Independent Variables

Contraceptives Use

Model I OR (95% CI)

Contraceptive Use

Model II OR (95% CI)

Decision on own healthcare

Respondent alone

1.0

1.0

Not Alone

0.92 (0.80 - 1.07)

1.26* (1.18 - 1.68)

Age cohort

45 - 49

1.0

15 - 19

27.10*** (14.07 - 52.21)

20 - 24

17.17*** (11.39 - 25.91)

25 - 29

15.92*** (10.95 - 23.15)

30 - 34

12.14*** (8.48 - 17.39)

35 - 39

7.09*** (4.98 - 10.08)

40 - 44

3.13*** (2.16 - 4.52)

Highest Education level

No education

1.0

Primary/JHS

1.20 (0.95 - 1.50)

Secondary/SHS

1.29* (1.03 - 1.62)

Higher/tertiary

1.64* (1.03 - 2.63)

Religion

Traditionalist

1.0

Christianity

1.94** (1.29 - 2.90)

Islam

1.44 (0 .95 - 2.19)

No Religion

2.28* (1.35 - 3.85)