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Table 5 Factors associated with current use of modern contraceptive after multivariate analysis

From: Determinants of modern contraceptive use among married Somali women living in Kampala; a cross sectional survey

Variables

Adjusted OR

95% Confidence Interval

P-value

Age of the participant

 Less than 20 years

1

  

 20–24 years

0.895

0.2–4.2

0.888

 25–29 years

1.594

0.5–4.9

0.417

 30–34 years

0.888

0.3–2.5

0.823

 35–39 years

1.143

0.3–3.8

0.827

  > =40 years

1

  

Level of education

 Informal

1

  

 Primary

0.867

0.3–2.4

0.781

 Secondary

1.167

0.5–2.6

0.706

 Tertiary

4.342

1.7–10.8

0.002*

Parity

 0

1

  

 1

1.995

0.2–18.9

0.548

 2

1.934

0.2–18.0

0.562

 3 or more

1

  

Space between children

 Less than 2 years

1

  

 2 years

1.201

0.6–2.4

0.608

 More than 2 years

3.240

1.0–10.1

0.043*

Desirable number of children by husband

 Same number as woman

1

  

 More children than woman

2.748

1.1–6.9

0.032*

 Less children/Don’t Know

2.143

0.8–5.7

0.129

Source of information about contraceptives

 Heath worker

  Yes

3.003

1.6–5.8

0.001*

  No

1

  

 Desired future spacing

   < 2 years

1

  

  2 years

2.045

0.9–5.0

0.075

   > 2 years

3.511

1.3–9.8

0.016*

  1. *P value less the 0.005