Table 3 Factors associated with uptake of hormonal contraceptive methods in multivariable model
Characteristic | N (col %) | Up take of Hormonal contraceptives n (row %) | uOR (95% CI) | LRT P-value | aOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All participants | 579 | 296 (51.1) | Â | Â | Â |
Age group in years | |||||
 31+ | 311 (53.7) | 116/311 (37.3) | 1 | <0.001 | 1 |
 16 – 30 | 268 (46.3) | 180/268 (67.2) | 3.3 (2.4-4.7) | 2.5 (1.7-3.6) | |
Religion* | |||||
 Christians | 503 (86.9) | 251/503 (49.9) | 1 | 0.122 |  |
 Muslim | 76 (13.1) | 45/76 (59.2) | 1.5 (0.9-2.4) |  | |
Level of education | |||||
 None | 92 (15.9) | 43/92 (46.7) | 1 | 0.747 |  |
 Primary | 390 (67.4) | 204/390 (52.3) | 1.2 (0.8-1.9) |  | |
 Secondary+ | 97 (16.7) | 49/97 (50.5) | 1.1 (0.6-2.0) |  | |
Employment status | |||||
 Employed full time | 62 (10.7) | 26/62 (41.9) | 1 | 0.150 |  |
 Unemployed | 440 (76.0) | 225/440 (51.1) | 1.5 (0.9-2.6) |  | |
 House wife | 77 (13.3) | 45/77 (58.4) | 1.8 (0.9-3.5) |  | |
Contraceptive method at enrolment | |||||
 Condom | 215 (37.1) | 85/215 (39.5) | 1 | <0.001 |  |
 No method | 334 (57.7) | 204/334 (61.1) | 2.4 (1.7-3.4) |  | |
 Other | 30 (5.2) | 7/30 (23.3) | 0.5 (0.2-1.3) |  | |
Unreliable method of family planning used at baseline/reasons for non-use | |||||
 Use of unreliable method | 245 (42.3) | 92/245 (337.6) | 1 | <0.001 | 1 |
 Breast feeding | 141 (24.4) | 111/141 (78.7) | 6.0 (3.7-9.7) | 5.0 (3.1-8.1) | |
 Spent ≥2 years without getting pregnant | 77 (13.3) | 20/77 (26.0) | 0.6 (0.3-1.1) |  | 0.7 (0.4-1.2) |
 Side effects/fear | 60 (10.4) | 30/60 (50.0) | 1.5 (0.9-2.6) |  | 1.4 (0.8-2.4) |
 No access/money | 31 (5.4) | 25/31 (80.6) | 7.2 (2.9-18.3) |  | 6.8 (2.6-17.4) |
 Other | 25 (4.3) | 18/25 (72.0) | 4.5 (1.8-11.1) |  | 4.2 (1.7-10.7) |