Table 5

Factors associated with contraceptive use

VariableUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
OR (95% CI)Overall P valueOR (95% CI)Overall P value
Age
 15–191 0.002 10.163
 20–241.74 (1.23 to 2.46)1.31 (0.90 to 1.92)
Education
 No education1.24 (0.49 to 3.15)0.0721.23 (0.50 to 3.02) 0.017
 Primary11
 Middle/JSS/JHS1.11 (0.64 to 1.92)1.14 (0.65 to 1.99)
 Secondary/SSS/SHS2.05 (1.11 to 3.76)2.43 (1.31 to 4.49)
 More than secondary1.32 (0.49 to 3.56)1.72 (0.57 to 5.22)
Place of residence
 Urban10.70210.339
 Rural1.07 (0.75 to 1.53)1.24 (0.80 to 1.93)
Household wealth quintile
 Lowest10.83610.816
 Second0.97 (0.54 to 1.74)0.83 (0.46 to 1.53)
 Middle1.23 (0.70 to 2.16)0.98 (0.55 to 1.74)
 Fourth0.99 (0.56 to 1.77)0.75 (0.40 to 1.39)
 Highest1.25 (0.65 to 2.38)0.93 (0.45 to 1.94)
Age at first sex
 ≤14 years10.92410.814
 ≥15 years1.02 (0.65 to 1.61)0.94 (0.59 to 1.52)
Ever been pregnant
 No1 <0.001 1 <0.001
 Yes2.05 (1.45 to 2.88)2.13 (1.48 to 3.06)
Abortion in the past 5 years
 No1 0.007
 Yes1.80 (1.18 to 2.75)
Ever given birth
 No1 0.025
 Yes1.58 (1.06 to 2.37)
  • P values <0.05 are highlighted in bold and italicised text.

  • JHS, junior high school; JSS, junior secondary school; SHS, senior high school; SSS, senior secondary school.