Table 4 Multinomial logistic regression of contraceptive decision making on women’s and male partner’s socio-demographic and economic factors

Personal sociodemographic & economic characteristics

 Age (RC = 15–24 years)

  25–29 years

1.185

0.458

0.756

1.858

1.307

0.174

0.888

1.923

  30–34 years

2.181*

0.011

1.200

3.966

1.688*

0.032

1.047

2.723

  35–39 years

2.065*

0.033

1.059

4.028

1.598

0.085

0.937

2.725

  40–44 years

2.191*

0.029

1.083

4.435

1.568

0.122

0.887

2.773

  45–49 years

2.737*

0.028

1.117

6.706

1.915

0.073

0.941

3.895

Type of marriage (RC = Monogamous)

 Polygynous

1.426

0.054

0.993

2.047

0.814

0.236

0.579

1.144

Highest Educational Level (RC = No education)

 Primary education

1.229

0.390

0.768

1.970

1.395

0.110

0.927

2.097

 Secondary education

1.398

0.215

0.823

2.373

1.894*

0.006

1.200

2.988

 Higher education

1.345

0.384

0.690

2.622

1.663

0.059

0.980

2.824

Employment Status (RC = Unemployed)

 Employed

1.562*

0.015

1.091

2.235

2.103*

0.001

1.537

2.877

Wealth Index (RC = Poorest)

 Poorer

0.395*

0.003

0.215

0.727

0.688

0.223

0.376

1.257

 Middle

0.475*

0.022

0.251

0.899

0.772

0.391

0.428

1.394

 Richer

0.556

0.075

0.292

1.060

0.797

0.487

0.420

1.512

 Richest

0.408*

0.012

0.203

0.821

0.741

0.387

0.375

1.462

Type of Place of Residence (RC = Rural)

 Urban

1.107

0.581

0.772

1.586

1.123

0.480

0.814

1.549

Ethnicity (RC = Hausa/Fulani/Kanuri/Beri Beri)

 Yoruba

2.036*

0.050

1.000

4.147

2.985*

0.002

1.508

5.910

 Igbo

2.753*

0.032

1.090

6.949

2.283

0.053

0.991

5.263

 Others

1.599

0.119

0.886

2.886

1.325

0.331

0.751

2.338

Religion (RC = Islam/ others)

 Christian

1.142

0.557

0.733

1.777

1.465*

0.044

1.010

2.127

Region (RC = North East)

 North Central

0.848

0.561

0.486

1.480

1.221

0.416

0.754

1.976

 North West

1.564

0.135

0.869

2.813

2.106*

0.007

1.226

3.617

 South East

1.296

0.577

0.521

3.226

1.289

0.553

0.557

2.986

 South-South

1.749

0.121

0.862

3.550

1.670

0.096

0.913

3.054

 South West

1.791

0.115

0.868

3.697

1.246

0.457

0.698

2.224

 Attitude

1.067

0.201

0.966

1.177

1.073

0.139

0.977

1.179

Male partner’s sociodemographic & economic characteristics

 Age (RC = Adolescent/ Young Adult (15–35))

 Middle-aged (36–55)

0.839

0.514

0.496

1.420

0.917

0.636

0.640

1.314

 Older adult (56 and above)

1.181

0.692

0.517

2.701

0.951

0.876

0.503

1.798

Education Level (RC = No education)

  Primary education

0.757

0.338

0.427

1.339

0.689

0.185

0.397

1.196

  Secondary education

0.876

0.644

0.499

1.539

0.663

0.107

0.403

1.092

  Higher education

0.729

0.332

0.386

1.380

0.634

0.080

0.380

1.056

Employment Status (RC = Unemployed)

 Employed

1.097

0.860

0.392

3.073

1.508

0.347

0.641

3.547

Partner’s desire for children (RC = Desire same)

 Partner desires more children

2.291*

0.001

1.631

3.218

0.612*

0.001

0.455

0.824

 Partner desire fewer

1.716

0.066

0.966

3.050

1.027

0.922

0.606

1.738

 Don’t know

1.387

0.187

0.853

2.254

0.440*

0.001

0.295

0.656

Woman only Vs Male Partner

Joint decision Vs Male Partner

RRR

p-value

95%CI

RRR

p-value

95%CI

Age (RC = 15–24 years)

