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Table 3 Logistic regression of associated factors to Method Failure / Discontinuation

From: Contraceptive method use, discontinuation and failure rates among women aged 15–49 years: evidence from selected low income settings in Kumasi, Ghana

Indicator Variable

Method Failure

Discontinuation

Age Category

Odds ratio

P-value

95%-CI

Odds ratio

P-value

95%-CI

RC (15–19)

 20–24

0.54

0.19

0.22

1.35

1.89

0.00

1.23

2.92

 25–29

0.96

0.93

0.39

2.39

2.44

0.00

1.55

3.84

 30–34

0.71

0.48

0.27

1.88

1.67

0.03

1.05

2.67

 35–39

0.69

0.48

0.24

1.94

1.59

0.06

0.97

2.61

 40–44

0.29

0.05

0.08

1.00

1.65

0.08

0.93

2.92

 45–49

0.11

0.05

0.01

1.02

1.72

0.18

0.76

3.87

Religion

 RC (Catholic)

        

 Anglican/Methodist/Presbyterian

1.70

0.23

0.71

4.09

1.05

0.84

0.64

1.72

 Pentecostal

1.42

0.36

0.66

3.06

1.33

0.16

0.89

2.00

 Other Christian

1.55

0.32

0.65

3.69

0.75

0.21

0.49

1.18

 Muslim

1.08

0.83

0.50

2.34

1.48

0.05

0.99

2.22

 Other/No religion

0.86

0.86

0.15

5.01

1.33

0.50

0.58

3.03

Education

 RC (No Education)

        

 Primary

0.71

0.16

0.44

1.15

1.08

0.55

0.84

1.38

 Secondary or higher

0.44

0.00

0.24

0.80

1.18

0.28

0.88

1.61

Household wealth index

 RC (Poorest)

        

 Poorer

1.61

0.24

0.72

3.60

0.45

0.00

0.31

0.65

 Medium

2.00

0.05

1.00

4.03

0.66

0.02

0.46

0.94

 Richer

1.72

0.15

0.82

3.60

0.69

0.04

0.48

0.99

 Richest

3.32

0.00

1.36

8.10

0.51

0.01

0.30

0.88

Marital Status

 RC (Single)

        

 Currently in union with a partner

2.18

0.00

1.40

3.40

0.45

0.00

0.34

0.58

 Formerly in union with a partner

0.94

0.88

0.41

2.17

1.95

0.02

1.10

3.46

Contraceptive method

 RC (Condom)

        

Rhythm

5.63

0.00

2.88

11.00

0.65

0.00

0.47

0.88

 Emergency Contraception#

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 Withdrawal

3.71

0.00

1.84

7.47

1.43

0.04

1.01

2.02

 Injection

1.12

0.80

0.43

2.93

0.58

0.00

0.41

0.83

 Pill

2.85

0.00

1.30

6.28

0.90

0.59

0.62

1.31

 Implant

0.39

0.24

0.08

1.92

0.19

0.00

0.13

0.28

Knowledge of number of FP methods

1.10

0.17

0.96

1.27

1.03

0.46

0.95

1.10

Constant

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.03

3.85

0.00

1.71

8.65

 

Number of obs. = 2378; Wald Chi2(25) = 115.3; Prob > Chi2 = 0.00; Pseudo R2 = 0.12; Log pseudolikelihood = − 625.7

Number of obs. = 3043; Wald Chi2(25) = 288.75; Prob > Chi2 = 0.00; Pseudo R2 = 0.10; Log pseudolikelihood = − 1428.6

  1. #_Emergency contraceptive was dropped from the regression analysis because it is meant for emergency situations and expected to be discontinued after use