Table 3 The odds ratio for the determinants of current use of contraception among 1813 non-pregnant, sexually active women of reproductive age, who say they do not want to get pregnant
From: Contraceptive use and discontinuation among women in rural North-West Tanzania
Unadjusted model | Adjusted model | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Categories | Total | Current use | Odds Ratio | Odds Ratio | ||
N = 1813 | N = 610 | (95% C.I.) | p-value | (95% C.I.) | p-value | |
Intercept | 1.00 | |||||
HIV statusa | ||||||
Negative | 1651 | 566 | 1.00 | |||
Positive | 155 | 42 | 0.71 (0.49,1.03) | 0.0714 | 0.89 (0.60,1.32) | 0.5598 |
Age | ||||||
15–24 | 373 | 144 | 1.00 | |||
25–34 | 643 | 312 | 1.50 (1.16,1.94) | 0.0022 | 1.17 (0.84,1.64) | 0.3578 |
35 and above | 797 | 154 | 0.38 (0.29,0.50) | <.0001 | 0.28 (0.19,0.41) | < 0.0001 |
Martial status | ||||||
Unmarried | 207 | 55 | 1.00 | |||
Married/Living together | 1418 | 494 | 1.48 (1.07,2.05) | 0.0194 | 2.23 (1.54,3.23) | < 0.0001 |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 188 | 61 | 1.33 (0.86,2.05) | 0.2008 | 2.14 (1.33,3.44) | 0.0017 |
Education | ||||||
None/some primary | 593 | 150 | 1.00 | |||
Completed primary | 977 | 360 | 1.72 (1.46,2.18) | < .0001 | 1.67 (1.32,2.13) | < .0001 |
Secondary+ | 270 | 100 | 2.11 (1.54,2.89) | < .0001 | 1.95 (1.36,2.80) | 0.0003 |
Number of living children | ||||||
< 3 | 539 | 203 | 1.00 | |||
3+ | 1274 | 407 | 0.78 (0.63,0.96) | 0.0187 | 1.25 (0.91,1.71) | 0.1665 |