High parity predicts use of long-acting reversible contraceptives in the extended postpartum period among women in rural Uganda

Table 3 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with long-acting reversible contraceptive use in Mityana Uganda, 2014

	Non-LARC use, N₁ (%)		LARC users, N₂ (%)
Variable	366 (91.5)		34 (8.5)		p-value
	n	%	n	%
Age^a
15–24	174	47.5	12	35.3	0.14
25–34	147	40.2	14	41.2
35–45	45	12.3	8	23.5
Religion
Catholic	180	49.2	17	50.0	0.87
Protestant	69	18.9	7	20.6
Moslem	77	21.0	8	23.5
Other	40	10.9	2	5.9
Marital status
Never married	48	13.1	3	8.8	0.76
Married/living together	285	77.9	29	85.3
Separated/divorced	33	9.0	2	5.9
Education level
No school	156	42.6	17	50.0	0.55
Primary	138	37.7	13	38.2
Secondary and above	72	19.7	4	11.8
Occupation
Agricultural work	200	54.6	21	61.8	0.28
Salaried employment	27	7.4	3	8.8
Trade/business	59	16.1	7	20.6
Housewife/other	80	21.9	3	8.8
Income^b
None	69	18.9	5	14.7	0.89
1–100,000	248	67.8	25	73.5
> 100,000	49	13.3	4	11.8
Previous pregnancies (Gravidity)
1–2	161	43.9	9	26.5	0.04*
3–4	99	27.1	8	23.5
5+	106	28.0	17	50.0
Previous childbirths (Parity)
1–2	172	47.0	9	26.5	0.01*
3–4	113	30.9	10	29.4
5+	81	22.1	15	44.1
Previous spontaneous abortion
No	305	83.4	27	79.4	0.63
Yes	61	16.6	7	20.6	0.63
Willing to use any family planning method
No	96	26.2	5	14.7	0.15
Yes	270	73.8	29	85.3	0.15
Willing to use modern contraceptive
No	107	29.2	5	14.7	0.07
Yes	259	70.8	29	85.3	0.07
Desire for more children
No	82	22.4	12	35.3	0.10
Yes	284	77.6	22	64.7	0.10
Duration of postpartum period (months)
< 6	198	54.3	13	38.2	0.15
6–9	110	30.1	13	38.3
10–12	57	15.6	8	23.5

^aMean age (SD) = 27(12), ^b1USD = 3370 Ugandan shillings, *p<0.05 (statistically significant)

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