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Table 3 Effects of socio-demographic characteristics on ability to negotiate safer sex among contraceptive 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

0.759

0.499-1.154

0.762

0.497-1.167

0.759

0.493-1.168

 35 or older

0.681

0.409-1.133

0.676

0.392-1.167

0.682

0.404-1.151

Child marriage

 Yes RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 No

1.298

0.983-1.713

1.192

0.869-1.634

1.234

0.903-1.686

Education

 None RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Primary

1.065

0.692-1.637

0.727

0.422-1.252

0.752

0.442-1.280

 Secondary

1.346

0.919-1.972

0.799

0.475-1.344

0.823

0.496-1.364

 Higher

1.905*

1.171-3.099

1.004

0.557-1.812

0.998

0.578-1.786

Parity

 Nulliparity RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Primiparity

0.402

0.121-1.338

0.343*

0.135-0.877

0.338*

0.133-0.856

 Multiparity

0.458

0.137-1.533

0.375*

0.143-0.979

0.367*

0.140-0.963

 Grand multiparity

0.538

0.154-1.881

0.471

0.167-1.332

0.450

0.159-1.271

Mass media exposure

 Low RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Moderate

1.292

0.898-1.858

1.065

0.676-1.676

1.167

0.742-1.836

 High

1.408

0.926-2.140

1.136

0.691-1.869

1.240

0.756-2.035

Religion

 Christianity RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Islam

0.468**

0.368-0.594

0.497**

0.387-0.640

0.411**

0.309-0.548

 Others

0.234*

0.067-0.811

0.329*

0.113-0.956

0.388

0.133-1.133

Work status

 Unemployed RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Employed

1.053

0.752-1.475

0.740

0.468-1.169

0.738

0.463-1.175

Experienced female genital mutilation

 No RC

1.000

-

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Yes

1.535*

1.013-2.326

1.499

0.966-2.326

1.652*

1.029-2.652

Healthcare autonomy

 No RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Yes

  

1.195

0.888-1.608

1.234

0.922-1.652

Financial autonomy

 No RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Yes

  

1.881**

1.376-2.572

1.920*

1.388-2.655

Household wealth

 Poorest RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Poorer

  

0.913

0.540-1.543

0.951

0.560-1.617

 Middle

  

0.955

0.536-1.703

1.117

0.630-1.980

 Richer

  

0.780

0.430-1.414

0.929

0.500-1.726

 Richest

  

1.111

0.598-2.066

1.392

0.727-2.667

Partners’ education

 None RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Primary

  

2.737**

1.598-4.688

2.822**

1.640-4.858

 Secondary

  

3.498**

2.122-5.769

3.381**

2.060-5.550

 Higher

  

2.810**

1.683-4.692

2.509**

1.508-4.174

Ownership of assets

 Does not own RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Owned assets

  

0.987

0.731-1.333

1.003

0.750-1.342

Type of marriage

 Monogamy RC

  

1.000

-

1.000

-

 Polygyny

  

0.597**

0.458-0.779

0.584**

0.448-0.762

Place of residence

 Urban RC

    

1.000

-

 Rural

    

0.962

0.690-1.341

Geo-political zone

 North-central RC

    

1.000

-

 North-east

    

1.991*

1.205-3.290

 North-west

    

1.131

0.764-1.674

 South-east

    

0.639

0.370-1.105

 South-south

    

0.726

0.497-1.061

 South-west

    

0.895

0.605-1.324

Attitude to wife-beating

 Not supportive RC

    

1.000

-

 Supportive

    

0.971

0.655-1.439

Male controlling behaviour

 Low RC

    

1.000

-

 Moderate

    

1.201

0.781-1.848

 High

    

0.861

0.495-1.497

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