Prevalence and determinants of unmet need for family planning among married women in Ghana-a multinomial logistic regression analysis of the GDHS, 2014

Table 1 Variable measurements and their respective expected sign on unmet need

Variable	Measurement	n = 4527	%	Hypothesized/expected coefficient
Age
	1 = 15–19	118	3	+
	2 = 20–24	632	14
	3 = 25–29	1038	23
	4 = 30–34	967	21
	5 = 35–39	891	20
	6 = 40–44	592	13
	7 = 45–49	289	6
Religion
	0 = no or traditional. religion	314	7	+
	1 = catholic	651	14
	2 = non-Pentecostal protestant	987	22
	3 = Pentecostal protestant	1614	36
	4 = Islam	961	21
Number of unions ever engaged in
	1 = once	3557	79	–
	2 = more than once	970	21
Residence
	1 = urban	1995	44	–
	2 = rural	2532	56
Education
	0 = no education	1528	34	+
	1 = primary	868	19
	2 = secondary +	2131	47
SES
	1 = poorest	1339	30	+
	2 = poorer	878	19
	3 = middle	823	18
	4 = richer	768	17
	5 = richest	719	16
Occupation
	0 = no	779	17	+
	1 = yes	3748	83
Heard FP methods on the radio
	0 = no	1951	43	+
	1 = yes	2576	57
Watched FP messages on the TV
	0 = no	2550	56	+
	1 = yes	1977	44
Read FP messages in newspapers
	0 = no	4314	95	+
	1 = yes	213	5
Woman visited a health facility in the past 12 months
	0 = no	1617	36	+
	1 = yes	2910	64
FP worker visited woman
	0 = no	3879	86	+
	1 = yes	648	14
Woman knows modern FP methods
	0 = doesn’t know modern FP methods	50	1	+
	1 = knows modern FP methods	4477	99
Couple’s congruence of desire for children
	1 = both want same	2101	46	–
	2 = husband wants more	1178	26
	3 = husband wants fewer	402	9
	8 = don’t know	846	19
Woman is member of any health insurance
	0 = no	1350	30	+
	1 = yes	3177	70

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