Table 2 Determinants of unintended pregnancy in Bahir Dar town, Northwest Ethiopia, February–March, 2015
Variable | Current/recent pregnancy | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intended | Unintended | |||
Age in years | ||||
≤ 25 | 196 | 47 | 1.33 (0.74–2.41) | 1.29 (0.51–3.26) |
26–34 | 225 | 33 | 0.85 (0.44–1.52) | 0.88 (0.39–1.95) |
≥ 35 | 100 | 18 | 1.0 | 1.00 |
Current living condition | ||||
With husband | 433 | 53 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Living away from husband | 88 | 45 | 4.18 (2.64–6.61) | 3.05 (1.46–6.34) |
Family size | ||||
≤ 6 | 496 | 92 | 0.77 (0.31–1.94) | 0.32 (0.10–1.03) |
> 6 | 25 | 6 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 431 | 86 | 1.50 (0.79–2.85) | 2.16 (0.76–6.18) |
Rural | 90 | 12 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mother’s occupation | ||||
Housewife | 326 | 49 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Employee | 82 | 10 | 0.81 (0.39–1.67) | 0.61 (0.23–1.66) |
Small business | 64 | 11 | 1.14 (0.56–2.32) | 1.80 (0.73–4.43) |
Other | 49 | 28 | 3.80 (2.19–6.61) | 2.06 (0.94–4.53) |
Mother’s educational status | ||||
No formal education | 197 | 46 | 1.72 (0.94–3.13) | 1.63 (0.65–4.08) |
Primary | 199 | 35 | 1.29 (0.70–2.41) | 0.61 (0.25–1.50) |
Secondary and above | 125 | 17 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Autonomy to visit family | ||||
Autonomous | 462 | 87 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Not autonomous | 59 | 11 | 0.99 (0.50–1.96) | 0.39 (0.14–1.11) |
Distance of HF from home | ||||
≤1 h | 510 | 97 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
>1 h | 11 | 1 | 0.48 (0.06–3.75) | 0.99 (0.10–9.42) |
Mass media available at home | ||||
Yes | 441 | 73 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 80 | 25 | 1.89 (1.13–3.15) | 2.81 (1.27–6.23) |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 31 | 35 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Married | 480 | 55 | 0.10 (0.06–0.18) | 0.18 (0.08–0.40) |
Widowed/divorced | 10 | 8 | 0.71 (0.25–2.02) | 0.55 (0.60–3.10) |
Gravidity | ||||
Primigravida | 176 | 48 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Multigravida | 345 | 50 | 0.53 (0.34–0.82) | 0.68 (0.34–1.38) |