Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate analysis for contraceptive discontinuation among reproductive age women in Papua New Guinea, 2016-2018 PGDHS (weighted)

Age in 5-year groups

 15–19

1.89 [0.79,4.51]

1.01 [0.39,2.61]

 20–24

3.69*** [1.92,7.11]

2.12* [1.04,4.31]

 25–29

3.81*** [2.03,7.16]

2.30* [1.19,4.47]

 30–34

3.10*** [1.66,5.81]

1.98* [1.03,3.79]

 35–39

2.27* [1.19,4.32]

1.71 [0.89,3.28]

 40–44

1.68 [0.85,3.34]

1.33 [0.66,2.69]

 45–49

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

Marital status

 Living together

1.03 [0.67,1.56]

0.75 [0.47,1.20]

 Married

1.74** [1.24,2.44]

1.1 [0.76,1.60]

 Never married/widowed/divorced/separated

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

Highest educational level

 No education

0.48* [0.26,0.90]

0.62 [0.30,1.28]

 Primary

0.6 [0.33,1.09]

0.76 [0.39,1.47]

 Secondary

0.61 [0.34,1.13]

0.83 [0.43,1.58]

 Higher

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

Residence

 Urban

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Rural

0.81* [0.67,0.98]

0.78* [0.61,0.99]

Occupation

 Not working

0.93 [0.76,1.15]

 Working

1 [1.00,1.00]

Wealth index

 Poorest

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Poorer

1.05 [0.75,1.47]

 Middle

0.95 [0.67,1.34]

 Richer

0.93 [0.68,1.28]

 Richest

0.95 [0.67,1.35]

Region

 Southern region

1.03 [0.83,1.28]

1.23 [0.95,1.59]

 Highlands region

1.49** [1.15,1.94]

1.71*** [1.28,2.29]

 Momase region

0.70** [0.54,0.91]

0.85 [0.63,1.14]

 Islands region

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

Exposure to family planning messages

 No

0.8 [0.63,1.00]

 Yes

1 [1.00,1.00]

Knowledge of family planning

 Poor

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Good

1.25 [0.99,1.57]

Information on choice

 No

2.45*** [2.01,2.99]

2.85*** [2.31,3.51]

 Yes

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

Births in the last five years

 None

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 1

1.3 [0.97,1.75]

1.07 [0.77,1.50]

 2 + 

2.93*** [2.15,3.99]

2.35*** [1.65,3.35]

Number of living children

 None

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 1

1.3 [0.69,2.46]

1.12 [0.56,2.27]

 2

1.89* [1.02,3.51]

1.11 [0.54,2.28]

 3

1.6 [0.86,3.00]

0.89 [0.43,1.87]

 4 + 

1.29 [0.70,2.37]

1.06 [0.50,2.26]

Desire for more children

 Wants within 2 years

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Wants after 2 + years

0.95 [0.59,1.51]

0.86 [0.52,1.43]

 Wants no more children

0.9 [0.59,1.38]

0.96 [0.59,1.58]

 Undecided

0.53** [0.34,0.82]

0.61* [0.37,1.00]

Method

 LARC

0.09*** [0.06,0.13]

0.10*** [0.06,0.15]

 Pills

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Injectables

0.44*** [0.32,0.62]

0.43*** [0.30,0.63]

 Other modern methods including condom

0.16*** [0.11,0.24]

0.22*** [0.15,0.34]

 Traditional method

0.82 [0.59,1.16]

0.9 [0.61,1.33]

 pseudo R-sq

0.197