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Table 3 Predictors of modern method use over time

From: Postabortion contraceptive use among women in Nepal: results from a longitudinal cohort study

Variables

6 weeks

6 months

12 months

18 months

24 months

30 months

36 months

use of modern method of CP

OR(95% CI)

use of modern method of CP

OR(95% CI)

use of modern method of CP

OR(95% CI)

use of modern

method of CP

OR(95% CI)

use of modern

method of CP

OR(95% CI)

use of modern

method of CP

OR(95% CI)

use of modern

method of CP

OR(95% CI)

ALL women

Only those who started a method at 6 weeks

Only those who started a method at 6 weeks

Only those who started a method at 6 weeks

Only those who started a method at 6 weeks

Only those who started a method at 6 weeks

Only those who started a method at 6 weeks

Woman age group

1.067

0.869

1.054

1.196

1.008

1.263*

0.995

(0.870, 1.310)

(0.633, 1.192)

(0.790, 1.406)

(0.898, 1.591)

(0.763, 1.332)

(0.957, 1.668)

(0.761, 1.302)

Number of living children

1.196**

1.699***

1.777***

1.637***

1.571***

1.336***

1.374***

(1.024, 1.396)

(1.324, 2.180)

(1.413, 2.236)

(1.306, 2.052)

(1.259, 1.961)

(1.075, 1.660)

(1.110, 1.700)

Ethnicity

1.075

0.933

1.081

1.134*

1.092

1.146**

1.127*

(0.981, 1.179)

(0.809, 1.076)

(0.945, 1.236)

(0.992, 1.297)

(0.959, 1.243)

(1.006, 1.304)

(0.996, 1.276)

Years of schooling

1.011

1.068

1.116

1.171*

1.076

1.029

1.002

(0.898, 1.138)

(0.890, 1.282)

(0.944, 1.320)

(0.991, 1.384)

(0.914, 1.266)

(0.876, 1.209)

(0.856, 1.172)

Currently living with husband

3.570***

1.703*

1.436

1.774**

1.374

1.423

1.422

(2.616, 4.872)

(0.998, 2.907)

(0.855, 2.411)

(1.063, 2.961)

(0.827, 2.285)

(0.857, 2.361)

(0.856, 2.361)

Household income

1.190

0.816

0.832

0.968

1.192

1.305

1.284

(0.908, 1.559)

(0.528, 1.260)

(0.563, 1.230)

(0.661, 1.420)

(0.822, 1.728)

(0.903, 1.888)

(0.895, 1.843)

Woman autonomy

1.225**

0.849

0.964

0.966

0.936

0.958

1.008

(1.023, 1.468)

(0.645, 1.117)

(0.750, 1.239)

(0.754, 1.238)

(0.734, 1.194)

(0.752, 1.219)

(0.796, 1.276)

Constant

0.113***

2.143

0.437

0.180***

0.320*

0.175***

0.209**

(0.047, 0.271)

(0.524, 8.766)

(0.119, 1.605)

(0.049, 0.659)

(0.091, 1.130)

(0.050, 0.619)

(0.061, 0.717)

Observations

1,337

735

735

735

735

735

735

  1. R-squared
  2. CI in parentheses; *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1