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Table 2 Binary Logistic Regression Results on Correlates of Unintended Pregnancy

From: Prevalence and correlates of unintended pregnancy in Ghana: Analysis of 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

Variable

OR

95% CI

P-value

Age cohort

 15–19

1

[1]

 20–24

0.71***

[0.09–0.56]

0.000

 25–29

0.25***

[0.09–0.70]

0.000

 30–34

0.21***

[0.07–0.57]

0.000

 35–39

0.16***

[0.06–0.47]

0.000

 40–44

0.38***

[0.06–0.53]

0.000

 45–49

0.14***

[0.04–0.47]

0.000

Wealth status

 Poor

1

[1]

 

 Middle

1.42*

[0.48–0.91]

0.008

 Rich

0.89**

[0.35–0.79]

0.013

Education level

 No education

1

[1]

 

 Primary/JHS

1.22***

[0.13–0.81]

0.008

 Secondary/SHS

1.86*

[1.22–2.84]

0.031

 Higher/tertiary

2.61**

[1.24–5.58]

0.024

Religion

 Christianity

1

[1]

 

 Islam

0.71***

[0.42–0.99]

0.000

 Traditionalist

0.94**

[0.30–0.84]

0.011

 No religion

0.70

[0.37–2.19]

0.921

Marital status

 Never married

1

[1]

 

 Married

0.41**

[0.31–0.91]

0.002

 Cohabiting

1.19**

[0.51–0.99]

0.001

 Separated

2.14

[1.91–3.81]

0.201

 Divorced

1.52***

[0.03–0.79]

0.000

 Widowed

1.11

[0.62–2.18]

0.491

Residential status

 Rural

1

[1]

 

 Urban

1.39

[0.86–1.95]

0.069

Occupation

 Not working

1

[1]

 

 Primary

1.31**

[0.76–1.11]

0.026

 Secondary

1.05

[0.59–1.86]

0.084

 Tertiary

1.21

[0.75–1.94]

0.298

Parity

 1–4

1

[1]

 

 4+

0.25***

[0.16–0.39]

0.000

Contraceptive use and intention

 Using modern method

1

[1]

 

 Using traditional method

0.82

[0.65–1.06]

0.023

 Intends to use later

0.98

[0.83–1.15]

0.019

 Does not intend to use

0.65

[0.45–2.77]

0.450

Decision maker for contraceptive use

 Respondent alone

1

[1]

 

 Husband alone

0.77

[0.45–1.39]

0.031

 Joint decision

1.01

[0.41–0.99]

0.011

 Other

1.18

[0.06–18.11]

0.821

  1. Source: Computed from 2014 GDHS dataset. OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval in square brackets; 1 = reference; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001