Table 2 Multilevel logistic regression analysis of intention to use contraceptives

Fixed effect

Individual level factors

Age

15–19

Ref

Ref

20–24

0.85 (0.66–1.09)

0.84 (0.65–1.08)

25–29

0.94 (0.74–1.19)

0.95 (0.75–1.21)

30–34

0.87 (0.67–1.12)

0.86 (0.67–1.12)

35–39

0.65** (0.49–0.84)

0.65** (0.50–0.85)

40–44

0.45*** (0.33–0.60)

0.44*** (0.32–0.59)

45–49

0.24*** (0.17–0.33)

0.23*** (0.17–0.33)

Education

No education

Ref

Ref

Primary

1.42** (1.14–1.76)

1.44 (1.16–1.79)

Secondary+

1.63*** (1.30–2.04)

1.58*** (1.26–1.99)

Partner’s Education

No education

Ref

Ref

Primary

1.05 (0.81–1.36)

1.04 (0.80–1.35)

Secondary+

1.33** (1.00-1.59)

1.26* (1.04–1.52)

Marital status

Married

Ref

Ref

Cohabitation

1.81* (1.18–2.77)

1.74* (1.13–2.68)

Age at first sex

< 20

Ref

Ref

\(\ge 20\)

0.85 (0.68–1.06)

0.89 (0.71–1.11)

Mass media

No

Ref

Ref

Yes

1.74*** (1.47–2.05)

1.60*** (1.35–1.89)

Household and Community level factors

Healthcare Decision Making Capacity

Alone

Ref

Ref

Not Alone

0.79* (0.64–0.98)

0.69** (0.55–0.86)

Ethnicity

Soussou

Ref

Ref

Peulh

0.45*** (0.35–0.59)

0.49*** (0.37–0.64)

Malinké

0.63**(0.47–0.85)

0.66**(0.49–0.88)

Forestier/Others

1.10 (0.76–1.59)

1.00 (0.69–1.46)

Region

Boke

Ref

Ref

Conakry

0.92 (0.59–1.43)

0.91 (0.59–1.41)

Faranah

3.91***(2.59–5.90)

3.75***(2.50–5.63)

Kankan

4.69*** (3.05–7.22)

4.26***(2.77–6.54)

Kindia

0.90 (0.61–1.33)

0.94 (0.64–1.37)

Labe

2.39*** (1.56–3.65)

2.43*** (1.60–3.69)

Mamou

2.25*** (1.48–3.42)

2.72*** (1.80–4.12)

N’zerekore

1.01 (0.63–1.62)

1.05 (0.65–1.69)

Wealth

Poorest

Ref

Ref

Poorer

1.12 (0.91–1.38)

1.07 (0.87–1.33)

Middle

0.84 (0.67–1.05)

0.81 (0.64–1.02)

Richer

1.56** (1.18–2.06)

1.36* (0.91–1.89)

Richest

1.76** (1.24–2.49)

1.31 (0.91–1.89)

Place of residence

Urban

Ref

Ref

Rural

0.89 (0.56–1.41)

0.90 (0.57–1.41)

Community literacy level

Low

Ref

Ref

Medium

1.08 (0.83–1.39)

1.00 (0.78–1.29)

High

1.39 (0.89–2.16)

1.20 (0.78–1.85)

Community socioeconomic status

Low

Ref

Ref

Moderate

0.98 (0.66–1.45)

0.95 (0.65–1.40)

High

1.06 (0.61–1.82)

0.98 (0.57–1.66)

Random effect results

PSU variance (95% CI)

0.94 (0.74–1.19)

0.74 (0.57–0.96)

0.49 (0.36–0.66)

0.43 (0.31–0.59)

ICC

0.22

0.18

0.13

0.11

LR Test

X² = 385.81, p < 0.001

X² = 259.91, p < 0.001

X² = 141.59, p < 0.001

X² = 109.72., p < 0.001

Wald χ2

Ref

253.68

214.30

419.41

Model fitness

Log-likelihood

-3248.11

-3106.26

-3148.98

-3025.81

AIC

6500.21

6242.53

6341.96

6121.63

BIC

6513.90

6345.22

6492.57

6361.24

N

6,948

6,948

6,948

6,948