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Table 3 Association between migration and modern contraceptive use among married women and all women of childbearing age

From: Association of migration and family planning use among women in Malawi: Evidence from 2019/2020 Malawi Multiple Indicators Survey

 

In Union/Married Women

All Women of Childbearing age

Predictor

OR (95% CI)

P-Value

OR (95% CI)

P-Value

Crude Odds Ratio

0.55 (0.50–0.78)

< 0.001

0.72 (0.53–0.84)

< 0.001

Migration status

    

No

1

   

Yes

0.61 (0.49–0.77)

< 0.001

0.65 (0.52–0.80)

< 0.001

Age group

15–19

1

 

1

 

20–24

1.93 (1.54–2.40)

< 0.001

1.54 (1.27–1.88)

< 0.001

25–29

2.27 (1.85–2.77)_

< 0.001

1.69 (1.40–2.04)

< 0.001

30–34

2.48 (2.04–3.03)

< 0.001

1.64 (1.37–1.98)

< 0.001

35–39

2.30 (1.85–2.85)

< 0.001

1.47 (1.22–1.76)

< 0.001

40–44

1.97 (1.57–2.48)

< 0.001

1.19 (0.97–1.46)

0.098

45–49

1.24 (0.97–1.59)

0.076

0.74 (0.59–0.92)

0.008

Age at first sexual intercourse (years)

    

≤ 15

1

 

1

 

16–19

0.90 (0.79–1.07)

0.089

0.96 (0.86–1.08)

0.518

≥20

0.85 (0.73–0.99)

0.042

0.99 (0.87–1.12)

0.846

Age at First Marriage

    

≤ 15

1

 

1

 

16–19

1.01 (0.87–1.18)

0.912

1.02 (0.91–1.15)

0.781

≥ 20

0.81 (0.68–0.96)

0.016

0.88 (0.76–1.01)

0.068

Levels of Education

No Education

1

 

1

 

Primary Education

1.14 (0.99–1.32)

0.066

1.06 (0.94–1.19)

0.355

Lower Secondary

1.27 (1.03–1.58)

0.024

1.00 (0.86–1.18)

0.959

Higher Secondary

1.27 (0,98–1.63)

0.060

1.01 (0.83–1.24)

0.917

Higher Education

0.93 (0.58–1.48)

0.755

0.83 (0.58–1.19

0.313

Vocation Training

0.33 (0.13–0.87)

0.024

0.32 (0.12–0.75)

0.010

Residence

    

Urban

1

 

1

 

Rural

0.99 (0.83–1.20)

0.998

1.12 (0.96–1.33)

0.155

Region

Northern

1

 

1

 

Central

1.47 (1.25–1.70)

< 0.001

1.43 (1.24–1.65)

< 0.001

Southern

1.06 (0.92–1.230

0.426

0.96 (0.84–1.02)

0.591

Wealth Quintile

Poorest

1

 

1

 

Second

0.98 (0.85–1.13)

0.824

1.26 (1.12–1.44)

< 0.001

Third

1.03 (0.86–1.19)

0.737

1.36 (1.20–1.54)

< 0.001

Fourth

0.85 (0.73–0.97)

0.019

1.3(1.20–1.53)

< 0.001

Richest

0.94 (0.77–1.14)

0.507

1.56 (1.31–1.84)

< 0.001

Any Disabilities

    

Yes

1

 

1

 

No

0.98 (0.79–1.19)

0.790

1.11 (0.95–1.82)

0.188