Table 4 Multivariable multilevel multinomial regression for assessing factors associated with fertility desire in SSA

Age (years)

15–19

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

20–24

1.41 (1.26, 1.58)

0.96 (0.82, 1.12)

1.52 (1.36, 1.71)***

1.05 (0.90, 1.23)

25–29

1.37 (1.22, 1.54)

0.91 (0.78, 1.07)

1.56 (1.39, 1.76)***

1.05 (0.90, 1.24)

30–34

0.82 (0.73, 0.92)

0.69 (0.59, 0.81)

0.97 (0.86, 1.09)

0.82 (0.70, 0.97)*

35–39

0.38 (0.34, 0.43)

0.52 (0.44, 0.61)

0.45 (0.40, 0.51)***

0.61 (0.52, 0.724)***

40–44

0.14 (0.12, 0.16)

0.28 (0.24, 0.34)

0.17 (0.15, 0.19)***

0.33 (0.28, 0.40)***

45–49

0.05 (0.04, 0.06)

0.16 (0.13, 0.19)

0.06 (0.05, 0.06)***

0.19 (0.16, 0.23)***

Respondent educational status

No formal education

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Primary education

0.70 (0.67, 0.73)

0.76 (0.71, 0.81)

0.83 (0.80, 0.87)***

0.93 (0.87, 1.01)

Secondary education

0.77 (0.73, 0.81)

0.87 (0.80, 0.95)

0.89 (0.85, 0.94)***

0.95 (0.87, 1.04)

Higher

0.85 (0.77, 0.94)

0.86 (0.73, 1.01)

1.04 (0.94, 1.14)

1.01 (0.86, 1.19)

Husband educational status

No formal education

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Primary education

0.67 (0.64, 0.70)

0.58 (0.54, 0.62)

0.81 (0.78, 0.84)***

0.75 (0.69, 0.80)***

Secondary education

0.76 (0.73, 0.80)

0.85 (0.79, 0.92)

0.78 (0.74, 0.82)***

0.83 (0.77, 0.89)***

Higher

0.93 (0.86, 0.99)

0.98 (0.87, 1.10)

0.89 (0.83, 0.95)**

0.89 (0.79, 1.00)

Women employment

Working

1.03 (0.99, 1.06)

0.88 (0.83, 0.93)

0.91 (0.88, 0.94)*

0.78 (0.73, 0.82)***

Not working

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Sex of household head

Male

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Female

0.92 (0.88, 0.96)

1.00 (0.94, 1.07)

0.95 (0.92, 0.99)***

1.04 (0.98, 1.11)

Decision-making autonomy

Respondent alone

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Otherwise

1.67 (1.57, 1.78)

1.30 (1.17, 1.44)

1.59 (1.49, 1.69)***

1.25 (1.12, 1.38)***

Number of living children

0

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1–3

0.23 (0.17, 0.32)

0.50 (0.31, 0.79)

0.23 (0.16, 0.32)***

0.49 (0.31, 0.79)**

4 & above

0.06 (0.04, 0.09)

0.28 (0.17, 0.45)

0.06 (0.04, 0.08)***

0.28 (0.17, 0.45)***

Parity

Null

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

One

1.58 (1.12, 2.24)

1.11 (0.69, 1.80)

1.54 (1.08, 2.19)*

1.06 (0.65, 1.73)

Two

0.41 (0.29, 0.58)

0.66 (0.41, 1.07)

0.37 (0.26, 0.53)***

0.59 (0.36, 0.95)*

Three

0.17 (0.12, 0.24)

0.48 (0.29, 0.78)

0.14 (0.10, 0.20)***

0.39 (0.24, 0.64)***

4 & above

0.14 (0.10, 0.20)

0.40 (0.24, 0.66)

0.11 (0.08, 0.16)***

0.31 (0.19, 0.52)***

Ideal number of children

0–3

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

4–5

4.48 (4.26, 4.71)

1.63 (1.49, 1.79)

3.88 (3.68, 4.08)***

1.39 (1.27, 1.53)***

6 & above

17.93 (16.85, 19.09)

2.74 (2.46, 3.06)

14.18 (13.31, 15.11)***

2.09 (1.87, 2.34)***

Non-numeric response

13.13 (12.02, 14.35)

6.25 (5.46, 7.17)

10.40 (9.49, 11.38)***

4.71 (4.10, 5.41)***

Media exposure

Yes

1.04 (1.01, 1.07)

0.75 (0.70, 0.79)

1.05 (1.00, 1.08)

0.73 (0.68, 0.78)***

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Wealth status

Poorest

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Poorer

0.94 (0.90, 0.98)

0.97 (0.90, 1.04)

0.92 (0.88, 0.96)***

0.92 (0.86, 0.99)*

Middle

0.93 (0.89, 0.98)

0.96 (0.89, 1.04)

0.91 (0.86, 0.95)***

0.88 (0.82, 0.96)***

Rich

0.94 (0.89, 0.99)

1.00 (0.91, 1.09)

0.93 (0.88, 0.98)**

0.86 (0.79, 0.94)***

Richer

0.91 (0.86, 0.96)

0.99 (0.89, 1.10)

0.92 (0.86, 0.98)*

0.81 (0.73, 0.91)***

Current contraceptive use

Yes

0.70 (0.68, 0.72)

0.53 (0.50, 0.56)

0.81 (0.79, 0.84)***

0.65 (0.61, 0.69)***

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Residence

Urban

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Rural

1.14 (1.11, 1.18)

0.97 (0.90, 1.04)

1.22 (1.16, 1.28)***

0.86 (0.79, 0.93)***

Region of SSA

Western

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Eastern

0.47 (0.45, 0.48)

0.36 (0.33, 0.39)

0.47 (0.45, 0.49)***

0.37 (0.34, 0.41)***

Central

1.00 (0.95, 1.05)

1.17 (1.08, 1.28)

0.99 (0.93, 1.05)

1.06 (0.97, 1.16)

Southern

0.25 (0.24, 0.26)

0.25 (0.21, 0.29)

0.21 (0.19, 0.23)***

0.20 (0.17, 0.24)***