Table 4 Final logistic regression model with crude and adjusted odds ratio using the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (n = 8926)

Age

15–19

5.1

1

1

20–24

17.9

0.69 [0.56,0.86]

0.93 [0.807, 1.07]

0.339

25–29

26.8

0.68 [0.55,0.83]

1.17 [1.0, 1.36] *

0.048

30–34

21

0.85 [0.69, 1.04]

1.32 [1.115, 1.55] *

< 0.001

35–39

15.2

1.03 [0.83, 1.27]

1.43 [1.204, 1.70] *

< 0.001

40–44

9.8

1.15 [0.92, 1.44]

2.07 [1.714, 2.50] *

< 0.001

45–49

4.2

2.48 [1.92, 3.20]

4.50 [3.603, 5.60] *

< 0.001

Education status

No education

54.3

2.45 [1.97, 3.04]

1.48 [1.067, 2.06] *

0.019

Primary

31.2

1.55 [1.24, 1.94]

1.25 [1.125, 1.37] *

< 0.001

Secondary

8.9

0.86 [0.66, 1.13]

1.66 [1.520, 1.81] *

< 0.001

Higher education

5.6

1

1

Religion

Orthodox

50.5

1

1

Muslim

21.2

2.83 [2.55, 3.14]

1.66 [1.52,1.81] *

< 0.001

Protestant

26.8

1.04 [0.94, 1.16]

1.25 [1.12,1.38] *

< 0.001

Catholic

0.9

0.98 [0.59, 1.60]

1.48 [1.07,2.06] *

0.019

Other

0.6

5.69 [3.58, 9.04]

3.47 [2.11,5.72] *

< 0.001

Region

Tigray

6.4

1

1

Afar

0.3

4.28 [2.18, 8.38]

1.59 [0.752,3.346]

0.226

Amhara

31.5

0.59 [0.49, 0.71]

0.51 [0.42,0.63] *

< 0.001

Oromia

31.1

1.32 [1.10, 1.58]

1.01[0.815,1.256]

0.915

Somali

0.1

36.8 [14.1, 95.9]

9.78 [3.65,26.2] *

< 0.001

Benishangul

0.9

1.31 [0.83, 2.05]

0.99 [0.602,1.631]

0.979

SNNPR

24.2

0.74 [0.61, 0.89]

0.74 [0.58,0.94] *

0.013

Gambela

0.3

0.98 [0.44, 2.21]

1.17 [0.475,2.880]

0.731

Harari

0.2

1.22 [0.48, 3.07]

0.96 [0.341,2.689]

0.936

Addis Ababa

4.6

0.54 [0.41, 0.72]

0.89 [0.640,1.231]

0.475

Dire Dawa

0.4

1.37 [0.71, 2.66]

1.16 [0.564,2.398]

0.683

Residence

Urban

22.2

1

1

Rural

77.8

2.09 [1.87, 2.35]

1.74 [1.412, 2.14] *

< 0.001

Wealth index

Poorest

10.6

3.77 [3.25, 4.36]

1.75 [1.745, 2.67] *

< 0.001

Poorer

18.1

1.93 [1.69, 2.20]

1.11 [1.113, 1.67] *

0.003

Middle

21.4

1.54 [1.35, 1.75]

0.89 [0.893, 1.331]

0.397

Richer

22.5

1.33 [1.16, 1.51]

0.81 [0.814, 1.205]

0.92

Richest

27.4

1

1

Number of living children

0

6.6

0.86 [0.52, 0.76]

1.54 [1.2,1.98] *

< 0.001

1

18.5

0.54 [0.50, 0.74]

0.96 [0.797,1.164]

0.698

2

18.2

0.52 [0.61, 0.89]

0.82 [0.70, 0.98] *

0.028

3

15.8

0.63 [0.98, 1.39]

0.85 [0.73,0.99] *

0.035

4+

40.8

1

1

Family size concordance

Both wants the same

45.9

1

1

Husband wants more

22.2

1.66 [1.49,1.8] *

1.26 [1.12,1.42] *

< 0.001

Husband want fewer

7.6

1.23 [1.04,1.46]

1.22 [1.02,1.47] *

0.034

Don’t know

24.3

1.55 [1.39,1.73]

1.28 [1.14,1.44] *

< 0.001

Desire for children

Wants within 2 year

11.5

1

1

Wants after 2 + years

42.2

1.69 [1.27,2.24]

1.39 [1.02,1.90] *

0.036

Wants, unsure timing

2

1.54 [1.25,1.90]

1.06 [0.841,1.342]

0.611

Undecided

3.9

0.94 [0.86,1.03]

0.64 [0.57,0.72] *

< 0.001

Wants no more

40.4

2.25 [1.61,3.13]

12.67 [4.49,35.79] *

< 0.001

Heard about FP on radio

Yes

27.3

1

1

No

72.7

1.66 [1.49,1.83]

1.26 [1.11,1.42] *

< 0.001

Heard about FP on TV

Yes

17.4

1

1

No

82.6

1.64 [1.46,1.85]

0.66 [0.543,0.80] *

< 0.001

Read about FP

Yes

4.3

1

1

No

95.7

1.74 [1.62,1.87]

1.11 [0.84,1.47]

0.464