Table 2 Percentage of partnered women and crude odds ratio of modern contraceptive use and selected demographic variables (N = 672)
From: A cross-sectional study of women’s autonomy and modern contraception use in Zambia
Variable | Using modern contraceptives | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Crude odds ratio (OR) | 95% confidence interval | ||
Age (mean = 32 years) | ||||
15–24 | 22.6 | 2.021 | 1.653–2.475 | 0.003 |
25–34 | 37.5 | 1.063 | 1.019–1.831 | 0.000 |
35–49 | 39.8 | Ref | ||
Education | ||||
No education | 10.5 | Ref | ||
Primary education | 52 | 0.228 | 0.144–0.363 | 0.000 |
Secondary | 31.9 | 0.416 | 0.308–0.563 | 0.000 |
Higher | 5.5 | 3.123 | 2.078–3.410 | 0.002 |
Setting of residence | ||||
Urban | 35 | 1.835 | 1.547–2.178 | 0.000 |
Rural | 65 | Ref | ||
Wealth index | ||||
Poorest | 22.9 | 0.306 | 0.232–0.403 | 0.000 |
Poorer | 21.3 | 0.351 | 0.268–0.460 | 0.000 |
Middle | 20.8 | 0.483 | 0.376–0.620 | 0.000 |
Richer | 17.3 | 2.663 | 1.932–3.731 | 0.002 |
Richest | 17.7 | Ref | ||
Number of children | ||||
0 | 3.2 | Ref | ||
1–3 | 48.3 | 1.734 | 1.313–3.992 | 0.003 |
4 + | 48.5 | 1.110 | 0.936–1.317 | 0.230 |
Women’s autonomy (tertiles) | ||||
Low | 71.9 | Ref | ||
Moderate | 19.5 | 1.690 | 1.160–2.462 | 0.001 |
High | 8.5 | 1.414 | 1.263 -2.147 | 0.000 |