Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression model showing predictors of spouses’ age difference and contraceptive use, 2016 EDHS

Women age classification

15–19

.713(.564, 900)

.892 (.665, 1.197)

20–24

.890 (.764, 1.037)

.941 (.784, 1.128)

25–29

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30–34

.825 (.711, 956)

.886 (.746, 1.052)

35–39

.773 (.659, 907)

.882 (.723, 1.077)

40–44

.805 (.666, 974)

.877 (.687, 1.120)

45–49

.348 (.266, 454)

.455 (.326, 636)*

Age difference

Negative (Age of wife is greater)

1.506 (1.131, 2.006)

1.771 (1.276, 2.459)*

Equal to that of wife

.960 (.677, 1.361)

.790 (.542, 1.153)

Age of husband greater by ≤10 years

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Age of husband greater by 10 years

.963 (.839, 1.106)

.988 (.848, 1.150)

Type of place of residence

Urban

2.612 (2.258, 3.022)

1.482 (1.161, 1.890)*

Rural

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Religion

Orthodox

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Protestant

.818 (.719, 930)

.966 (.808, 1.155)

Muslim

.359 (.317, 405)

.579 (.496, 675) *

Other

.618 (.419, .912)

.944 (.611, 1.459)

Current working status

Not working

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Working

1.506 (1.352, 1.677)

1.170 (1.033, 1.325) *

Wealth Index

Poorest

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Poorer

1.967 (1.640, 2.358)

1.796 (1.479, 2.180) *

Middle

2.662 (2.224, 3.186)

2.314 (1.906, 2.809) *

Richer

2.854 (2.385, 3.415)

2.454 (2.015, 2.988) *

Richest

4.668 (3.891, 5.601)

2.560 (2.000, 3.278) *

Husband/partner’s education level

No education

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Primary

1.321 (1.183, 1.475)

1.158 (1.013, 1.323) *

Secondary

1.684 (1.404, 2.021)

1.040 (.823, 1.316)

Higher

3.120 (2.505, 3.885)

1.282 (.941, 1.746)

Don’t know

1.043 (.524, 2.079)

.828 (.397, 1.723)

Highest educational level women

No education

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Primary

1.474 (1.318, 1.649)

1.042 (.904, 1.202)

Secondary

2.524 (2.033, 3.134)

1.142 (.859, 1.518)

Higher

3.439 (2.579, 4.585)

1.175 (.786, 1.756)

Living children and current pregnancy

No child

2.013 (1.611, 2.516)

1.674 (1.193, 2.349) *

One Child

2.155 (1.815, 2.560)

2.148 (1.636, 2.820) *

Two Children

2.795 (2.358, 3.313)

2.669 (2.093, 3.404) *

Three Children

1.978 (1.666, 2.348)

1.844 (1.478, 2.302) *

Four Children

1.793 (1.501, 2.141)

1.681 (1.362, 2.076) *

Five Children

1.318 (1.088, 1.598)

1.331 (1.073,1.650) *

Six and above Children

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Fertility preference of the women

Have another

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Undecided

.604 (.469, 778)

.813 (.614, 1.077)

No more

1.123 (1.010, 1.248)

1.603 (1.391, 1.849) *

Others

.386 (.235, 634)

.118 (.039,.353) *

Fertility preference of the Husband

Have another

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Undecided

.957 (.710, 1.289)

1.229 (.870, 1.736)

No more

1.084 (.972, 1.209)

1.233 (1.070, 1.420) *

Sterilized

.342 (.176, 666)

.231 (.088,.603) *

Declared infecund

.299 (.163, 547)

.430 (.220, 841) *

Who decides on health care

Respondent alone

1.021 (.863,1.208)

.900 (.745, 1.087)

Respondent and husband/partner

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Husband/partner alone

.647 (.564,.742)

847 (.729,.985) *

Other

5.988 (2.019, 17.765)

15.235 (4.456, 52.085)*