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Table 6 Adjusted association between unintended pregnancies and of predictor variables, Pakistan 2015

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

Variable

Unintended pregnancy n (%)

AOR

p value

Area of Residence

Rural

670 (58.3)

1.7 (1.2-2.3)

<0.001

Urban

480 (41.7)

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Wealth Index

   

Poorest

266 (23.1)

1.4 (0.9-2.2)

0.063

Second

259 (22.5)

1.7 (0.9-1.8)

0.068

Middle

244 (21.2)

1.6 (0.8-1.8)

0.087

Fourth

199 (17.3)

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

0.311

Richest

182 (15.8)

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Pregnant women age

   

<20 years

41 (3.6)

3.5 (1.1-6.5)

0.022

20-24 Years

205 (17.8)

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

0.937

25-29 Years

519 (45.1)

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

0.345

> = 30 Years

385 (33.5)

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Pregnant women’s education

Illiterate

552 (48)

1.9 (1.1-3.4)

0.025

Primary or less (1-5 years of schooling)

153 (13.3)

1.8 (1.0-3.1)

0.053

Middle (6-8)

62 (5.4)

1.8 (0.9-3.5)

0.100

Matric (9-10)

216 (18.8)

1.9 (1.1-3.2)

0.022

Intermidiate & above (>10)

103 (9)

1.5 (0.8-2.6)

0.195

Graduation and above (>12)

64 (5.6)

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Parity

>2

528 (51.4)

1.4 (1.2-1.8)

<0.001

<=2

500 (48.6)

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Birth Interval

≤ 12 months

521 (50.2)

1.7 (1.4-2.2)

<0.001

>12 months

516 (49.8)

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History of Abortion/Miscarriage

Yes

259 (22.5)

1.1 (0.7-1.8)

0.080

No

891 (77.5)

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Knowledge about Family Planning

No

95 (8.3)

3.0 (1.7-5.4)

<0.001

Yes

1055 (91.7)

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Ever Used family planning methods

No

657 (57.1)

2.3 (1.4-5.1)

<0.001

Yes

493 (42.9)

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