Table 5

Percentages and factors associated with modern method use among 15–24 years old women in need of contraception (n=1736)

VariablesModern method use (95% CI)Crude OR (95% CI)P valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)P value
ResidenceUrban21.9 (18.8 to 25.2)RefRef
Rural19.5 (16.9 to 22.5)0.87(0.67 to 1.12)0.2831.00(0.72 to 1.38)0.999
EthnicityOthers21.6 (19.1 to 24.4)RefRef
Fon18.1 (15.0 to 21.7)0.80(0.61 to 1.05)0.1110.76(0.55 to 1.05)0.095
ReligionChristians20.6 (18.0 to 23.4)RefRef
Islam21.6 (18.0 to 25.8)1.07(0.80 to 1.42)0.6661.04(0.73 to 1.47)0.828
Traditional and others17.1 (12.0 to 23.9)0.80(0.52 to 1.24)0.3120.83(0.53 to 1.30)0.406
LiteracyCannot read17.8 (15.2 to 20.7)RefRef
Can read23.6 (20.5 to 27.0)1.43(1.10 to 1.85)0.0071.20(0.89 to 1.61)0.233
Marital statusMarried17.3 (15.1 to 19.8)RefRef
Not married27.6 (23.8 to 31.7)1.82(1.42 to 2.35)<0.0013.33(2.21 to 5.01)<0.001
ParityNone23.4 (19.9 to 27.3)RefRef
One19.6 (16.3 to 23.3)0.80(0.59 to 1.07)0.1332.11(1.39 to 3.22)0.001
Two or more18.6 (15.4 to 22.4)0.75(0.54 to 1.02)0.0712.22(1.39 to 3.55)0.001
Wealth quintilesPoorest21.9 (15.6 to 29.8)RefRef
Poorer18.2 (13.9 to 23.4)0.79(0.46 to 1.35)0.3880.78(0.45 to 1.33)0.358
Middle20.3 (16.0 to 25.5)0.91(0.55 to 1.48)0.7010.79(0.49 to 1.28)0.333
Richer18.5 (14.7 to 23.1)0.81(0.49 to 1.35)0.4200.69(0.41–1.16)0.161
Richest24.0 (20.0 to 28.5)1.13(0.70 to 1.81)0.6250.94(0.56 to 1.57)0.814
Barriers to access to
the services
None17.6 (14.6 to 21.1)RefRef
Any22.2 (19.6 to 25.1)1.34(1.02 to 1.76)0.0381.52(1.15 to 2.02)0.003
No of modern methods knownFewer than 49.7 (6.3 to 14.8)RefRef
4–621.1 (18.2 to 24.3)2.48(1.48 to 4.15)<0.0012.43(1.45 to 4.07)0.001
More than 623.7 (20.2 to 27.5)2.88(1.70 to 4.85)<0.0013.00(1.73 to 5.21)<0.001