Table 5 Factors associated with the low use of traditional 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 | 81/84 (96.4) | 2.552 (0.561–11.596) | .225 | 2.216 (0.592–8.293) | .237 |
High | 334/399 (83.7) | – | – | ||
Educational status | |||||
Low | 130/142 (91.5) | 1.779 (0.787–4.020) | .166 | 1.484 (0.703–3.135) | .301 |
High | 286/342 (83.6) | – | – | ||
Age groups (years) | |||||
15–17 | 165/195 (84.6) | 0.736 (0.423–1.285) | .280 | 0.761 (0.421–1.376) | .367 |
18–19 | 250/287 (87.1) | – | – | ||
Marital Status | |||||
Never married/Single | 278/330 (84.2) | 0.644 (0.302–1.373) | .254 | 0.744 (0.370–1.500) | .409 |
Married/living in couple | 136/151 (90.1) | – | – | ||
Religion | |||||
Christian | 345/392 (88.0) | 2.060 (1.103–3.848) | .023* | 2.009 (1.039–3.885) | .038* |
Non-Christian | 71/92 (77.2) | – | – | ||
Number of children | |||||
None | 301/358 (84.1) | 0.663 (0.303–1.453) | .305 | 0.875 (0.395–1.937) | .741 |
At least one | 115/126 (91.3) | – | – | ||
Household income | |||||
Low | 155/180 (86.1) | 1.068 (0.588–1.941) | .828 | 1.396 (0.740–2.631) | .303 |
High | 261/304 (85.9) | – | – | ||
Provinces | |||||
Kongo Central | 324/349 (92.8) | 4.157 (2.254–7.665) | < .001* | 5.372 (2.904–9.637) | < .001** |
Kinshasa | 92/135 (68.1) | – | – | ||