Table 3 Binary logistic regression on socio-economic status and unmet need for contraception among young women in SSA

Educational level

No education

Ref

Ref

Ref

Primary

1.11^***[1.06–1.16]

1.07^*[1.01–1.12]

1.18^***[1.12–1.25]

Secondary/higher

1.15^***[1.10–1.21]

1.13^***[1.07–1.20]

1.27^***[1.20–1.35]

Wealth status

Poorest

Ref

Ref

Ref

Poorer

1.01[0.96–1.06]

1.02[0.97–1.08]

1.01[0.95–1.06]

Middle

1.03[0.97–1.09]

1.03[0.97–1.09]

1.02[0.96–1.08]

Richer

0.98[0.93–1.04]

0.97[0.91–1.03]

1.01[0.95–1.08]

Richest

0.83^***[0.78–0.89]

0.82^***[0.76–0.88]

0.89^**[0.81–0.97]

Age

15–19

Ref

Ref

20–24

0.74^***[0.70–0.77]

0.74^***[0.70–0.77]

Sex of household head

Male

Ref

Ref

Female

1.31^***[1.25–1.38]

1.30^***[1.24–1.37]

Place of residence

Urban

Ref

Ref

Rural

0.88^***[0.83–0.92]

0.95[0.90–1.00]

Marital status

Married

Ref

Ref

Cohabiting

1.55^***[1.49–1.62]

1.35^***[1.28–1.43]

Employment status

Unemployed

Ref

Ref

Employed

0.88^***[0.85–0.91]

0.87^***[0.83–0.90]

Religion

Christianity

Ref

Ref

Islam

1.09^***[1.04–1.14]

0.98[0.92–1.04]

Traditional religion

0.99[0.88–1.12]

0.91[0.80–1.04]

No religion

1.16^*[1.03–1.31]

1.04[0.92–1.18]

Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine

Not at all

Ref

Ref

Less than once a week

0.87^***[0.81–0.94]

0.93[0.87–1.01]

At least once a week

0.89^*[0.82–0.97]

0.904^*[0.83–0.99]

Frequency of watching television

Not at all

Ref

Ref

Less than once a week

1.09^**[1.02–1.16]

1.07[1.00–1.14]

At least once a week

1.09^**[1.04–1.15]

1.01[0.95–1.07]

Parity

Zero births

Ref

Ref

One birth

2.03^***[1.91–2.15]

2.08^***[1.96–2.21]

Two births

2.43^***[2.28–2.59]

2.49^***[2.33–2.66]

Three or more births

2.97^***[2.77–3.19]

2.99^***[2.78–3.21]

Survey country

Angola

4.51^***[3.71–5.49]

Burkina Faso

3.39^***[2.79–4.11]

Benin

5.39^***[4.45–6.53]

Burundi

2.68^***[2.18–3.31]

Congo DR

3.48^***[2.89–4.20]

Congo

2.18^***[1.75–2.71]

Côte d'Ivoire

3.84^***[3.11–4.73]

Cameroon

3.07^***[2.54–3.71]

Ethiopia

2.29^***[1.87–2.80]

Gabon

3.14^***[2.52–3.92]

Ghana

4.42^***[3.52–5.56]

Gambia

2.90^***[2.36–3.58]

Guinea

2.73^***[2.21–3.37]

Kenya

2.42^***[1.98–2.97]

Comoros

7.88^***[6.21–9.99]

Liberia

5.03^***[4.08–6.19]

Lesotho

2.29^***[1.59–3.30]

Mali

2.60^***[2.12–3.19]

Malawi

2.23^***[1.86–2.69]

Mozambique

2.44^***[1.98–3.02]

Nigeria

2.18^***[1.79–2.65]

Namibia

2.26^***[1.71–3.00]

Rwanda

1.39^*[1.08–1.80]

Sierra Leone

3.73^***[3.06–4.56]

Senegal

4.42^***[3.63–5.37]

Chad

2.90^***[2.40–3.51]

Togo

6.30^***[5.10–7.77]

Uganda

3.28^***[2.72–3.96]

Zambia

2.43^***[2.00–2.96]

Zimbabwe

Ref

N

59,864

59,864

pseudo R²

0.001

0.025

0.043