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Table 2 Effects of socio-demographic characteristics on ability to negotiate safer sex among non-users

From: Women’s ability to negotiate safer sex with partners by contraceptive status among a nationally representative sample of married women in Nigeria

Characteristic predicting ability to negotiate safer sex

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

Age group (years)

 15-24 RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 25-34

0.945

0.843-1.058

0.945

0.838-1.064

0.922

0.818-1.040

 35 or older

0.890

0.752-1.053

0.887

0.743-1.058

0.858

0.723-1.018

Child marriage

 Yes RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 No

1.302**

1.193-1.420

1.209**

1.106-1.321

1.169**

1.070-1.278

Education

 None RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Primary

1.504**

1.331-1.700

1.129

0.999-1.276

1.120

0.991-1.265

 Secondary

2.048**

1.807-2.320

1.312**

1.144-1.506

1.313**

1.139-1.513

 Higher

3.056**

2.460-3.797

1.638**

1.283-2.090

1.582**

1.232-2.030

Parity

 Nulliparity RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Primiparity

1.162*

1.002-1.347

1.137

0.980-1.318

1.124

0.966-1.308

 Multiparity

1.288*

1.105-1.502

1.258*

1.079-1.466

1.255*

1.073-1.468

 Grand multiparity

1.289*

1.081-1.535

1.298*

1.085-1.552

1.329*

1.108-1.594

Mass media exposure

 Low RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Moderate

1.250**

1.108-1.409

1.055

0.932-1.195

1.098

0.969-1.245

 High

1.607**

1.359-1.899

1.225*

1.025-1.464

1.276*

1.064-1.529

Religion

 Christianity RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Islam

0.408**

0.361-0.461

0.455**

0.400-0.518

0.479**

0.412-0.557

 Others

0.521*

0.287-0.946

0.675

0.393-1.157

0.801

0.489-1.323

Work status

 Unemployed RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Employed

0.994

0.883-1.119

0.717**

0.623-0.825

0.697**

0.603-0.805

Experienced female genital mutilation

 No RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Yes

1.100

0.958-1.262

1.088

0.942-1.256

1.130

0.973-1.313

Healthcare autonomy

 No RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Yes

  

1.396**

1.230-1.585

1.313**

1.159-1.488

Financial autonomy

 No RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Yes

  

1.515**

1.338-1.715

1.525**

1.345-1.729

Household wealth

 Poorest RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Poorer

  

0.961

0.838-1.106

0.993

0.866-1.139

 Middle

  

1.199*

1.009-1.425

1.194

0.999-1.426

 Richer

  

1.294*

1.086-1.541

1.248*

1.034-1.506

 Richest

  

1.293*

1.039-1.602

1.262

0.986-1.616

Partners’ education

 None RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Primary

  

1.393**

1.211-1.602

1.431**

1.245-1.644

 Secondary

  

1.575**

1.375-1.804

1.585**

1.387-1.811

 Higher

  

1.845**

1.530-2.256

1.834**

1.516-2.220

Ownership of assets

 Does not own RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Owned assets

  

1.076

0.958-1.208

1.026

0.916-1.150

Type of marriage

 Monogamy RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Polygyny

  

0.731**

0.666-0.802

0.736**

0.670-0.808

Place of residence

 Urban RC

    

1.000

-

 Rural

    

0.947

0.816-1.098

Geo-political zone

 North-central RC

    

1.000

-

 North-east

    

1.453**

1.207-1.748

 North-west

    

0.723**

0.604-0.866

 South-east

    

0.896

0.688-1.166

 South-south

    

0.995

0.809-1.223

 South-west

    

0.791

0.630-0.993

Attitude to wife-beating

 Not supportive RC

    

1.000

-

 Supportive

    

0.656**

0.584-0.737

Male controlling behaviour

 Low RC

    

1.000

-

 Moderate

    

0.868*

0.756-0.997

 High

    

0.823

0.649-1.043

  1. aOR adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence interval, *p<0.05, **p<0.01
  2. RCReference category