Table 3 Association of ideation and different demographic factors with intention to use contraceptives, multiple binary logistic regression

Residence

 Rural (comparison group)

  Urban

3.08*

0.87

0.59

NS

Education

 No education(comparison group)

  Primary

  Secondary

  Above secondary

1.22*

1.15

3.58*

1.79*

5.06*

1.29

2.26

1.50

0.78

1.48

0.77

1.03

Age (years)

 15–24 (comparison group)

 25–34

 35–49

0.76

0.54

0.49*

0.13*

0.97

0.36*

0.69

0.29*

Partner’s education

 No education (comparison group)

  Primary

  Secondary

  Above secondary

0.56

0.93

0.71

1.63

2.73

2.50

0.75

1.09

0.87

0.31

0.63

0.70

Marital status

 Never married (comparison group)

  Married/cohabited

  Divorced/widowed

NS

0.59

0.60

NS

NS

Exposure to radio or TV

 No (comparison group)

 Yes

1.75

0.80

1.19

1.50

Family income

 Lowest (comparison group)

  Second

  Middle

  Fourth

  Higher

NS

NS

0.48

0.39

0.47

0.63

1.52

1.53

1.17

0.83

Religion

 Muslim (comparison group)

 Non-Muslim

3.28

NS

1.21

3.33

Attend on religious services

 At least once a day (comparison group)

 At least once a week

 At least once a month

 Never/few times a year

1.23

0.88

0.57

1.91

2.19

2.79*

1.85*

1.15

1.86

2.03

1.37

1.61

Employment status

 House wife(comparison group)

 Pastoralist

 Farmer

 Employed

 Other

NS

0.97

0.92

0.66

0.50

NS

0.26

0.24

0.61

0.47

Prior contraceptive use

 Yes (comparison group)

 No

0.29*

0.59

0.18*

0.07*

No. of children

 Zero (comparison group)

  1–2

  3–4

  \(\ge 5\)

0.43

0.32*

0.29*

3.07*

3.13*

6.24*

0.32*

0.31*

0.15*

1.79

1.35

2.24

Ideational factors

 Contraception awareness

6.06*

1.22

1.88

4.22

 Self-efficacy

3.85*

4.76*

6.25*

3.45*

 Rejection of myth and rumor

2.34*

2.83*

2.0*

1.13

 Intra-family discussion

1.42

0.48

0.49

1.66

 Family support

1.54*

0.96

1.28

1.39