Table 3 Factors associated with modern contraceptive use among sexually active adolescent girls as per the 2020 RDHS

Age (years)

0.031

15

1

1

16

2.97(0.32–27.90)

2.88(0.29–28.31)

17

6.37(0.78–52.09)

5.76(0.70–47.43)

18

9.29(1.198–72.069)

7.41(0.93–58.85)

19

13.50(1.77–103.06)

10.28(1.34–78.70)

Education level

0.027

No education

1

1

Primary

1.26(0.32–5.02)

1.88(0.38–9.37)

Secondary

0.77(0.20–3.01)

1.54(0.30–8.056)

Tertiary

1.93(0.22–16.92)

6.98(1.08–45.07)

Working status

0.240

Not working

1

1

Working

1.79(1.14–2.83)

1.40(0.80–2.48)

Being in a union

 < 0.001

Living with partner

1

1

Not in a union

0.12(0.07–0.22)

0.18(0.10–0.35)

Religion

0456

Catholic

1

1

Protestant

1.09(0.64–1.86)

1.22(0.67–2.23)

Others

1.49(0.81–2.76)

1.60(0.76–3.37)

Health insurance coverage

0.926

No

1

1

Yes

1.03(0.60–1.78)

0.98(0.47–1.97)

History of STI

0.001

No

1

1

Yes

7.18(2.41–21.45)

8.27(2.54–26.10)

Exposure to newspapers

0.096

No

1

1

Yes

1.22(0.77–1.94)

1.68(0.913.09

Exposure to radio

0.084

No

1

1

Yes

0.690(0.398–1.20)

0.55(0.27–1.08)

Exposure to television

0.483

No

1

1

Yes

0.56(0.35–0.90)

0.79(0.41–1.53)

Wealth index

0.099

Poorest

1

1

Poorer

1.01(0.53–1.92)

1.04(0.48–2.26)

Middle

1.71(0.90–3.24)

1.78(0.75–4.20)

Richer

0.62(0.31–1.25)

0.82(0.32–2.07)

Richest

0.31(0.14–0.68)

0.51(0.20–1.32)

Household size

0.746

6 and above

1

1

Less than 6

1.86(1.13–3.05)

0.90(0.48–1.68)

Sex of household head

Male

1

1

0.130

Female

0.98(0.60–1.61)

1.60(0.87–2.93)

Residence

Rural

1

1

0.248

Urban

0.651(0.36–1.17)

1.54(0.74–3.19)

Region

0.016

South

1

1

North

1.28(0.64–2.56)

1.42(0.58–3.44)

East

1.25(0.70–2.25)

1.23(0.61–2.48)

West

0.62(0.26–1.52)

0.57(0.23–1.40

Kigali

0.20(0.08–0.52)

0.28(0.10–0.80)