Table 3 Multilevel logistic regression models for the socio-demographic determinants of pregnancy termination
Variables | Model 0 aOR[95%CI] | Model 1 aOR[95%CI] | Model 2 aOR[95%CI] | Model 3 aOR[95%CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed effects results | ||||
Individual level factors | ||||
Age | ||||
15–19 | Reference | Reference | ||
20–24 | 2.34***[2.12–2.59] | 2.35*** [2.13–2.60] | ||
Level of education | ||||
No Education | Reference | Reference | ||
Primary | 1.39***[1.26–1.52] | 1.13*[1.02–1.26] | ||
Secondary/Higher | 0.98 [0.88–1.10] | 0.80**[0.71–0.91] | ||
Marital status | ||||
Single | Reference | Reference | ||
Cohabiting | 5.65*** [4.97–6.43] | 6.29*** [5.60–7.20] | ||
Married | 6.22*** [5.39–7.18] | 5.49*** [4.74–6.36] | ||
Wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | Reference | Reference | ||
Poorer | 0.96 [0.86–1.08] | 0.98 [0.87–1.10] | ||
Middle | 0.97 [0.86–1.09] | 1.00 [0.88–1.13] | ||
Richer | 0.90 [0.79–1.02] | 0.92 [0.80–1.05] | ||
Richest | 0.87 [0.75–1.00] | 0.87 [0.72–1.04 | ||
Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine | ||||
Not at all | Reference | Reference | ||
Less than once a week | 1.01 [0.86–1.19] | 0.95 [0.81–1.12] | ||
At least once a week | 1.06 [0.89–1.27] | 1.02 [0.85–1.23] | ||
Frequency of listening to radio | ||||
Not at all | Reference | Reference | ||
Less than once a week | 1.16** [1.03–1.29] | 1.18** [1.05–1.32] | ||
At least once a week | 1.22*** [1.18–1.34] | 1.20*** [1.09–1.32] | ||
Frequency of watching television | ||||
Not at all | Reference | Reference | ||
Less than once a week | 0.96 [0.85–1.09] | 1.00 [0.87–1.14] | ||
At least once a week | 1.08 [0.97–1.20] | 1.13* [1.01–1.28] | ||
Parity | ||||
Zero births | Reference | Reference | ||
One birth | 1.13* [1.01–1.27] | 1.10 [0.98–1.23] | ||
Two births | 0.94 [0.82–1.06] | 0.89 [0.78–1.01] | ||
Three or more births | 0.73***[0.64–0.85] | 0.68***[0.59–0.80] | ||
Contextual level factors | ||||
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | Reference | Reference | ||
Rural | 1.20**[1.08–1.33] | 1.07 [0.95–1.20] | ||
Community literacy level | ||||
Low | Reference | Reference | ||
Moderate | 0.91* [0.83–0.99] | 1.10 [1.00–1.21] | ||
High | 0.80***[0.72–0.90] | 1.18* [1.04–1.34] | ||
Community socio-economic status | ||||
Low | Reference | Reference | ||
Moderate | 0.89 [0.80–1.00] | 0.98 [0.86–1.10] | ||
High | 0.93 [0.82–1.04] | 1.09 [0.94–1.26] | ||
Random effects results | ||||
PSU Variance(95% CI) | 0.06 (0.03–0.10) | 0.04 (0.02–0.09) | 0.05 (0.03–0.10) | 0.03 (0.01–0.08) |
ICC | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
LR Test | χ2 = 15.4, p < 0.001 | χ2 = 6.2, p < 0.05 | χ2 = 14.2, p < 0.001 | χ2 = 4.0, p < 0.05 |
Wald χ2 | Reference | 1982.9*** | 87.6*** | 2126.3*** |
Model fitness | ||||
Log-likelihood | −12,320.6 | −10,945.1 | −12,275.7 | −10,855 |
AIC | 24,645.3 | 21,930.2 | 24,565.3 | 21,776.4 |
Sample size | 62,747 | 62,747 | 62,747 | 62,747 |
Number of clusters | 1391 | 1391 | 1391 | 1391 |