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Table 4 Predictive margins of unplanned pregnancy among women of reproductive age in The Gambia

From: Prevalence and factors associated with unplanned pregnancy in The Gambia: findings from 2018 population-based survey

Variable

Predictive margins

95% CI

Age

 15–19

26.9

19.0–34.8

 20–24

24.9

21.0–28.9

 25–29

19.4

16.6–22.1

 30–34

17.8

15.0–20.5

 35–39

20.2

16.4–24.1

 40–44

20.8

14.6–27.0

 45–49

24.3

11.6–36.9

Education

 Pre-primary or none

20.6

18.7–22.5

 Primary

19.9

16.7–23.0

 Secondary + 

22.2

19.0–25.4

Health insurance

 With insurance

4.1

-3.5–11.7

 Without insurance

21.0

19.6–22.4

Ethnicity

  

 Mandinka

22.9

20.2–25.6

 Wollof

23.1

19.3–27.1

 Fula

17.7

15.0–20.5

 Jola

23.2

16.1–30.3

 Sarahule

19.0

14.1–23.9

 Other

25.1

19.2–31.0

 Non Gambian

14.8

10.3–19.3

Functional difficulties

 Has functional difficulties

31.6

21.2–42.0

 Has no functional difficulties

20.6

19.2–22.0

Parity

 1–2

13.8

11.6–16.1

 3–4

21.2

18.5–23.9

 5 + 

30.1

26.0–34.2

LGA

 Banjul

33.3

23.7–43.0

 Kanifing

19.5

13.5–25.4

 Brikama

30.6

24.4–36.8

 Mansakonko

25.5

20.8–30.2

 Kerewan

27.6

23.0–32.2

 Kuntaur

15.1

11.8–18.5

 Janjanbureh

12.7

9.4–16.0

 Basse

16.0

12.6–19.3

Residential status

 Urban

18.2

15.3–21.1

 Rural

22.6

20.2–25.0

Overall happiness

 Very happy

18.8

16.7–20.9

 Somewhat happy

21.6

19.2–23.9

 Neither happy nor unhappy

23.8

20.5–27.1

 Somewhat unhappy

22.0

14.3–29.7

 Very unhappy

19.0

7.9–30.1

Sexual debut

  < 18

19.2

16.5–21.8

 18 + 

23.5

20.3–26.7

 At first marriage

20.5

18.5–22.5

Ever used any method to avoid pregnancy

 Yes

22.1

18.5–25.6

 No

20.6

19.1–22.1

Listening to radio

 No

21.2

18.0–24.4

 Yes

20.7

19.2–22.3

Watching television

 No

19.4

17.3–21.5

 Yes

22.1

20.0–24.2

Mobility

 Native (lived 5 + years in the location)

20.4

18.8–22.0

 Visitor (lived < 5 years in the location)

22.2

19.1–25.4