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Table 4 Multilevel Mixed Effects Logistic Regression Analysis for Receipt of a Modern Family Planning (FP) Method—Kigoma Region, Tanzania, April to July 2016 (Clients n = 1482, Providers n = 330)

From: Client and provider factors associated with integration of family planning services among maternal and reproductive health clients in Kigoma Region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study, April–July 2016

 

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

FIXED EFFECTS - CLIENT LEVEL VARIABLES

 Highest education attended

  No education (reference)

  

  Primary

0.43 (0.17–1.13)

0.088

  Secondary or higher

0.85 (0.24–3.03)

0.799

  University

1.39 (0.16–11.87)

0.765

 Literacy

  Cannot read or write, or can do one (reference)

  

  read and write

1.89 (0.72–4.91)

0.193

 Pregnancy loss (PL) care was primary service sought

  No (reference)

  

  Yes

4.08 (1.97–8.44)

0.000

 Other services was primary service sought

  No (reference)

  

  Yes

0.08 (0.01–0.87)

0.038

 Well-baby care was primary service sought

  No (reference)

  

  Yes

0.14 (0.04–0.54)

0.004

 Marital status

  Not in a union (reference)

  

  In a union

0.41 (0.18–0.93)

0.034

 Wealth

  Low wealth (reference)

  

  Middle wealth

1.99 (1.11–3.56)

0.021

  Highest wealth

2.30 (1.30–4.07)

0.004

 Live births

  1 or more (reference)

  

  None

3.92 (1.40–10.94)

0.009

 Has had FP discussion with partner

  No or don’t know (reference)

  

  Yes

5.87 (2.81–12.28)

0.000

 Can make own FP decisions

  No or don’t know (reference)

  

  Yes

3.17 (1.55–6.49)

0.002

 Number of FP methods received information about during non-FP visit

  0 to 1 (reference)

  

  2 or more

7.13 (2.13–23.80)

0.001

 Number of sources FP information received from during non-FP visit

  0 to 1 (reference)

  

  2 or more

3.12 (1.40–6.92)

0.005

 Desired timing of future childbearing

  More than 2 years or does not want (reference)

  

  1–2 years

0.47 (0.20–1.13)

0.090

FIXED EFFECTS - PROVIDER-LEVEL VARIABLES

 Age in years

  38 years or younger (reference)

  

  39+ years

0.77 (0.37–1.62)

0.498

 Cadre

  Clinician (reference)

  

  Nurse/midwife

0.81 (0.41–1.59)

0.535

  Other staff

0.90 (0.35–2.30)

0.824

 Hours worked per week

  55 h or less per week (reference)

  

  56+ hours

0.63 (0.35–1.15)

0.132

 Access to electronic mentoring opportunities

  No access (reference)

  

  Access to at least 1 type (emergency call system, e-learning, teleconference)

1.27 (0.57–2.82)

0.562

 FP Practice PCA Scorea

  Low (reference)

  

  High

1.14 (0.60–2.17)

0.685

 RANDOM EFFECTS

  Provider-level variance (SE)

1.39 (0.71)

 

  Provider-level variance partition coefficient

0.30 (0.13–0.53)

 

  Level 1 units

1482

 

  Level 2 units

330

 

  Log likelihood

− 292.07447

 
  1. aProviders were asked if they had provided the service in the last 3 months related to the following 14 FP items: 1) counsel women about FP and contraception; 2) give an injectable; 3) insert an IU(C)D; 4) remove an IU(C)D; 5) insert an implant; 6) remove an implant; 7) perform a tubal ligation; 8) perform a vasectomy; 9) provide counseling on FP options; 10) provide counseling on the efficacy of FP methods; 11) provide counseling on the potential side effects of FP methods; 12) provide counseling on the potential warning signs of FP methods; 13) provide clinical management of FP side effects; and 14) provide FP for HIV positive women