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Table 5 Unadjusted association between unintended pregnancy and predictor variables, Pakistan 2015

From: Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies amongst women attending antenatal clinics in Pakistan

Variable

Unintended pregnancy n (%)

OR

p value

Area of Residence

Rural

670 (58.3)

1.5 (1.1-1.8)

<0.001

Urban

480 (41.7)

Ref

 

Wealth Index

Poorest

266 (23.1)

1.8 (1.3-2.3)

<0.001

Second

259 (22.5)

1.7 (1.2-2.1)

<0.001

Middle

244 (21.2)

1.6 (1.1-2.0)

<0.001

Fourth

199 (17.3)

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

0.311

Richest

182 (15.8)

Ref

 

Pregnant women age

<20 years

41 (3.6)

1.3 (1.1-1.7)

<0.001

20-24 Years

205 (17.8)

0.4 (0.3-0.5)

<0.001

25-29 Years

519 (45.1)

0.7 (0.6-0.8)

<0.001

> = 30 Years

385 (33.5)

Ref

 

Pregnant women’s education

Illiterate

552 (48)

1.4 (1.1 -1.7)

0.011

Primary or less (1-5 years of schooling)

153 (13.3)

1.1 (0.7-1.5)

0.769

Middle (6-8)

62 (5.4)

1.0 (0.6-1.6)

0.995

Matric (9-10)

216 (18.8)

1.2 (0.8-1.7)

0.398

Intermidiate & above (>10)

103 (9)

1.1 (0.7-1.6)

0.683

Graduation and above (>12)

64 (5.6)

Ref

 

Pregnant women’s Age at marriage

≤ 20 Years

648 (56.3)

1.1 (0.9-1.3)

0.248

> 20 Years

502 (43.7)

Ref

 

Gestational age

 

<28 weeks

534 (46.4)

1.2 (0.6-1.4)

0.071

> = 28 weeks

616 (53.6)

Ref

 

Parity

>2

528 (51.4)

1.5 (1.2-1.8)

<0.001

<=2

500 (48.6)

Ref

 

Birth Interval

≤ 12 months

521 (50.2)

1.8 (1.3-2.9)

0.003

>12 months

516 (49.8)

Ref

 

History of Abortion/Miscarriage

Yes

259 (22.5)

1.8 (1.2-2.1)

<0.001

No

891 (77.5)

ref

 

Knowledge about Family Planning

No

95 (8.3)

1.7 (1.5-1.9)

0.007

Yes

1055 (91.7)

ref

 

Ever Used family planning methods

No

657 (57.1)

1.2 (1.1-3.8)

<0.001

Yes

493 (42.9)

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