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Table 4 Frequency and factors associated with an unhappy disposition towards pregnancy amidst COVID-19

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

Variables

Unhappy disposition towards pregnancy during COVID-19

Socio-demographics

(%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age group (Years)

  

Model I

Model II

 15-24

55

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 25-29

50.7

0.84(0.44-1.63)

  

 30-34

57.2

1.09(0.52-2.32)

  

 35-39

67.6

1.71(0.79-3.73)

  

 40-44

62.9

1.39(0.68-2.84)

  

 45-49

73.4

2.26(0.94-5.46)

  

Highest education

 None

45.4

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 Primary

62.1

1.97(1.11-3.49)*

 

1.93(0.89-4.18)

 Secondary

61.1

1.89(1.23-2.91)*

 

2.08(0.99-4.36)

 Tertiary

66.4

2.38(1.49-3.79)*

 

2.99(1.41-6.33)*

Employment

 Yes

60.8

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 No

61

1.01(0.61-1.67)

  

Place of residence

 Urban

64.2

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 Rural

45.4

0.46(0.26-0.83)

 

0.57(0.25-1.30)

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

53.7

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 Lower

65.3

1.62(0.79-3.30)

  

 Middle

53.6

0.99(0.48-2.08)

  

 Higher

61.7

1.39(0.67-2.86)

  

 Highest

67.6

1.79(0.92-3.52)

  

State

 Lagos

64.2

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 Kano

52.5

0.62(0.37-1.02)

  

Social consequences of COVID-19

 Loss of personal income

  Small

73.2

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  Moderate

54.6

0.44(0.22-0.87)*

0.45(0.22-0.89)*

0.39(0.18-0.86)*

  Large

57.1

0.49(0.28-0.85)*

0.49(0.27-0.87)*

0.47(0.23-0.93)*

  No income

64.4

0.66(0.37-1.19)

0.45(0.21-0.93)*

0.66(0.33-1.35)

 Loss of household income

  Some or partial

58.2

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  Total

66.5

1.42(0.96-2.11)

1.63(0.79-3.34)

 

 Household food insecurity

  No

60.1

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  Yes

64.4

1.20(0.74-1.95)

1.15(0.67-1.95)

 

 Worry about future household finance

  No

60.9

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  Yes

61

1.01(0.50-2.04)

0.94(0.43-2.03)

 

 Economic reliance on partner

  No

62.1

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  Yes

59

0.88(0.60-1.29)

0.85(0.57-1.24)

 

Marital and reproductive characteristics

 No of times married/cohabitted

  Once

60.8

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  More than one

60.9

1.00(0.50-2.03)

  

 Family type

  Monogamy

61.4

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  Polygynous

58.6

0.89(0.57-1.38)

  

 Children ever-born

   < =1

42.6

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  2

56.8

1.77(1.11-2.84)*

 

1.59(0.97-2.61)

  3

67.9

2.85(1.56-5.21)*

 

2.95(1.58-5.53)*

  4

70.7

3.25(1.74-6.06)*

 

3.48(1.89-6.38)*

   > =5

64.6

2.46(1.29-4.69)*

 

4.79(2.29-10.03)*

 History of pregnancy termination in past 3 years

  No

61.7

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  Yes

51.8

0.67(0.42-1.07)

 

0.70(0.42-1.19)

  1. *p < 0.05