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Table 3 Univariate logistic regression analysis examining variations in contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning among married women age 15–49 in Zambia, DHS 2018

From: Unmet need for family planning among married women in Zambia: lessons from the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey

Background characteristics

Contraceptive use

Unmet need for family planning

OR

p-values

[95% CI]

OR

p-values

[95% CI]

Age

      

15–24

1.00

  

1.00

  

25–34

0.73

0.000

(0.633 0.836)

0.839

0.074

(0.691 1.018)

35–49

0.96

0.595

(0.828 1.114)

1.153

0.173

(0.939 1.415)

Residence

      

Urban

1.00

  

1.00

  

Rural

1.37

0.000

(1.202 1.561)

1.280

0.003

(1.090 1.502)

Education level

      

No education

1.00

  

1.00

  

Primary

0.635

0.000

(0.527 0.766)

0.856

0.162

(0.687 1.065)

Secondary

0.513

0.000

(0.419 0.627)

0.617

0.000

0.480 0.794)

Tertiary

0.627

0.001

(0.477 0.825)

0.542

0.002

(0.371 0.790)

Children ever born

      

0–1

1.00

  

1.00

  

2–3

0.472

0.000

(0.397 0.561)

0.976

0.832

(0.782 1.219)

4–5

0.451

0.000

(0.375 0.542)

1.369

0.003

(1.114 1.683)

6+

0.569

0.000

(0.482 0.672)

1.815

0.000

(1.476 2.231)

Household wealth index

      

Poor

1.00

  

1.00

  

Medium

0.677

0.000

(0.588 0.779)

0.748

0.002

(0.625 0.895)

Rich

0.644

0.000

(0.562 0.738)

0.695

0.000

(0.587 0.823)

Current employment status

      

Not employed

1.00

  

1.00

  

Employed

0.908

0.140

(0.799 1.032)

0.967

0.626

(0.843 1.109)

Visited health facility in last 12 months

      

No

1.00

  

1.00

  

Yes

0.815

0.003

(0.714 0.930)

1.017

0.855

(0.848 1.220)

Knowledge of family planning method

      

Knows no method/knows only traditional method

1.00

  

1.00

  

Know modern method

0.026

0.000

(0.003 0.191)

0.931

0.893

(0.328 2.638)

Exposure to media FP messages

      

No

1.00

  

1.00

  

Yes

0.869

0.029

(0.766 0.985)

0.733

0.000

(0.626 0.859)

  1. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05