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Table 2 Adjusted Odds Ratio predicting womenā€™s use of family planning based on background characteristics

From: Beyond knowledge acquisition: factors influencing family planning utilization among women in conservative communities in Rural Burundi

Characteristic

aOR (95%CI)

P-value

Age of Mother

Ā 18ā€“24

4.26 (1.88ā€“9.45)

0.070

Ā 25ā€“29

5.04 (2.09ā€“10.27)

0.038*

Ā 30ā€“34

3.17 (2.68ā€“7.75)

0.142

Ā 35ā€“39

2.15 (1.42ā€“9.83)

0.354

Ā 40ā€“44

2.03 (1.37ā€“10.83)

0.412

Ā 45+ā€‰

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Educational level of Women

1.31 (1.11ā€“1.49)

0.183

No formal education

1.21 (0.89ā€“5.53)

0.621

Uncompleted Primary education

1.32 (1.13ā€“2.31)

0.319

Completed primary education

2.91 (0.72ā€“4.12)

0.213

Uncompleted secondary education

3.11 (1.31ā€“5.40)

0.081

Completed Secondary School

1.94 (0.86ā€“5.28)

0.003*

University education

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Parity

Ā ā‰¤ā€‰4

1.72 (1.35ā€“2.01)

0.002*

Ā 5ā€“7

1.03 (0.76ā€“3.82)

0.172

Ā ā‰„ā€‰8

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Birth interval between the last two children

Ā <ā€‰24Ā months

2.84 (1.92ā€“3.41)

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001*

Ā ā‰„ā€‰24Ā months

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  1. *Statistically significant associations at 95% CI (two tailed) from logistic regression