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Table 3 Odds ratio, based on logistic regression analysis, of unintended pregnancy among women, 15-49 in slum and non-settlements in Nairobi Kenya

From: Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy among women in Nairobi, Kenya

Characteristic

Model I

Model II

 

OR

p

OR

p

Education [Ref: None]

    

 Primary

1.43

0.454

1.24

0.659

 Secondary

1.32

0.562

1.11

0.830

 Higher

1.52

0.417

0.99

0.982

Wealth index [Ref: Poor]

    

 Medium

0.66

0.049

0.73

0.150

 Rich

0.51

0.024

0.65

0.180

Employment status [Ref: Unemployed/student]

   

 Informal employment

0.99

0.951

0.87

0.556

 Formal employment

0.49

0.001

0.55

0.014

 Self employed

0.72

0.045

0.80

0.237

Ethnicity [Ref: Kikuyu]

    

 Luhya

1.46

0.052

1.80

0.007

 Luo

1.73

0.005

2.02

0.001

 Kamba

0.91

0.664

1.18

0.460

 Other

0.75

0.253

1.20

0.744

Household size [Ref: 1-2 persons]

   

 3-5 persons

0.50

0.002

0.76

0.282

 6+ persons

0.74

0.205

0.97

0.922

Residence [Ref: Slum]

    

 Non-slum

2.20

0.002

1.80

0.034

Age [Ref: 15-19]

    

 20-34

  

0.37

0.081

 35-49

  

0.35

0.072

Parity [Ref: 0]

    

 1-2 children

  

1.71

0.353

 3+ children

  

2.04

0.235

Marital status [Ref: Never married]

   

 Currently married

  

0.09

0.000

 Formerly married

  

0.21

0.000