Table 4 Factors associated with the low use of modern contraceptive methods by adolescent girls aged 15–19 from two provinces of the DRC (n = 483)
Variables | Nb./n (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of FP methods | |||||
Poor | 83/84 (98.8) | 18.711 (2.473–141.591) | .005* | 23.100 (3.295–161.942) | .002* |
High | 292/399 (73.2) | – | – | ||
Educational status | |||||
Low | 116/141 (82.3) | 0.825 (0.440–1.564) | .548 | 0.940 (0.533–1.659) | .832 |
High | 258/341 (75.6) | – | – | ||
Age groups (years) | |||||
15–17 | 159/196 (81.1) | 1.563 (0.957–2.553) | .074 | 1.533 (0.942–2.496) | .085 |
18–19 | 215/287 (74.9) | – | – | ||
Marital Status | |||||
Never married/Single | 255/330 (77.3) | 0.746 (0.409–1.361) | .340 | 1.015 (0.597–1.725) | .957 |
Married/living in couple | 118/152 (77.6) | – | – | ||
Religion | |||||
Christian | 306/392 (78.1) | 0.958 (0.533–1.722) | .887 | 1.141 (0.644–2.020) | .651 |
Non-Christian | 69/92 (75.0) | – | – | ||
Number of children | |||||
None | 275/358 (76.8) | 0.788 (0.430–1.443) | .441 | 0.754 (0.418–1.359) | .347 |
At least one | 100/125 (80.0) | – | – | ||
Household income | |||||
Low | 153/180 (85.0) | 1.472 (0.838–2.584) | .102 | 1.625 (0.941–2.807) | .081 |
High | 222/304 (73.0) | – | – | ||
Provinces | |||||
Kongo Central | 278/349 (79.7) | 0.864 (0.525–1.420) | .563 | 1.181 (0.711–1.962) | .521 |
Kinshasa | 97/135 (71.9) | – | – | ||