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Table 11 Multivariate-Cox proportional hazard analysis of factors associated with current contraceptive use among married women with at least one child < 2 years in Suraj intervention and control areas across Pakistan

From: Engaging with community-based public and private mid-level providers for promoting the use of modern contraceptive methods in rural Pakistan: results from two innovative birth spacing interventions

Variables

Current contraceptive use

Prevalence ratio

95 % CI

P Value

Suraj Intervention < is this an interaction term?>

 Control

1

-

-

 Intervention

1.35

1.22–1.50

<0.001

Education

 Illiterate

1

-

-

 Class 1 to 8

1.22

1.07–1.38

0.002

 Secondary and higher

1.43

1.26–1.62

<0.001

Province

 Sindh

1

-

-

 Punjab

0.90

0.80–1.02

0.094

 KPK

0.87

0.76–0.99

0.039

Total children

 0–2

1

-

-

 3–4

1.42

1.26–1.60

<0.001

 5+

1.54

1.34–1.76

<0.001

Socio-economic Status

 Lowest SES

1

-

-

 Middle SES

1.54

1.33–1.77

0.000

 Highest SES

1.97

1.72–2.26

0.000

Age in years

   

 <25

1

-

 

 >25 to < = 30

0.99

0.89–1.13

0.983

 >30 to < =35

1.12

0.95–1.31

0.171

 >35

1.21

1.05–1.39

0.009

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