 25–29 years

1.171

0.496

0.743

1.845

1.308

0.173

0.889

1.926

 30–34 years

2.151

0.012

1.181

3.918

1.684

0.034

1.041

2.724

 35–39 years

2.076

0.033

1.061

4.060

1.605

0.083

0.940

2.740

 40–44 years

2.240

0.025

1.105

4.542

1.583

0.113

0.897

2.794

 45–49 years

2.794

0.026

1.132

6.900

1.935

0.069

0.949

3.944

Type of marriage (RC = Monogamous)

 Polygynous

1.433

0.050

0.999

2.055

0.817

0.245

0.581

1.148

Highest Educational Level (RC = No education)

 Primary education

1.244

0.363

0.777

1.993

1.402

0.105

0.932

2.108

 Secondary education

1.406

0.210

0.825

2.394

1.902

0.006

1.204

3.003

 Higher education

1.350

0.383

0.688

2.646

1.662

0.062

0.975

2.832

Employment Status (RC = Unemployed)

 Employed

1.579

0.013

1.102

2.261

2.110

0.000

1.543

2.887

Wealth Index (RC = Poorest)

 Poorer

0.400

0.003

0.218

0.735

0.690

0.228

0.378

1.261

 Middle

0.476

0.023

0.251

0.902

0.774

0.397

0.429

1.399

 Richer

0.559

0.079

0.292

1.069

0.797

0.486

0.420

1.511

 Richest

0.410

0.013

0.204

0.826

0.742

0.390

0.376

1.465

Type of Place of Residence (RC = Rural)

 Urban

1.092

0.630

0.763

1.563

1.113

0.512

0.807

1.535

Ethnicity (RC = Hausa/Fulani/Kanuri/Beri Beri)

 Yoruba

1.863

0.090

0.907

3.826

2.882

0.003

1.443

5.756

 Igbo

2.501

0.050

0.998

6.266

2.181

0.067

0.946

5.029

 Others

1.417

0.242

0.790

2.544

1.252

0.438

0.709

2.211

Religion (RC = Islam/ others)

 Christian

1.183

0.454

0.762

1.838

1.500

0.030

1.039

2.166

Region (North East)

 North Central

0.884

0.660

0.509

1.534

1.243

0.366

0.775

1.994

 North West

1.538

0.154

0.850

2.781

2.090

0.009

1.204

3.628

 South East

1.319

0.550

0.532

3.270

1.303

0.535

0.564

3.008

 South-South

1.785

0.107

0.882

3.609

1.689

0.084

0.931

3.065

 South West

1.865

0.091

0.905

3.843

1.264

0.425

0.711

2.248

Partner’s desire for children (RC = Desire same)

 Partner desires more children

2.275

0.000

1.619

3.196

0.610

0.001

0.453

0.820

 Partner desire fewer

1.706

0.068

0.960

3.030

1.025

0.927

0.605

1.737

 Don’t know

1.373

0.202

0.844

2.233

0.439

0.000

0.294

0.656

 Attitude

1.063

0.227

0.963

1.173

1.072

0.147

0.976

1.177

 Control

1.100

0.171

0.960

1.261

1.019

0.775

0.898

1.156

Age (RC = Adolescent/ Young Adult (15–35))

 Middle-aged (36–55)

0.842

0.519

0.499

1.421

0.914

0.624

0.639

1.309

 Older adult (56 and above)

1.165

0.717

0.508

2.671

0.941

0.851

0.497

1.779

Education Level (RC = No education)

 Primary education

0.768

0.363

0.435

1.356

0.695

0.194

0.401

1.204

 Secondary education

0.884

0.667

0.504

1.551

0.668

0.111

0.406

1.098

 Higher education

0.744

0.364

0.393

1.409

0.642

0.087

0.386

1.067

Employment Status (RC = Unemployed)

 Employed

1.071

0.895

0.383

2.998

1.498

0.354

0.637

3.519