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Table 5 Estimated coefficients and standard errors for hazards models of contraceptive failure in 2011. The results for a standard model and a multiprocess model, modelling method choice and discontinuation conjointly, are compared. In the multiprocess model, IUD/Implants are not considered due to the limitations of the aML software and only the results of the hazard model part are shown

From: Side effects and the need for secrecy: characterising discontinuation of modern contraception and its causes in Ethiopia using mixed methods

Failure 2011

Standard model

Multiprocess model

Variable

Coefficient

SE

Coefficient

SE

Constant

9.82

−4.10

Duration (month)

 0–12

−0.156

−0.16

 12–24

0.228

0.228

 24+

−0.009

−0.009

Method

 Pill

0

0

 IUD/Implants

1.834***

0.365

–

–

 Injectables

−2.959***

0.532

−1.763***

0.144

 Condoms

−1.532***

0.152

−1.302***

0.369

Education

 No Education

0

0

 Primary

−0.971**

0.347

−0.168

0.141

 Secondary+

−0.111

0.146

−0.357

0.179

Age at start

  < 25 years

0

0

 25–34 years

−0.254

0.188

−0.626**

0.211

 35–49 years

−0.553**

0.205

−1.420***

0.188

Wealth

 Low

0

0

 Medium

−1.326***

0.216

0.169

0.219

 High

0.258

0.261

−0.301

0.200

Area

 Rural

0

0

 Urban

−0.160

0.266

0.201

0.164

Religion

 Orthodox

0

0

 Muslim

0.277

0.177

0.408***

0.136

 Other

0.477***

0.135

−0.116

3.181

Women level effect

 Sigma

0.43

0.62

0.489***

0.133

 Rho (failure/injectable)

–

–

0.142

0.110

 Rho (failure/condom)

–

–

0.170

0.155

 Rho (injectable/condom)

–

–

−0.097***

0.035

  1. Italics depict fixed parameters, estimated previously using a simple model with no variables. Bold depicts significance: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001