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Table 4 Multivariate results of the determinants of contraceptive use among women in slum and non-slum settings of Nairobi, Kenya

From: Unintended pregnancy and subsequent use of modern contraceptive among slum and non-slum women in Nairobi, Kenya

 

Main effects

Interaction: Unintended pregnancy and slum/non-slum residence

Interaction: Unintended pregnancy and household wealth

Odds ratio

P-value

Odds ratio

P-value

Odds ratio

P-value

Unintended pregnancy [Ref: No]

  Yes

1.41

0.030*

1.53

0.034*

0.84

0.458

Study site [Ref: Slum]

  Non-slum

1.50

0.012*

    

Household wealth [Ref: Low (Poor)]

  Middle

0.96

0.785

    

  High (Rich)

0.81

0.160

    

Education [Ref: None/primary]

  Secondary

1.14

0.371

    

  Tertiary

1.08

0.716

    

Household size [Ref: 1–2]

  3-5

1.24

0.323

    

  6+

1.60

0.047*

    

Age [Ref: 35–49]

1.00

     

  <25

2.59

0.000***

    

  25-34

2.48

0.000***

    

Marital status [Ref: Never married]

1.00

     

  Formerly married

1.06

0.237

    

  Currently married

2.71

0.000***

    

Ethnicity [Ref: Kikuyu]

  Luya

0.85

0.344

    

  Luo

0.91

0.623

    

  Kamba

0.92

0.614

    

  Others

0.69

0.067

    

Time since last birth/end of pregnancy [Ref: <18 months]

  18-35 months

1.05

0.769

    

  36-59 months

0.89

0.463

    

Interaction: Unintended pregnancy and slum/non-slum residence

  Unintended pregnancy × Non-slum

  

0.83

0.505

  

Interaction: Unintended pregnancy and household wealth

  Unintended pregnancy × Middle

    

2.50

0.006**

  Unintended pregnancy × Rich

    

2.22

0.023*

  1. p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.