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Table 4 Factors associated with highly effective contraceptive use by logistic regression among sexually active participants (n = 168)

From: Reproductive care in Thai women with diabetes mellitus: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Factor

Univariable model

Adjusted multivariable modela

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Type of DM

 Type 1

2.22 (0.66, 7.52)

0.20

  

 Type 2

Reference

   

Age group

 ≤ 35 years

Reference

 

Reference

 

 > 35–45 years

1.19 (0.57, 2.46)

0.65

1.64 (0.74, 3.63)

0.22

 > 45 years

2.57 (1.11, 5.97)

0.03

4.88 (1.84, 12.93)

 < 0.01

Age at diabetic diagnosis

 ≤ 35 years

Reference

   

 > 35–45 years

1.68 (0.85, 3.33)

0.14

  

 > 45 years

3.09 (0.78, 12.29)

0.11

  

Address

 Bangkok

1.27 (0.69, 2.32)

0.45

  

 Othersb

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Religions

 Buddhism

0.85 (0.22, 3.29)

0.82

  

 Othersc

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Reimbursement

 Universal Coverage Scheme

1.13 (0.39, 3.28)

0.83

  

 Social Health Insurance Scheme

0.58 (0.20, 1.69)

0.32

  

 Self-reimbursement and Missing data

Reference

   

 King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital Officers and Civil Servant Scheme

0.75 (0.28, 2.01)

0.57

  

Marital status

 Married

0.81 (0.41, 1.61)

0.55

  

 Single or divorced

Reference

   

Highest education status

 Lower than Bachelor’s degree

Reference

   

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

0.62 (0.33, 1.15)

0.13

  

Occupation and current employment status

 Othersd

Reference

   

 Healthcare professional

1.60 (0.68, 3.77)

0.28

  

Comorbiditiese

 Yes

0.58 (0.26, 1.29)

0.18

  

 No

Reference

   

 Missing

0.79 (0.39, 1.58)

0.50

  

Knowledge score

 < median score

Reference

   

 ≥ median score

0.64 (0.34, 1.21)

0.17

  

Attitude toward the negative consequence of sexual activity

 < median score

Reference

   

 ≥ median score

0.95 (0.52, 1.75)

0.88

  

Attitude toward benefits of preconception planning

 < Median score

Reference

   

 ≥ Median score

0.72 (0.39, 1.31)

0.28

  

Attitude toward barriers to contraception

 < Median score

Reference

   

 ≥ Median score

1.18 (0.63, 2.20)

0.60

  

Practice toward a person who affects family planning practicesf

 < Median score

Reference

   

 ≥ Median score

0.88 (0.48, 1.61)

0.67

  

Practice toward prevention against unplanned preganancyg

 < Median score

Reference

 

Reference

 

 ≥ Median score

3.24 (1.72, 6.13)

< 0.01

3.78 (1.88, 7.58)

< 0.01

Practice toward confidence in family planning practiceh

 < Median score

Reference

 

Reference

 

 ≥ Median score

2.61 (1.25, 5.44)

0.01

3.23 (1.41, 7.38)

0.01

  1. aAdjusted multivariable model including age group, practice toward prevention against unplanned pregnancy, and confidence in family planning practice
  2. bIncluding other provinces in Thailand
  3. cIncluding Christianity, Islam, and no religion
  4. dIncluding students, self-employed, office workers, civil servants, and others
  5. eIncluding diabetic ophthalmopathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, and peripheral arterial disease
  6. fIncluding questions “How does the doctor or nurses’ advice affect your decision to practice family planning?” and “How do others (friends and family, health care providers, mass media) affect your motivation to practice family planning?”
  7. gIncluding questions “When I have sex, I intend to use a birth control method that gives me full protection against unplanned pregnancy” and “When I have sex, I intend to always use some type of birth control to prevent an unplanned pregnancy”
  8. hIncluding question “How confident are you that you are able to practice family planning correctly?
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