08)

0.95 (0.83–1.09)

0.84 (0.77–0.91)***

 35 and above

1.13 (0.97–1.31)

1.00 (0.92–1.09)

0.95 (0.84–1.09)

0.84 (0.78–0.92)***

Education attainment

    

 No education (RC)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Primary

1.60 (1.38–1.86)***

1.47 (1.33–1.61)***

1.21 (1.06–1.39)**

1.14 (1.04–1.24)**

 Secondary/tertiary

2.83 (2.52–3.19)***

2.05 (1.88–2.23)***

1.51 (1.36–1.68)***

1.20 (1.12–1.30)***

Employment status

    

 Not working (RC)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Currently working

1.46 (1.30–1.63)***

1.29 (1.20–1.38)***

1.05 (0.95–1.16)

0.97 (0.91–1.04)

Wealth Quintile

    

 Lowest (RC)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Middle

1.30 (1.10–1.53)**

1.34 (1.23–1.46)***

1.31 (1.12–1.52)**

0.94 (0.87–1.02)

 Highest

1.94 (1.69–2.23)***

1.71 (1.56–1.88)***

1.21 (1.07–1.37)***

1.09 (1.00–1.18)*

Region

    

 North-central (RC)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 North-east

0.98 (0.82–1.18)

1.20 (1.09–1.32)***

1.88 (1.59–2.23)***

2.17 (1.98–2.38)***

 North-west

1.13 (0.95–1.32)

1.13 (1.03–1.24)**

2.44 (2.10–2.83)***

2.28 (2.09–2.49)***

 South-east

1.91 (1.59–2.28)***

2.99 (2.47–3.61)***

1.58 (1.38–1.82)***

2.35 (2.03–2.73)***

 South-south

1.34 (1.09–1.65)**

1.10 (0.97–1.25)

1.45 (1.22–1.72)***

1.38 (1.23–1.54)***

 South-west

1.25 (1.06–1.46)**

1.05 (0.90–1.22)

1.52 (1.33–1.73)***

2.04 (1.76–2.37)***

  1. RC,  reference category
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001