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Table 3 Factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women of child-bearing age in the Biyem-Assi Health District, Yaoundé-Cameroon

From: Determinants of modern contraceptive practice in Yaoundé-Cameroon: a community based cross sectional study

Factors

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR

CI 95%

p value

ORAdj

Adj CI 95%

p value

Woman in a union i.e. married or in a consensual union (yes/no)

0.54

0.3913–0.7503

0.0002*

0.57

0.4099–0.8034

0.0012*

Age greater than 30 years (yes/no)

0.46

0.3127–0.6789

0.0001*

0.45

0.2889–0.6991

0.0004*

Level of education higher than primary (yes/no)

0.99

0.6204–1.5896

0.9769

0.88

0.5405–1.4400

0.6161

Number of children alive >5 (yes/no)

0.26

0.0671–0.9729

0.0455*

0.32

0.0807–1.2663

0.1044

Health personnel as main source of information (Y/N)

1.08

0.7852–1.4970

0.6236

1.09

0.7876–1.5187

0.5931

Do your beliefs accept contraception? (yes/no)

1.25

0.8231–1.9063

0.2930

0.28

0.8342–1.9612

0.2590

Does your partner approve of contraception? (yes/no)

4.00

2.5617–6.2408

0.0000*

4.14

2.6421–6.4853

0.0000*

Discussion of family planning within the couple (yes/no)

2.00

1.3068–3.0529

0.0014*

1.93

1.2543–2.9674

0.0028*

Monthly revenue >100,000 FCFA

0.67

0.4041–1.0964

0.1099

0.66

0.4021–1.0980

0.1107

  1. The threshold of significance is set at p value = 0.05
  2. * Signifies statistically significant