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Table 4 Association of individual and couple variables with modern contraceptive use

From: As long as (I think) my husband agrees…: role of perceived partner approval in contraceptive use among couples living in military camps in Kinshasa, DRCDu moment que (je pense que) mon mari est d’accord…: le rôle de l’approbation perçue du conjoint dans l’utilisation de la contraception chez les couples vivant dans les camps militaires de Kinshasa, en RDC

Modern contraceptive use (0,1)

Odds ratio

SE

P-value

Actual and perceived approval of contraceptive use

Husband disagrees/wife perceive disagreement (S2)

Ref

  

Husband approves/wife perceive approval (S1)

1.93

1.04

0.256

Husband disapproves/wife perceive approval (S4)

2.52***

0.67

0.007

Husband agrees/wife perceive disagreement (S3)

0.92

0.31

0.805

Woman's age

   

 < 20

Ref

  

 20–24

1.59

0.66

0.295

 25–29

1.58

0.48

0.165

 30–34

0.76

0.44

0.644

 35–39

0.53

0.24

0.193

 >  = 40

0.21**

0.12

0.027

Educational difference

 

 Same education

Ref

  

 Man has more education

1.16

0.49

0.728

 Woman has more education

0.89

0.29

0.722

Number of living children

 

 0–1

Ref

  

 2–4

1.10

0.71

0.887

 > 4

3.11**

1.52

0.045

Man is in active military service

  

 No

Ref

  

 Yes

0.44*

0.19

0.092

Man wants more children

   

 No

   

 Yes

0.79

0.46

0.699

Woman wants more children

   

 No

   

 Yes

1.14

0.48

0.773

Man discussed ideal number of children with his partner

 No

Ref

  

 Yes

1.28

0.27

0.273

Woman discussed ideal number of children with her partner

 No

Ref

  

 Yes

0.75

0.33

0.536

Man's ideal size of family

1.05

0.06

0.389