Table 4 Factors associated with contraception discontinuation among episodes of contraceptive use beginning within the 5 years before the 2015–16 MDHS among women age 15–49
Characteristics | Contraceptive Discontinuation % | Crude ORa [95% CI] | aORb [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group (n=4,982) | |||
15-19 | 23.4 | Ref | Ref |
20-24 | 26.33 | 1.16 [.77-1.76] | 1.16 [0.76-1.79] |
25-29 | 24.45 | 1.05 [.69-1.59] | 1.04 [0.68-1.59] |
30-34 | 24.0 | 1.03 [.67-1.56] | 0.97 [0.63-1.49] |
35-39 | 24.1 | 1.03 [.63-1.70] | 0.94 [0.57-1.54] |
40-44 | 31.3 | 1.48 [.93-2.36] | 1.29 [0.82-2.05] |
45-49 | 5.2 | 3.5* [1.59-7.75] | 2.68* [1.31-5.46] |
Marital status (n=5,884) | |||
Married | 25.1 | Ref | |
Never married/widowed/divorced/separated | 95.0 | 5.47* [3.52-8.49] | |
Education level (n=5,884) | |||
No formal education | 25.5 | Ref | |
Primary | 25.2 | 0.98 [0.72-1.35] | |
Secondary | 28.0 | 1.14 [0.77-1.68] | |
Higher | 25.8 | 1.02 [0.64-1.61] | |
Occupation (n=4,971) | |||
Not working/dependent | 22.3 | Ref | |
Professional/technical/managerial | 37.5 | 2.09* [1.01-4.33] | |
Clerical/sales/services | 28.6 | 1.39* [1.02-1.91] | |
Agricultural | 27.0 | 1.29 [0.78-2.14] | |
Manual worker | 26.7 | 1.27 [1.02-1.58] | |
Wealth index (n=4,982) | |||
Poorest | 23.0 | Ref | Ref |
Poorer | 25.1 | 1.12 [0.84-1.48] | 1.13 [0.84-1.52] |
Middle | 30.0 | 1.43 [0.96-2.13] | 1.42* [1.02-2.00] |
Richer | 24.0 | 1.05 [0.77-1.44] | 1.19 [0.86-1.63] |
Richest | 29.7 | 1.41* [1.02-1.97] | 1.66* [1.18-2.34] |
Residence | |||
Urban | 26.5 | Ref | |
Rural | 26.1 | 0.98 [0.74-1.29] | |
Region (n=5,884) | |||
Yangon | 16.4 | Ref | Ref |
Kachin | 21.8 | 1.41 [0.85-2.36] | 1.62* [1.98-2.67] |
Kayah | 23.5 | 1.56* [1.05-2.33] | 1.79* [1.19-2.68] |
Kayin | 37.6 | 3.07* [1.96-4.81] | 3.53* [2.29-5.44] |
Chin | 28.8 | 2.05* [1.21-3.48] | 2.12* [1.25-3.59] |
Sagaing | 26.8 | 1.86* [1.23-2.80] | 2.06* [1.38-3.10] |
Tanintharyi | 56.4 | 6.58* [3.93-11.02] | 7.87* [4.61-13.44] |
Bago | 15.5 | 0.93 [0.64-1.36] | 1.08 [0.74-1.58] |
Magway | 36.4 | 2.90* [1.52-5.55] | 3.27* [1.81-5.93] |
Mandalay | 23.7 | 1.58 [0.98-2.55] | 1.80* [1.11-2.93] |
Mon | 42.3 | 2.72* [2.35-5.90] | 4.03* [2.54-6.41] |
Rakhine | 34.2 | 2.64* [1.69-4.12] | 3.19* [2.03-5.02] |
Shan | 32.2 | 2.42* [1.44-4.06] | 2.52* [1.49-4.27] |
Ayeyarwaddy | 17.5 | 1.08 [0.72-1.61] | 1.35 [0.89-2.02] |
Nay Pyi Taw | 23.1 | 1.53* [1.03-2.26] | 1.76* [1.17-2.63] |
Number of births in last 5 years (n=4,982) | |||
No births | 30.3 | Ref | Ref |
1 | 23.1 | 0.69* [0.54-0.89] | 0.78* [0.62-0.98] |
2 | 28.5 | 0.92 [0.66-1.29] | 1.01 [0.73-1.40] |
3 | 37.6 | 1.38 [0.85-2.26] | 1.66 [0.98-2.82] |
Number of living children (n=4,982) | |||
0 | 27.7 | Ref | |
1 | 27.2 | 0.97 [0.73-1.29] | |
2 | 23.5 | 0.80 [0.57-1.14] | |
3 | 23.0 | 0.78 [0.55-1.11] | |
4+ | 31.4 | 1.19 [0.83-1.72] | |
Knowledge on family planning | |||
Poor | 25.8 | Ref | |
Good | 26.4 | 1.03 [0.84-1.26] | |
Exposure to FP message/source of information (n=4,982) | |||
No exposure | 26.5 | Ref | |
Exposure from any source | 25.9 | 0.97 [0.80-1.17] | |
Decision making for contraceptive use (n=3,494) | |||
Mainly women | 18.0 | Ref | |
Mainly husband | 12.1 | 0.62 [0.19-2.01] | |
Jointly | 14.6 | 0.78 [0.54-1.11] | |
Informed choice | |||
No | 15.6 | Ref | |
Yes | 15.9 | 1.02 [0.74-1.40] | |
By methods(n=1,458) | |||
LARC | 2.0 | Ref | |
Pills | 31.0 | 22.40* [5.24-95.4] | |
Injection | 27.3 | 18.74* [4.43-79.18] | |
Other modern methods including condom | 14.1 | 8.17* [1.70-39.13] | |
Traditional method | 12.6 | 7.17* [1.30-39.47] | |