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Table 3 Results of multivariate analysis (odds ratio) for couples who desire more children in rural Ethiopia, 2011

From: Promoting family planning use after childbirth and desire to limit childbearing in Ethiopia

 

Model I (gross effect)

Model II (net effect)

 

B

S.E.

Exp (β)

B

S.E.

Exp (β)

Religion

      

  Orthodox Christian (Ref)

      

  Muslim

1.76

0.32

5.84***

2.80

0.41

16.42***

Education

  

***

  

*

  Illiterate (Ref)

      

  Only read and write

-0.37

0.30

0.69

-0.42

0.48

0.66

  1-4

1.10

0.30

2.99***

1.12

0.39

3.08**

  5+

0.57

0.32

1.77

0.471

0.45

1.60

Exposure to media

      

  Never (Ref)

      

  Some times

-0.16

0.15

0.86

-0.23

0.21

0.81

  Frequently

-0.50

0.31

0.61

-0.47

0.48

0.63

Knowledge of FP methods

      

  Low (Ref)

      

  Medium

-0.10

0.39

0.90

1.01

0.66

2.74

  High

0.049

0.42

1.05

1.16

0.71

3.20

Livestock and land unit

  

***

  

**

  Low (Ref)

      

  Medium

-0.26

0.17

0.77

0.67

0.24

1.95**

  High

-0.86

0.17

0.42***

0.66

0.25

1.93**

Age group

  

***

  

***

  15-19 (Ref)

      

  20-34

-1.82

0.53

0.16**

0.38

0.67

1.45

  35-49

-3.56

0.54

0.03***

-0.65

0.71

0.52

Duration of marriage

  

***

  

**

  Short (Ref)

      

  Medium

-1.28

0.19

0.28***

-0.41

0.26

0.67

  Long

-1.81

0.19

0.16***

0.47

0.34

1.59

Living children composition

  

*

  

***

  Sons > daughters (Ref)

      

  Sons = daughters

-0.37

0.19

0.69

-1.40

0.26

0.25***

  Sons < daughters

0.08

0.17

1.08

0.11

0.22

1.12

Under five mortality

      

  Yes (Ref)

      

  No

-0.32

0.16

0.73

0.07

0.22

1.07

Number of living children

  

***

  

***

  0-2 (Ref)

      

  3-4

-0.81

0.19

0.45***

-0.95

0.27

0.39***

  5+

-2.41

0.20

0.09***

-2.85

0.37

0.06***

Constant

   

-0.01

0.94

0.99

  1. Note: Based on the couples’ record 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data was estimated.
  2. *** = P < 0.001; ** = P < 0.01; * = P < 0.05 (***,**,*Indicate level of significance at specified level); Ref = reference category.