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Table 3 Factors associated with desire for large family size among young men aged 15–24 years in Nigeria, 2018

From: Social contexts of fertility desire among non-childbearing young men and women aged 15–24 years in Nigeria

Variables

Model I

Model II

Model III

Model IV

Individual characteristics

ORunadj (95% CI)

ORadj (95% CI)

ORadj (95% CI)

ORadj (95% CI)

Age group

 15–19

1

1

  

 20–24

1.28 (1.01–1.62)*

1.14 (0.89–1.46)

  

Educational attainment

 None

1

1

  

 Primary

0.24 (0.14–0.41)*

0.71 (0.42–1.19)

  

 Secondary

0.16 (0.09–0.24)*

0.79 (0.51–1.23)

  

 Higher

0.18 (0.10–0.31)*

0.90 (0.50–1.62)

  

Religion

 Christianity

1

1

 

1

 Islam

10.1 (7.52–13.75)*

4.57 (3.15–6.62)*

 

3.95 (2.68–5.83)*

 Others

1.38 (0.29–6.58)

0.85 (0.19–3.89)

 

0.67 (0.15–2.91)

Ethnicity

 Fulani

30.48 (14.81–62.77)*

6.60 (3.26–13.39)

 

2.09 (0.93–4.71)

 Hausa

20.44 (12.36–33.81)*

5.11 (3.13–8.35)*

 

1.79 (0.92–3.50)

 Igbo

1.25 (0.72–2.17)

2.87 (1.65–4.97)*

 

1.43 (0.61–3.38)

 Yoruba

1

1

 

1

 Others

5.85 (3.63–9.42)*

4.52 (2.85–7.21)*

 

1.78 (0.98–3.24)

Marital status

 Not married

1

1

  

 Currently married

1.57 (0.56–4.38)

0.58 (0.19–1.76)

  

Household characteristics

 Household size:

1.10 (1.07–1.13)*

1.06 (1.03–1.09)*

 

1.05 (1.02–1.09)*

 Wealth index

  Poorest

1

1

 

1

  Poorer

0.49 (0.32–0.78)*

0.82 (0.53–1.27)

 

0.92 (0.60–1.40)

  Middle

0.29 (0.18–0.45)*

0.70 (0.45–1.09)

 

0.79 (0.51–1.23)

  Richer

0.13 (0.08–0.21)*

0.37 (0.23–0.59)*

 

0.47 (0.29–0.75)*

  Richest

0.06 (0.03–0.09)*

0.18 (0.11–0.30)*

 

0.28 (0.16–0.75)*

 Relationship to head of household(men)

  Head

1

1

 

1

  Son and grandson

0.42 (0.22–0.81)*

0.35 (0.17–0.69)*

 

0.38 (0.20–0.72)*

  Brother

0.35 (0.15–0.80)*

0.40 (0.17–0.94)*

 

0.41 (0.19–0.92)*

  Others

0.33 (0.16–0.71)*

0.46 (0.21–1.01)

 

0.55 (0.27–1.13)

Community characteristics

 Type of residence

  Urban

1

 

1

 

  Rural

3.17 (2.15–4.67)*

 

1.01 (0.73–1.40)

 

 Region

  North Central

1

 

1

1

  North East

5.06 (3.14–8.17)*

 

2.79 (1.66–4.68)*

1.38 (0.84–2.25)

  North West

3.33 (2.18–5.11)*

 

2.19 (1.37–4.99)*

1.23 (0.73–2.08)

  South East

0.24 (0.15–0.40)*

 

0.29 (0.17–0.48)*

0.93 (0.42–2.06)

  South South

0.38 (0.22–0.65)*

 

0.44 (0.25–0.77)*

1.18 (0.69–2.00)

  South West

0.10 (0.06–0.17)*

 

0.11 (0.06–0.18)*

0.28 (0.16–0.50)*

 Community education

  Low

1

 

1

 

  Medium

0.22 (0.14–0.35)*

 

0.82 (0.56–1.21)

 

  High

0.12 (0.07–0.19)*

 

0.85 (0.56–1.29)

 

 Family planning message penetration

  Low

1

 

1

 

  Medium

0.73 (0.56–0.96)*

 

0.90 (0.69–1.16)

 

  High

 

 

 Unemployment

  Low

1

 

1

 

  Medium

0.41 (0.26–0.65)*

 

1.01 (0.69–1.47)

 

  High

0.21 (0.14–0.33)*

 

1.15 (0.77–1.74)

 

 Agricultural work

  Low

1

 

1

1

  Medium

2.47 (1.57–3.89)*

 

1.33 (0.92–1.92)

1.12 (0.79–1.57)

  High

4.26 (2.68–6.76)*

 

1.72 (1.10–2.67)*

1.18 (0.79–1.75)

 Child mortality experience

  Low

1

 

1

1

  Medium

2.62 (1.73–3.94)*

 

1.40 (1.02–1.97)*

1.26 (0.93–1.70)

  High

12.64 (7.90–20.22)*

 

1.75 (1.11–2.74)*

1.22 (0.81–1.83)

 Negative attitude to family planning

  Low

1

 

1

1

  Medium

2.80 (1.79–4.39)*

 

1.79 (1.27–2.53)*

1.77 (1.30–2.42)*

  High

3.09 (1.96–4.89)*

 

1.64 (1.13–2.38)*

1.72 (1.23–2.40)*

  1. * p < 0.05