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Table 3 Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics of the participants with modern contraceptive utilization

From: Contraceptive use among lactating women in Ganta-Afeshum District, Eastern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2015: a cross sectional study

Variables

MC Use

Crude OR(95% CI)

P-value

Yes, n(%)

No, n(%)

  

Sex of the child

 Male

246(71.5%)

98(28.5%)

Ref.

 

 Female

162(63.5%)

93(36.5%)

0.69(0.49, 0.98)

0.039

Index child’s age

408(68.1%)

191(31.9%)

0.95(0.86, 1.04)

0.263

Age of the participants

408(68.1%)

191(31.9%)

0.98(0.95, 1.00)

0.154

Mother’s marital status

 Married

394(68.9%)

178(31.1%)

2.05(0.95, 4.46)

0.069

 Ever Married

14(51.9%)

13(48.1%)

Ref.

 

Family size

408(68.1%)

191(31.9%)

0.91(0.83, 0.99)

0.030

Participants’ level of education

 Illiterate

165(67.1%)

81(32.9%)

Ref.

 

 Elementary (1–4)

63(63.6%)

36(28.3%)

0.85(0.52, 1.402)

0.54

 Grade 5–8

91(71.7%)

36(28.3%)

1.24(0.77, 1.98)

0.367

 Grade 9 and above

89(70.1%)

38(29.9%)

1.15(0.72, 1.83)

0.555

Partners’ level of education

 Illiterate

106(70.2%)

45(29.8%)

Ref.

 

 Elementary (1–4)

60(58.3%)

43(41.7%)

0.59(0.35, 1.00)

0.050

 Grade 5–8

101(61.6%)

63(38.4%)

0.68(0.42, 1.08)

0.108

 Grade 9 and above

141(77.9%)

40(22.1%)

1.49(0.91, 2.45)

0.110

Mother’s occupation

 Farmer

157(65.4%)

83(34.6%)

Ref.

 

 Housewife

217(69.3%)

96(30.7%)

1.19(0.83, 1.71)

0.330

 Employed

34(73.9%)

12(26.1%)

1.49(0.73, 3.04)

0.265

Have radio

 Yes

304(72.4%)

116(27.6%)

Ref.

 

 No

104(58.1%)

75(41.9%)

0.52(0.36, 0.76)

0.001

Have TV

 Yes

56(62.2%)

34(37.8%)

Ref.

 

 No

352(69.2%)

157(30.8%)

1.36(0.85, 2.17)

0.194

Total number of births

408(68.1%)

191(31.9%)

0.89(0.82, 0.97)

0.009

History of abortion

 Yes

49(62.0%)

30(38.0%)

Ref.

 

 No

359(69.0%)

161(31.0%)

1.36(0.83, 2.23)

0.214

History of still birth

 Yes

20(60.6%)

13(39.4%)

Ref.

 

 No

388(68.6%)

178(31.4%)

1.41(0.68, 2.91)

0.343

Number of ANC visit

408(68.1%)

191(31.9%)

1.06(0.83, 1.35)

0.603

Advice on family planning during ANC

 Yes

245(65.9%)

127(34.1%)

1.36(0.95, 1.96)

0.094

 No

163(72.4%)

62(27.6%)

Ref.

 

Place of delivery

 Home

16(76.2%)

5(23.8%)

Ref.

 

 Health institution

392(67.8%)

186(32.2%)

0.65(0.23, 1.83))

0.422

Mode of delivery

 Spontaneous vaginal delivery

384(67.1%)

188(32.9%)

0.25(0.07, 0.86)

0.027

 Non-spontaneous delivery

24(88.9%)

3(11.1%)

Ref.