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Table 5 Determinants of current use of family planning among women who have delivered during the last 12 months

From: Determinants of institutional delivery in rural Jhang, Pakistan

 

Current use of family planning

%

(1)

Unadjusted odds of current use of family planning

(2)

Adjusted odds current use of family planning

(3)

Marginal effects

%

(4)

Maternal Factors

    

Mother's Age

    

   Less than 19

7.9

1.00

1.00

 

   20-24

8.9

1.13

0.83

 

   25-29

13.2

1.75

0.89

 

   30 plus

13.3

1.78

0.84

 

Parity

    

   1

4.9

1.00

1.00

 

   2

10.0

2.17**

1.90*

6.3

   3

13.7

3.06***

2.49**

9.4

   4

13.4

3.02***

2.33*

8.8

   5

16.6

3.85***

3.01**

12.3

   6

19.2

4.65***

3.34**

14.1

   7 plus

16.0

3.60***

3.38**

14.1

Fertility Desires

    

   Want more/undecided

7.3

1.00

1.00

 

   Want no more children

16.3

2.45***

2.16***

6.7

Mother's Education

    

   None

8.9

1.00

1.00

 

   Less than primary

10.6

1.24

1.16

 

   Primary complete

12.6

1.47

1.61

 

   Middle

18.5

2.34***

2.25**

8.6

   Matriculate or higher

22.3

2.98***

2.92***

12.0

Household Factors

    

Mother's Autonomy

    

   Low

11.7

1.00

1.00

 

   Medium

12.7

1.11

0.84

 

   High

10.0

0.83

0.60**

-4.3

Husband Approval of FP

    

   No

4.1

1.00

1.00

 

   Yes

17.0

4.87***

4.42***

11.3

Wealth Quintiles

    

   Lowest/First

6.5

1.00

1.00

 

   Second

9.0

1.40

1.38

 

   Middle

11.4

1.81*

1.63

 

   Fourth

13.5

2.24**

1.64

 

   Highest/Fifth

17.6

3.07***

2.06*

7.2

Program Factors

    

Health worker visited during last 12 months

    

   No

11.4

1.00

1.00

 

   Yes

11.5

1.01

0.89

 

Travel time to nearest health facility

    

   More than 15 minutes

7.0

1.00

1.00

 

   15 minutes or less

15.9

2.50***

2.10***

6.4

Mode of travel to nearest facility

    

   Motorized

8.0

1.00

1.00

 

   Foot

12.9

1.72**

1.69**

4.4

   Other

10.8

1.37

1.97

 

Mass Media Exposure

    

   Less than once a week

9.8

1.00

1.00

 

   At least one a week

16.3

1.77***

1.38

 

Total

11.5

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-

R-squared

-

-

16.69%

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