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Table 3 Crude and adjusted associations between child marriage and several fertility and empowerment-related outcomes

From: Understanding the impacts of child marriage on the health and well-being of adolescent girls and young women residing in urban areas in Egypt

Outcome Variable

Married < 18 (N = 210)

Married ≥ 18 (N = 831)

OR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)$

N

%a

N

%a

Reproductive health outcomes

 Ever use of contraception

  Yes

171

81.43

498

59.93

2.69 (1.62–4.44)*

2.95 (1.67–5.19)*

0.26 (0.14 –0.47)*

  No

39

18.57

333

40.07

Reference

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Reference

 Childbirth in the first year

  Yes

89

45.18

362

59.93

0.72 (0.47–1.10)

0.82 (0.52–1.28)

NA

  No

108

54.82

242

40.07

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Knowledge of ovulation period

  Yes

50

23.81

301

26.22

0.6 (0.38–0.96)*

0.87 (0.53–1.43)

1.03 (0.54–1.95)

  No

160

76.19

530

63.78

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Multiple births (3 +)

  Yes

48

22.86

15

1.81

19.1 (8.03–45.39)*

12.93 (5.45–30.72)*

1.59 (0.37–6.79)

  No

162

77.14

816

98.19

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Rapid repeat childbirth

  Yes

64

32.49

96

15.89

2.65 (1.60–4.40)*

2.20 ( 1.34–3.63)*

0.90 (0.42–1.92)

  No

133

67.51

508

84.11

Reference

Reference

Reference

 At least one unwanted pregnancy

  Yes

19

10.11

64

10.60

1.07 (0.54–2.16)

1.04 (0.50–2.19)

0.57 (.22–1.48)

  No

169

89.89

540

89.40

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Pregnancy termination

  Yes

38

18.10

97

11.67

2.02 (1.20–3.39)*

1.89 (1.11–3.23)*

0.97 (0.40–2.34)

  No

172

81.90

734

88.33

Reference

Reference

Reference

Social outcomes

 Polygamy

  Yes

5

2.39

13

1.56

0.69 (0.13–3.72)

0.39 (0.07–2.25)

NA

  No

204

97.61

818

98.44

Reference

Reference

 

 Spousal age gap

  Yes

66

31.43

145

17.45

2.22 (1.35–3.63)*

2.06 (1.24–3.41)*

NA

  No

144

68.57

686

82.55

Reference

Reference

 

 FGM

  Yes

162

77.14

578

69.64

3.33 ( 1.77–6.27)*

2.14 (1.11–4.13)*

NA

  No

48

22.86

252

30.36

Reference

Reference

 

Maternal Health outcomes

 Any ANC visits (last birth)

  Yes

158

84.49

575

95.36

0.27 (0.13–0.56)*

0.39 (0.19–0.80)*

NA

  No

29

15.51

28

4.64

Reference

Reference

 

 Institutional delivery (last birth)

  Yes

162

86.63

569

94.36

0.31 (0.15–0.65)*

0.49 (0.23–1.02)

NA

  No

25

13.37

34

5.64

Reference

Reference

 

 Delivery by C-section (last birth)

  Yes

80

42.78

387

64.18

0.43 (0.28–0.65)*

0.53 (0.34–0.83)*

NA

  No

107

57.22

216

35.82

Reference

Reference

 

 Low birth weight (last birth)

  Yes

23

21.70

56

13.53

2.00 (1.03–3.90)*

1.62 (0.77–3.40)

NA

  No

83

78.30

358

86.47

Reference

Reference

 
  1. aUnweighted estimates
  2. *p value < 0.05
  3. $Additionally adjusted for duration of marriage