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Table 2 Frequency and factors associated with change in pregnancy intention due to COVID-19 concerns

From: Social consequences of COVID-19 on fertility preference consistency and contraceptive use among Nigerian women: insights from population-based data

Variables

Change in pregnancy intention due to COVID-19 concerns

Socio-demographics

(%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age group (Years)

  

Model I

Model II

 15-24

22.7

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 25-29

9.4

0.38(0.15-0.99)*

 

0.41(0.17-0.98)*

 30-34

8.5

0.34(0.14-0.85)*

 

0.37(0.14-0.96)*

 35-39

6.9

0.28(0.12-0.67)*

 

0.32(0.15-0.68)*

 40-44

5.1

0.20(0.07-0.58)*

 

0.25(0.09-0.69)*

 45-49

5.9

0.23(0.07-0.80)*

 

0.33(0.09-1.15)

Highest education

 None

5.8

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 Primary

14.1

2.52(0.58-10.90)

  

 Secondary

9.3

1.62(0.47-5.66)

  

 Tertiary

6.6

1.14(0.32-4.02)

  

Employment

 Yes

7.9

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 No

13.2

1.72(0.76-3.93)

  

Place of residence

 Urban

8.7

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 Rural

9.6

1.12(0.39-3.23)

  

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

17.2

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 Lower

6.2

0.34(0.13-0.90)*

 

0.32(0.14-0.76)*

 Middle

8.5

0.47(0.20-1.13)

 

0.46(0.19-1.12)

 Higher

6.8

0.37(0.11-1.26)

 

0.38(0.15-0.97)*

 Highest

7.4

0.41(0.18-0.93)*

 

0.50(0.24-1.04)

State

 Lagos

7.3

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 Kano

12.6

1.79(0.78-4.09)

  

Social consequences of COVID-19

 Loss of personal income

  Small

3.2

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  Moderate

5.6

1.78(0.30-10.53)

1.83(0.30-11.13)

 

  Large

11.4

3.76(0.72-19.61)

3.54(0.67-18.57)

 

  No income

11.0

3.61(0.70-18.71)

0.14(0.01-1.48)

 

 Loss of household income

  Some or partial

6.8

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  Total

13.3

2.04(0.98-4.27)

25.64(3.07-214.43)

1.64(0.86-3.13)

 Household food insecurity

  No

7.0

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  Yes

18.3

2.79(1.29-6.04)*

2.34(1.07-5.12)

2.72(1.23-5.99)*

 Worry about future household finance

  No

4.4

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  Yes

9.2

2.14(0.64-7.11)

1.43(0.42-4.90)

 

 Economic reliance on partner

  No

6.2

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  Yes

12.3

2.04(1.01-4.12)*

2.08(1.04-4.16)

1.80(0.82-3.96)

Marital and reproductive characteristics

 No of times married/cohabitted

  Once

8.7

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  More than one

10.3

1.20(0.44-3.27)

  

 Family type

  Monogamy

9.3

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  Polygynous

7.3

0.78(0.34-1.76)

  

 Children ever-born

   < =1

11.1

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  2

6.5

0.57(0.21-1.57)

  

  3

10

0.90(0.32-2.53)

  

  4

10.8

0.97(0.35-2.74)

  

   > =5

6.4

0.56(0.18-1.70)

  

 History of pregnancy termination in past 3 years

  No

9.1

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  Yes

6.4

0.69(0.26-1.85)

  
  1. *p < 0.05