Table 4 Multivariate analysis results (odds ratio) of reported ideal number of children in rural Ethiopia, 2011
From: Promoting family planning use after childbirth and desire to limit childbearing in Ethiopia
Mode I (gross effect) | Model II (net effect) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B | S.E. | Exp (β) | B | S.E. | Exp (β) | |
Religion | ||||||
Orthodox Christian@ | ||||||
Muslim | 1.08 | 0.23 | 2.96*** | 0.57 | 0.31 | 1.77 |
Education | ** | |||||
Illiterate@ | ||||||
Only read and write | 0.83 | 0.30 | 2.30** | 0.60 | 0.37 | 1.82 |
1-4 | 0.47 | 0.25 | 1.59 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 1.56 |
5+ | -0.63 | 0.35 | 0.53 | -0.09 | 0.42 | 0.91 |
Exposure to media | ||||||
Never@ | ||||||
Some times | 0.17 | 0.16 | 1.18 | -0.18 | 0.20 | 0.83 |
Frequently | 0.32 | 0.31 | 1.38 | 0.20 | 0.42 | 1.22 |
Knowledge of FP | * | |||||
Low@ | ||||||
Medium | -0.46 | 0.39 | 0.63 | -0.60 | 0.47 | 0.55 |
High | -0.98 | 0.43 | 0.38* | -0.95 | 0.55 | 0.39 |
Livestock and land | *** | *** | ||||
Low@ | ||||||
Medium | 0.65 | 0.19 | 1.91*** | 0.62 | 0.23 | 1.86** |
High | 1.16 | 0.18 | 3.19*** | 0.91 | 0.24 | 2.48*** |
Age group | *** | *** | ||||
15-19@ | ||||||
20-34 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 1.43 | 0.06 | 0.69 | 1.06 |
35-49 | 1.18 | 0.34 | 3.27*** | 0.99 | 0.72 | 2.68 |
Duration of marriage | *** | *** | ||||
Short@ | ||||||
Medium | 0.64 | 0.19 | 1.89** | 0.75 | 0.23 | 2.11** |
Long | 1.33 | 0.19 | 3.77*** | 1.19 | 0.27 | 3.27*** |
Living children composition | ||||||
Sons > daughters@ | ||||||
Sons = daughters | 0.15 | 0.20 | 1.16 | 0.44 | 0.24 | 1.55 |
Sons < daughters | 0.39 | 0.17 | 1.48* | 0.44 | 0.2 | 1.56* |
Number of living children | *** | |||||
0-2@ | ||||||
3-4 | 1.39 | 0.20 | 4.02*** | |||
5+ | 1.71 | 0.20 | 5.50*** | |||
Economic value of children | *** | *** | ||||
High cost@ | ||||||
Medium benefit | 0.76 | 0.25 | 2.17** | 1.52 | 0.31 | 4.59*** |
High benefit | 0.85 | 0.16 | 2.33*** | 1.73 | 0.232 | 5.61*** |
Constant | -1.05 | 0.85 | 0.35 | |||