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Table 5 Effect of women's level of education on modern contraceptive use in households with low and high provision of Public capital

From: Comparison of physical, public and human assets as determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in contraceptive use in Colombia - moving beyond the household wealth index

  

OR (95% CI) p-value

Level of Public capital

Level of education

 

Urban

  

Rural

 
   

(N = 15147)

  

(N = 4876)

 
  

Current non-use of contraception among women in union (married/cohabiting) and single sexually active

  

N

  

N

  

Low Public capital

University/Secondary

3806

1

 

1497

1

 
 

Primary

1541

1.18 (1.02-1.36)

0.03

2607

1.09 (0.93-1.28)

0.28

 

None

160

1.66 (1.14-2.42)

0.01

338

2.53 (1.93-3.32)

<0.001

 

Trend

  

0.17

  

<0.001

High Public capital

University/Secondary

7423

1

 

243

1

 
 

Primary

2092

1.06 (0.94-1.21)

0.36

183

0.84 (0.52-1.37)

0.48

 

None

125

1.10 (0.68-1.76)

0.71

8

1.16 (0.22-6.01)

0.86

 

Trend

  

0.16

  

0.54

 

Interaction

  

0.91

  

<0.001

   

(N = 25231)

  

(N = 7552)

 
  

Never use of contraception among ever sexually active women

  

N

  

N

  

Low Public capital

University/Secondary

6464

1

 

2451

1

 
 

Primary

2587

1.81 (1.55-2.13)

<0.001

3841

1.51 (1.28-1.77)

<0.001

 

None

330

4.14 (2.98-5.77)

<0.001

582

5.82 (4.55-7.44)

<0.001

 

Trend

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

High Public capital

University/Secondary

12247

1

 

393

1

 
 

Primary

3376

1.66 (1.44-1.92)

<0.001

269

1.01 (0.56-1.79)

0.99

 

None

227

2.13 (1.34-3.89)

0.001

16

1.84 (0.39-8.63)

0.44

 

Trend

  

<0.001

  

0.46

 

Interaction

  

0.12

  

0.10

  1. Note: Adjusted for age in years, marital status, number of children ever born and Physical capital by place of residence. Trend and interaction tests based on weighted Human capital (level of education) distribution.