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Table 3 Multivariable associations with the belief that contraceptive use will cause infertility in married Ethiopian women who are not using contraception, from logistic regression equations

From: If fear of infertility restricts contraception use, what do we know about this fear? An examination in rural Ethiopia

Ethiopian Women ages 15–49 years

(N = 700)

   
 

Individual

95% CI

Interpersonal

95% CI

Age

0.98

[0.94–1.01]

0.97

[0.93–1.01]

Education

1.00

[0.85–1.18]

1.08

[0.89–1.30]

Religion

1.11

[0.96–1.30]

1.19

[1.00–1.43]

Number of pregnancies

1.03

[0.93–1.14]

1.04

[0.92–1.18]

Self-efficacy contraceptive use

0.74***

[0.63–0.87]

0.81*

[0.68–0.98]

Health worker home visit in last 12 months and spoke about CU

1.01

  

[0.84–1.22]

Health facility visit in the last 12 months and spoke about CU

  

0.78*

[0.65–0.95]

Husband supports contraceptive use

  

0.77**

[0.65–0.93]

Husband will leave if infertile

  

3.06***

[2.52–3.72]

(Pseudo r-squared)

(0.02**)

 

(0.20***)

 
  1. Odds ratios are from logistic regression equations, when all main-effects have been entered. CU contraceptive use. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001