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Table 4 Odds ratio, based on logistic regression analysis, of unintended pregnancy among women, 15-49 in Slum 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

1.71

0.301

1.59

0.390

 Secondary

1.74

0.295

1.54

0.441

 Higher

3.42

0.106

1.50

0.640

Wealth index [Ref: Poor]

    

 Medium

1.00

0.989

1.02

0.938

 Rich

0.62

0.046

0.70

0.150

Employment status [Ref: Unemployed/student]

   

 Informal employment

0.99

0.957

0.97

0.930

 Formal employment

0.73

0.422

0.77

0.527

 Self employed

0.92

0.713

1.00

0.998

Ethnicity [Ref: Kikuyu]

    

 Luhya

1.65

0.064

2.21

0.007

 Luo

1.61

0.094

1.83

0.049

 Kamba

0.61

0.073

0.76

0.360

 Other

0.77

0.442

1.09

0.809

Household size [Ref: 1-2 persons]

    

 3-5 persons

0.41

0.000

0.60

0.065

 6+ persons

0.77

0.331

1.06

0.862

Age [Ref: 15-19]

    

 20-34

  

0.20

0.030

 35-49

  

0.19

0.031

Parity [Ref: 0]

    

 1-2 children

  

2.40

0.000

 3+ children

  

2.45

0.000

Marital status [Ref: Never married]

    

 Currently married

  

0.12

0.000

 Formerly married

  

0.26

0.000