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Table 3 Determinants of unmet need for family planning

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

Regression results (n = 4527)

Variable and measurement

Model I [Logistic]

Model II [Multinomial]

Women with unmet need-total (n = 1592)

Women with unmet need for spacing (n = 914)

Women with unmet need for limiting (n = 678)

OR

95% CI

RRR

95% CI

RRR

95% CI

Age

 

15–19

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

20–24

0.448***

0.296

0.680

0.481***

0.314

0.736

0.634

0.140

2.875

 

25–29

0.332***

0.218

0.506

0.376***

0.242

0.586

0.882

0.207

3.757

 

30–34

0.255***

0.163

0.399

0.251***

0.155

0.406

1.557

0.373

6.491

 

35–39

0.284***

0.177

0.456

0.231***

0.137

0.390

2.23

0.527

9.430

 

40–44

0.279***

0.171

0.456

0.132***

0.075

0.233

2.88

0.683

12.150

 

45–49

0.308***

0.180

0.530

0.065***

0.031

0.140

3.98

0.930

17.030

Religion

 

none or trad. Religion

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

Catholic

0.924

0.692

1.234

0.891

0.652

1.219

0.89

0.545

1.453

 

Non-Pentecostal protestant

0.952

0.716

1.266

0.787

0.569

1.088

1.159

0.726

1.849

 

Pentecostal protestant

1.076

0.829

1.396

0.974

0.732

1.294

1.172

0.748

1.838

 

Islam

0.968

0.729

1.283

0.967

0.720

1.299

0.768

0.457

1.290

Number of unions

 

One

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

More than one

1.212*

1.033

1.423

1.214

0.992

1.486

1.204

0.960

1.510

Residence

 

Urban

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

Rural

0.831

0.687

1.007

0.784*

0.630

0.977

0.892

0.661

1.203

Education

 

no education

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

primary

1.034

0.856

1.249

0.942

0.758

1.172

1.143

0.845

1.546

 

secondary +

1.099

0.910

1.327

0.888

0.710

1.112

1.531**

1.138

2.060

SES

 

Poorest

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

2

1.284*

1.057

1.561

1.191

0.955

1.485

1.627**

1.195

2.216

 

3

1.242

0.974

1.583

0.991

0.756

1.300

2.012***

1.367

2.961

 

4

1.042

0.786

1.383

0.804

0.574

1.126

1.856**

1.186

2.904

 

Least poor

1.077

0.777

1.493

0.848

0.572

1.258

1.809*

1.096

2.986

Occupation

 

Unemployed

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

Employed

0.789**

0.666

0.934

0.707***

0.592

0.845

0.964

0.703

1.320

Heard FP messages on radio

 

No

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

Yes

0.933

0.797

1.093

0.949

0.793

1.136

0.918

0.717

1.176

Heard FP messages on TV

 

No

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

Yes

0.974

0.814

1.164

1.00

0.812

1.232

0.912

0.702

1.185

Read FP messages in newspaper

 

No

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

Yes

0.974

0.722

1.313

0.788

0.528

1.177

1.393

0.920

2.107

You visited health facility in the past 12 months

 

No

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

Yes

0.883

0.767

1.017

0.872

0.737

1.032

0.93

0.752

1.150

FP worker visited you in the past 12 months

 

No

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

Yes

1.101

0.915

1.326

1.205

0.971

1.494

1.017

0.769

1.343

Knows modern FP methods

 

No

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

Yes

1.158

0.556

2.415

1.428

0.664

3.070

0.861

0.259

2.865

Couple’s desire for children

 

Both want the same

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

Husband wants more children

1.081

0.923

1.267

1.093

0.905

1.320

1.094

0.850

1.408

 

Husband wants fewer children

1.214

0.948

1.555

1.289

0.975

1.704

1.176

0.813

1.702

 

Does not know

1.376***

1.141

1.660

1.5***

1.225

1.837

1.134

0.823

1.561

Membership to any health insurance scheme

 

Not member

1

  

1

  

1

  
 

Member

1.006

0.871

1.161

1.002

0.845

1.188

1.005

0.802

1.258

Age at first marriage

1.008

0.990

1.025

1.023*

1.001

1.045

0.98

0.956

1.004

Number of living biological children

1.36***

1.286

1.438

1.111**

1.038

1.189

1.775***

1.636

1.927

Ideal number of children

0.863***

0.810

0.920

0.957

0.888

1.032

0.722***

0.656

0.795

  1. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05
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