Table 3 Multivariable multinomial regression analysis of contraception methods (N = 8,885)

Age

15–24 years

-

-

-

Ref

Ref.

Ref.

25–34 years

-

-

-

1.5

0.001

1.2–1.9

35–44 years

-

-

-

4.2

0.000

3.3–5.4

45⁺ year

-

-

-

2.9

0.001

2.2–3.7

Residence

urban

Ref

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

rural

0.37

0.000

0.22–0.62

0.89

0.032

0.81–0.99

Educational status

No education

Ref

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Elementary school

0.101

0.000

0.046–0.28

0.82

0.06

0.67–1.01

secondary

0.405

0.014

0.19–0.83

0.87

0.191

0.71–1.07

Higher

0.477

0.093

0.20–1.31

0.77

0.035

0.61–0.98

Religion

Orthodox

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Catholic

0.162

0.002

0.051–0.51

0.043

1.661

1.02–2.71

Protestant

0.360

0.000

0.065–0.47

0.008

2.784

1.3–5.92

Muslim

0.181

0.005

0.055–0.59

0.052

1.632

0.99–2.67

Traditional

0.240

0.014

0.077–0.75

0.689

0.904

0.55–1.48

Sex of the household

Male

-

-

-

Ref.

Ref.

Female

-

-

-

0.000

2.5

2.22–2.92

Marital status

Married

Ref.

Ref

Ref

Ref

Single

0.06

0.000

0.046–0.26

0.000

0.061

0.05–0.07

Number of children in the household

1–5

Ref

Ref.

Ref.

Ref

more than 5

0.82

0.39

0.51–1.29

1.73

0.000

1.6–1.9

Wealth index

poorest

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Poorer

0.298

0.003

0.13–0.67

0.541

0.000

0.46–0.63

middle

0.096

0.000

0.026–0.35

0.737

0.000

0.64–0.85

richer

0.273

0.003

0.118–0.63

0.991

0.901

0.86–1.13

richest

0.440

0.015

0.228–0.85

0.866

0.034

0.75–0.98