Table 3 Factors associated with receipt of quality contraceptive counselling among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa

Age (years)

15–19

1.00

1.00

20–24

1.47^*** [1.31, 1.65]

1.48^*** [1.32, 1.67]

Level of education

No education

1.00

1.00

Primary

1.15 [0.97, 1.35]

1.32^** [1.11, 1.57]

Secondary or higher

1.19^* [1.01, 1.42]

1.31^** [1.09, 1.58]

Marital status

Never in union

1.00

1.00

Married

1.42^*** [1.24, 1.62]

1.32^*** [1.15, 1.52]

Cohabiting

1.24^** [1.06, 1.46]

1.47^*** [1.23, 1.76]

Previously married

1.36^** [1.12, 1.67]

1.48^*** [1.20, 1.83]

Current working status

Not working

1.00

1.00

Working

1.12^* [1.01, 1.25]

1.22^*** [1.09, 1.37]

Read newspaper or magazine

No

1.00

1.00

Yes

0.86^* [0.76, 0.97]

0.91 [0.80, 1.04]

Watch television

No

1.00

1.00

Yes

0.92 [0.82, 1.03]

0.94 [0.84, 1.07]

Heard of family planning from radio last few months

No

1.00

1.00

Yes

1.29^*** [1.16, 1.43]

1.34^*** [1.21, 1.50]

Usage of internet

No

1.00

1.00

Yes

0.80^** [0.70, 0.92]

0.78^** [0.67, 0.91]

Getting medical help for self: Permission to go

Not a big problem

1.00

1.00

Big problem

0.80^** [0.69, 0.93]

0.83^* [0.72, 0.97]

Getting medical help for self: Getting money for treatment

Not a big problem

1.00

1.00

Big problem

0.96 [0.86, 1.07]

1.02 [0.92, 1.14]

Getting medical help for self: Not wanting to go alone

Not a big problem

1.00

1.00

Big problem

0.76^*** [0.67, 0.86]

0.79^*** [0.70, 0.89]

Visited health facility last 12 months

No

1.00

1.00

Yes

1.64^*** [1.47, 1.82]

1.69^*** [1.52, 1.88]

Sex of household head

Male

1.00

1.00

Female

0.86^** [0.77, 0.95]

0.94 [0.84, 1.06]

Wealth index

Poorest

1.00

1.00

Poorer

0.94 [0.80, 1.10]

0.93 [0.79, 1.09]

Middle

0.82^* [0.70, 0.95]

0.80^** [0.68, 0.94]

Richer

0.90 [0.76, 1.06]

0.89 [0.75, 1.06]

Richest

0.76^** [0.63, 0.93]

0.80^* [0.64, 0.99]

Place of residence

Urban

1.00

1.00

Rural

0.90 [0.78, 1.04]

0.85^* [0.73, 0.99]

Sub-region

Central

1.00

1.00

Southern

5.73^*** [4.44, 7.41]

5.01^*** [3.86, 6.51]

Eastern

3.61^*** [2.80, 4.65]

2.54^*** [1.96, 3.30]

Western

4.00^*** [3.13, 5.13]

4.09^*** [3.19, 5.25]

Random effect model

PSU variance (95% CI)

6.019 [5.025, 7.212]

5.166 [4.277, 6.238]

6.116 [5.101, 7.335]

5.656 [4.707, 6.796]

ICC

0.647

0.611

0.650

0.632

Wald chi-square

Reference

422.18 (< 0.001)

218.72 (< 0.001)

618.47 (< 0.001)

Model fitness

Log-likelihood

-183281.65

-177142.64

-179032.75

-173,312

AIC

366567.3

354319.3

358087.5

346,676

N

19,398

19,398

19,398

19,398

Number of clusters

1,104

1,104

1,104

1,104