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Table 2 Logistic regression model for modern contraceptive use

From: Factors affecting modern contraceptive use among fecund young women in Bangladesh: does couples’ joint participation in household decision making matter?

Predictors

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

p-value

Person who usually decides on respondent’s health care

 Respondent alone ®

 

<  0.001

 Respondent and husband jointly

2.761 (1.925–3.960)

<  0.001

 Husband alone

2.698 (1.875–3.885)

<  0.001

 Someone else

1.186 (0.770–1.827)

0.439

 Other

2.445 (0.577–10.368)

0.225

Final say on: Child health care

 Respondent alone ®

 

<  0.001

 Respondent & husband jointly

2.616 (1.808–3.786)

<  0.001

 Husband alone

2.164 (1.430–3.277)

<  0.001

 Someone else

1.156 (0.739–1.808)

0.526

 Other

1.524 (0.982–2.364)

0.060

Person who usually decides on visiting family or relatives

 Respondent alone ®

 

0.065

 Respondent and husband jointly

1.830 (1.176–2.849)

0.007

 Husband alone

1.559 (0.992–2.449)

0.054

 Someone else

1.377 (0.851–2.229)

0.193

 Other

0.876 (0.255–3.012)

0.833

Desire for more children

 Wants within 2 years ®

 

<  0.001

 Wants after 2+ years

14.004 (10.841–18.091)

<  0.001

 Wants, unsure timing

5.949 (3.032–11.674)

<  0.001

 Undecided

3.477 (1.902–6.358)

<  0.001

 Wants no more

10.854 (7.517–15.674)

<  0.001

Visited by FP worker in past 6 months

 Talked ®

 

<  0.001

 Gave family planning method

5.047 (2.151–11.840)

<  0.001

 Talked and gave method

4.479 (1.228–16.335)

0.023

 No

0.781 (0.546–1.117)

0.176

Husband’s occupation

 Manual ®

 

<  0.001

 Non-manual

1.701 (1.354–2.138)

<  0.001

 Did not work

1.264 (0.711–2.248)

0.425

Husband’s desire for children

 Both want same ®

 

0.010

 Husband wants more

0.761 (0.522–1.108)

0.154

 Husband wants fewer

1.080 (0.734–1.589)

0.697

 Did not know

0.462 (0.281–0.760)

0.002

Religion

 Muslim®

  

 Non-Muslim

1.628 (1.134–2.336)

0.008

Place of residence

 Urban ®

  

 Rural

0.617 (0.502–0.759)

<  0.001

Region

 Barisal ®

 

<  0.001

 Chittagong

0.259 (0.179–0.375)

<  0.001

 Dhaka

0.479 (0.333–0.690)

<  0.001

 Khulna

0.790 (0.536–1.166)

0.235

 Rajshahi

0.871 (0.585–1.298)

0.498

 Rangpur

0.589 (0.396–0.877)

0.009

 Sylhet

0.231 (0.150–0.358)

<  0.001

Age

0.932 (0.883–0.984)

0.011

Age at marriage

1.077 (1.018–1.140)

0.010

Number of living children

1.951 (1.516–2.511)

<  0.001

Constant

0.105

<  0.001

  1. Note: ® Reference category, CI is confidence interval