Persisting Regional Disparities in Modern Contraceptive Use and Unmet Need for Contraception among Nigerian Women
Table 3
Odds ratios of association between nonuse of contraception and unmet need with regional variables. NDHS 2003-13.
Non-use
Unmet need
OR (95CI)
OR (95CI)
2003
2008
2013
2003-13
2003
2008
2013
2003-13
Geopolitical region
South-west (ref)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
North-central
1.417 (1.025-1.959)
1.181 (1.007-1.385)
1.249 (1.088-1.434)
1.559 (1.454, 1.672)
0.582 (0.439-0.771)
1.111 (0.952-1.296)
1.221 (1.090-1.368)
1.096 (1.046, 1.149)
North-east
3.598 (2.503-5.171)
2.083 (1.629-2.663)
2.654(2.113-3.333)
1.820 (1.732, 1.912)
0.602 (0.442-0.819)
1.063 (0.893-1.264)
1.171 (1.027-1.334)
1.357 (1.298, 1.419)
North-west
2.319 (1.588-3.387)
2.797 (2.033-3.848)
2.264(1.467-3.494)
1.590 (1.483, 1.706)
1.067 (0.778-1.463)
0.908 (0.765-1.078)
0.969 (0.847-1.109)
1.026 (0.973, 1.082)
South-east
2.201 (1.585-3.056)
2.205 (1.851-2.627)
1.831 (1.612-2.080)
0.926 (0.804, 1.250)
0.810 (0.603-1.112)
1.351 (1.141-1.600)
1.026 (0.905-1.164)
1.282 (1.221, 1.347)
South-south
1.109 (0.817-1.505)
1.076 (0.926-1.249)
1.272 (1.124-1.439)
0.855 (0.787, 1.029)
0.520 (0.382-0.708)
0.928 (0.710-1.365)
1.128 (0.999-1.275)
1.066 (1.014, 1.121)
Type of place of residence
Rural (ref)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Urban
0.814 (0.643-1.031)
0.847 (0.748-0.960)
0.913 (0.820-1.016)
1.820 (1.73-1.912)
1.057 (0.887-1.260)
1.090 (0.981-1.212)
0.971 (0.893-1.056)
1.096 (1.046, 1.149)
N.B. Significant associations (p<0.05) are shown in bold. Regression models are adjusted for age, religious affiliation, education, employment, wealth index, sex of household head, and parity.
