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Table 4 Multivariate 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

AOR

p-values

[95% CI]

AOR

p-values

[95% CI]

Age

      

15–24

1.000

  

1.000

  

25–34

1.307

0.004

(1.087 1.571)

0.608

0.000

(0.471 0.784)

35–49

2.038

0.000

(1.703 2.621)

0.625

0.004

(0.453 0.863)

Residence

      

Urban

1.000

  

1.000

  

Rural

1.114

0.203

(0.943 1.316)

0.941

0.525

(0.781 1.134)

Education level

      

No education

1.000

  

1.000

  

Primary

0.641

0.000

(0,525 0.782)

0.929

0.459

(0.751 1.149)

Secondary

0.509

0.000

(0.399 0.650)

0.832

0.205

0.625 1.107)

Tertiary

0.559

0.001

(0.400 0.779)

0.907

0.654

(0.589 1.394)

Children ever born

      

0–1

1.000

  

1.000

  

2–3

0.397

0.000

(0.328 0.479)

1.188

0.041

(0.934 1.500)

4–5

0.278

0.000

(0.223 0.346)

1.918

0.000

(1.449 2.516)

6+

0.249

0.000

(0.196 0.316)

2.480

0.000

(1.799 3.486)

Household wealth index

      

Poor

1.000

  

1.000

  

Medium

0.726

0.000

(0.622 0.846)

0.781

0.007

(0.652 0.935)

Rich

0.730

0.001

(0.597 0.874)

0.856

0.226

(0.665 1.101)

Current employment status

      

Employed

1.000

  

1.000

  

Not employed

0.892

0.098

(0.779 1.021)

0.890

0.126

(0.766 1.033)

Visited health facility in last 12 months

      

No

1.000

  

1.000

  

Yes

0.811

0.002

(0.709 0.929)

0.992

0.08

(0.825 1.192)

Knowledge of family planning method

      

Knows no method/knows only traditional method

1.000

  

1.000

  

Know modern method

0.536

0.004

(0.008 0.381)

1.110

0.839

(0.406 3.030)

Exposure to media FP messages

      

No

1.000

  

1.000

  

Yes

1.017

0.807

(0.890 1.160)

0.820

0.018

(0.695 0.967)

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