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Table 3 Results of logistic regression analyses of contraceptive use for selected background characteristics among currently married women, Sylhet, Bangladesh

From: Scaling up contraceptives use in the division with lowest contraceptives use in Bangladesh: sources, methods, and determinants

Characteristics

Crude OR [95% CI]

Adjusted OR [95% CI]

Current Age (years)

 15–24

Ref

Ref

 25–34

2.6*** [2.0,3.5]

1.5 [0.9,2.4]

 35–49

1.8*** [1.3,2.5]

0.9 [0.5,1.7]

Number of living children

 ≤2

Ref

Ref

 3–4

2.5*** [1.9,3.4]

1.8* [1.1,2.7]

 ≥5

1.9*** [1.5,2.4]

1.6* [1.1,2.2]

Have son

 No son

Ref

Ref

 Yes

3.0*** [2.4,3.8]

2.3*** [1.8,2.9]

Ever experience death of a child

 No

Ref

 

 Yes

1.1 [0.9,1.3]

 

Education level of women

 No education

Ref

 

 Primary

0.8 [0.6,1.2]

 

 Secondary

0.9 [0.7,1.2]

 

 Higher

1.0 [0.6,1.7]

 

Education of husband

 No education

Ref

Ref

 Primary

1.0 [0.8,1.2]

1.1 [0.9,1.5]

 Secondary

0.81 [0.6,1.0]

1.0 [0.8,1.4]

 Higher

1.31 [0.9,2.1]

1.7* [1.1,2.6]

Working status of women

 No

Ref

Ref

 Yes

1.9** [1.2,3.0]

1.6 [1.0,2.6]

Visited by FPW

 No

Ref

Ref

 Yes

2.5*** [1.9,3.5]

2.4*** [1.6,3.4]

NGO membership

 No

Ref

Ref

 Yes

1.8*** [1.4,2.2]

1.4** [1.1,1.8]

Religion

 Islam

Ref

 

 Others

1.2 [0.7,1.9]

 

Place of residence

 Urban

Ref

Ref

 Rural

0.6*** [0.4,0.8]

0.6*** [0.4,0.8]

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

Ref

 

 Poorer

1.0 [0.7,1.4]

 

 Middle

1.3 [0.8,2.2]

 

 Richer

1.2 [0.7,2.1]

 

 Richest

1.0 [0.6,1.6]

 
  1. 1 p < 0.2, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, FPW family planning worker, NGO non-governmental organization