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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate multinomial logistic models predicting daughter’s sexual and contraceptive experience, in relation to daughter having no sexual experience by 2009 (n = 648)

From: Do the status and empowerment of mothers predict their daughters’ reproductive outcomes?

 

Daughter had sex and has not used contraception

Daughter had sex and has used contraception

 

Unadjusted relative risk

Adjusted relative risk

Unadjusted relative risk

Adjusted relative risk

 

Unadjusted

95% CI

Adjusted

95% CI

Unadjusted

95% CI

Adjusted

95% CI

Mother’s status and empowerment

Mother’s age: < 35 years (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 35–44 years

0.61†

(0.34–1.08)

0.63

0.34–1.18

0.69

(0.43–1.10)

0.63†

0.34–1.18

 45+ years

0.52†

(0.24–1.11)

0.49

0.21–1.18

0.53*

(0.29–0.96)

0.41**

0.21–0.81

Mother’s education: ≤ eElementary (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  > eElementary

0.58*

(0.35–0.97)

1.04

0.55–1.98

0.70†

(0.48–1.04)

0.97

0.59–1.60

Number of living children (1994)

1.11†

(0.99–1.26)

1.05

0.91–1.21

1.11*

(1.01–1.22)

1.11†

0.99–1.24

Number of joint household decisions

0.99

(0.90–1.10)

0.98

0.88–1.09

0.98

(0.91–1.06)

0.98

0.90–1.07

Mother, child, and household are well-kept

0.45**

(0.27–0.75)

0.55*

0.31–1.00

0.56**

(0.38–0.84)

0.72

0.46–1.13

Father gives all earnings to mother

0.98

(0.55–1.76)

0.92

0.49–1.71

0.84

(0.53–1.32)

0.83

0.51–1.34

Age difference: Father ≤ 5 years older (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Father > 5 years older

1.09

(0.53–2.22)

1.05

0.50–2.21

1.36

(0.78–2.40)

1.30

0.72–2.34

 Mother is same age or older

0.81

(0.46–1.42)

0.95

0.51–1.78

1.18

(0.76–1.82)

1.49

0.92–2.40

Educational difference: Mother/father have equal education (+/– 1 year; ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Father has ≥ 2 years

1.05

(0.58–1.90)

1.16

0.62–2.16

0.99

(0.62–1.60)

1.05

0.64–1.74

 Mother has ≥ 2 years

0.59†

(0.31–1.11)

0.62

0.31–1.22

0.65†

(0.40–1.05)

0.72

0.43–1.20

Household characteristicsa

Residence: Rural (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Urban

0.87

(0.52–1.48)

1.04

0.57–1.89

1.27

(0.83–1.94)

1.47

0.91–2.38

Household wealth: Low (0–2 items) (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Medium 3–5 items

0.71

(0.38–1.31)

0.97

0.49–1.90

0.91

(0.56–1.48)

1.04

0.61–1.78

 High 6–12 items

0.52*

(0.28–0.95)

1.25

0.57–2.73

0.64†

(0.40–1.02)

1.02

0.55–1.86

Index child (1998 and 2009)

 Reported not being close to mother (1998)

1.09

(0.54–2.21)

1.06

0.50-2.24

1.40

(0.81–2.42)

1.25

0.77–2.10

Reported discussing 3+ topics with mother (1998)

1.46

(0.82–2.60)

1.62

0.87-3.02

1.19

(0.74–1.90)

1.27

0.77–2.10

Completed education (2009): Elementary (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Secondary

0.20*

(0.06–0.73)

0.24*

0.06–0.90

0.31†

(0.09–1.04)

0.35

0.10–1.23

 Post-secondary

0.08***

(0.02–0.29)

0.09***

0.02–0.39

0.17**

(0.05–0.56)

0.20*

0.06–0.74

  1. ***p ≤ 0.001, **p ≤ 0.01, *p ≤ 0.05, †p ≤ 0.10
  2. aFather characteristics for this table are included in the age and educational difference variables in Mother’s status and empowerment
  3. CI confidence interval