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Table 5 Logistic regression of modern family planning use on Socio-cultural factors

From: Determinants of modern family planning use among women of reproductive age in the Nkwanta district of Ghana: a case–control study

 

Family planning

Bivariate

Multivariate

  

OR. (95% C.I)

AOR. (95% C.I)

Religion-Islam

Yes

0.51 (0.22, 1.21)

1.15 (0.22, 5.91)

No

1.00

 

Woman can go out alone to hosp.

Yes

2.1 (0.84, 5.28)

1.23 (0.20, 7.44)

No

1.00

 

Approval of mother/father-in law/parent

Yes

0.96 (0.46, 1.99)

0.57 (0.21, 1.60)

No

1.00

 

Discussion with partner

Yes

4.67 (2.88,7.58)**

2.45 (0.79, 7.53)

No

1.00

 

Partner approval

Yes

4.33 (2.55,7.36)**

1.70 (0.48, 6.01)

No

1.00

 

Preference for less than 4 children by women

Yes

1.19 (0.72, 1.97)

3.54 (0.72, 17.34)

No

1.00

 

Preference for less than 4 children by partner

Yes

1 (0.56, 1.77)

0.33 (0.06, 1.84)

No

1.00

 

Women’s belief that use cause anger from God

Yes

0.85 (0.53, 1.38)

0.94 (0.25, 3.61)

No

1.00

 

Women’s belief that use makes woman unhealthy

Yes

0.74 (0.45, 1.21)

1.06 (0.23, 4.87)

No

1.00

 

Women’s belief that use makes woman promiscuous

Yes

0.72 (0.42, 1.22)

0.06 (0.01, 0.47)**

No

1.00

 

Partner’s belief that use causes anger from God

Yes

0.74 (0.44, 1.23)

1.83 (0.35, 9.51)

No

1.00

 

Partner’s belief that use makes woman unhealthy

Yes

0.88 (0.53, 1.45)

1.96 (0.38, 10.27)

No

1.00

 

Partner’s belief that use makes woman promiscuous

Yes

0.94 (0.57, 1.55)

2.48 (0.44, 13.84)

 

No

1.00

 
  1. **Denote P-value < 0.01.