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Table 3 Multilevel logistic regression analysis of individual and community-level factors associated with unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia

From: Magnitude and associated factors of unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis using 2016 EDHS data

Respondent characteristics

Model 1

Model 2 (AOR 95%CI)

Model 3 (AOR 95%CI)

Model 4 (AOR 95%CI)

Individual-level and household level factors

 Maternal age (years)

  15–19

 

1.00

 

1.00

 20–34

 

0.59 [0.43–0.82]

 

0.57 [0.41–0.79]

 35–49

 

0.71 [0.50–1.03]

 

0.68 [0.47–0.97]

 Maternal education

  No formal education

 

0.88 [0.68–1.13]

 

0.84 [0.65–1.09]

  Primary

 

1.15 [0.92–1.44]

 

1.19 [0.87–0.97]

  Secondary and above

 

1.00

 

1.00

 Religion

  Orthodox

 

1.00

 

1.00

  Protestant

 

0.98 [0.79–1.12]

 

1.17 [0.95–1.45]

  Muslim

 

0.54 [0.45–0.65]

 

0.73 [0.60–0.88]

  Others

 

0.82 [0.51–1.32]

 

0.98 [0.61–1.57]

 Marital status

  Not married

 

1.00

 

1.00

  Married

 

0.46 [0.37–0.57]

 

0.46 [0.37–0.58]

 Occupation

  Working

 

1.13 [0.98–1.29]

 

1.12 [0.98–1.28]

  Not working

 

1.00

 

1.00

 Household wealth

  Poor

 

1.00

 

1.00

  Middle

 

1.15 [0.95–1.40]

 

1.01 [0.83–1.23]

  Rich

 

1.21 [0.10–1.45]

 

1.03 [0.85–1.26]

 Media exposure

  No

 

1.00

 

1.00

  Yes

 

1.06 [0.90–1.24]

 

1.01 [0.86–1.19]

 Household size

  1 to 3

 

1.00

 

1.00

  4 to 6

 

1.41 [1.13–1.77]

 

1.38 [1.10–1.72]

  7 and above

 

1.57 [1.22–2.02]

 

1.54 [1.20–1.99]

 Parity

  Primiparous

 

1.00

 

1.00

  Multiparous

 

1.33 [1.07–1.66]

 

1.36 [1.10–1.69]

  Grand multiparous

 

1.87 [1.43–2.44]

 

1.92 [1.47–2.52]

 Ever had of a terminated pregnancy

  Yes

 

1.22 [0.99–1.51]

 

1.19 [0.97–1.48]

  No

 

1.00

 

1.00

Community-level factors

 Residence

  Urban

  

1.00

1.00

  Rural

  

0.80 [0.64–1.01]

0.82 [0.62–1.07]

 Region

  Metropolitan

  

1.81 [1.38–2.38]

2.56 [2.06–3.17]

  Large central

  

2.92 [2.41–3.52]

1.91 [1.44–2.53]

  Small peripheral

  

1.00

1.00

 Distance from the health facility

  Big problem

  

1.00

1.00

  Not a big problem

  

1.08 [0.93–1.24]

1.07 [0.93–1.24]

  1. Note: AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, Other Catholic, Traditional, Other