Research Article
Predictors of Time-to-Contraceptive Use from Resumption of Sexual Intercourse after Birth among Women in Uganda
Table 4
Multivariable analysis of time-to-contraceptive use after resumption of sexual intercourse.
| | Characteristics | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
| | Age | | | | 15–19 | 1.00 | — | | 20–29 | 0.93 (0.63–1.46) | 0.93 (0.63–1.38) | | 30–39 | 0.80 (0.54–1.17) | 0.81 (0.54–1.20) | | 40–49 | 0.64 (0.37–1.08) | 0.77 (0.44–1.37) |
| | Education level | | | | None | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Primary | 2.25 (1.57–3.23) | 1.83 (1.25–2.68) | | Postprimary | 4.61 (3.09–6.89) | 2.66 (1.66–4.26) |
| | Residence | | | | Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Rural | 0.43 (0.34–0.54) | 0.81 (0.59–1.11) |
| | Religion | | | | Catholic | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Protestant | 1.17 (0.96–1.41) | 1.05 (0.85–1.29) | | Muslim | 1.22 (0.88–1.69) | 0.82 (0.60–1.10) | | Pentecostal | 1.14 (0.82–1.57) | 0.99 (0.73–1.36) | | Other | 1.28 (0.83–1.98) | 1.14 (0.75–1.73) |
| | Wealth status | | | | Poorest | 1.00 | — | | Poorer | 1.31 (1.02–1.68) | 1.10 (0.84–1.44) | | Middle | 1.71 (1.28–2.28) | 1.30 (0.96–1.78) | | Richer | 1.74 (1.31–2.32) | 1.18 (0.86–1.63) | | Richest | 3.44 (2.59–4.58) | 1.56 (1.05–2.32) |
| | Region | | | | Central | 1.00 | 1.00 | | East | 0.63 (0.48–0.82) | 0.85 (0.64–1.13) | | North | 0.35 (0.26–0.48) | 0.56 (0.40–0.78) | | South | 0.56 (0.43–0.72) | 0.80 (0.60–1.05) |
| | Exposure to media | | | | No exposure | 1.00 | 1.00 | | At least one regularly | 1.63 (1.30–2.06) | 1.17 (0.92–1.49) |
| | Empowerment | | | | Low | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Medium | 0.89 (0.75–1.07) | 0.93 (0.78–1.12) | | High | 1.05 (0.83–1.32) | 1.08 (0.83–1.40) |
| | Place of delivery | | | | Government | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Private | 1.13 (0.81–1.56) | 0.97 (0.73–1.30) | | TBA/home | 0.59 (0.48–0.74) | 0.75 (0.60–0.93) |
| | ANC visits | | | | 4 or more | 1.00 | 1.00 | | 1–3 | 0.73 (0.62–0.87) | 0.83 (0.70–0.98) | | None | 1.25 (0.90–1.74) | 1.27 (0.92–1.75) |
| | Breastfeeding status | | | | Not breastfeeding | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Breastfeeding | 1.00 (0.84–1.19) | 1.10 (0.92–1.32) |
| | Working status | | | | Not working | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Working | 0.87 (0.72–1.04) | 0.99 (0.82–1.19) |
| | Type of delivery | | | | Normal | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Caesarean | 1.33 (0.93–1.90) | 0.79 (0.55–1.15) |
| | Birth order | | | | 1st | 1.00 | — | | 2-3 | 1.07 (0.81–1.41) | — | | 4-5 | 0.76 (0.57–1.00) | — | | 6++ | 0.59 (0.45–0.78) | — |
| | Type of birth | | | | Single | 1.00 | — | | Multiple | 0.78 (0.39–1.53) | — |
| | Sex of child | | | | Male | 1.00 | — | | Female | 1.09 (0.92–1.30) | — |
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Note. Assessment is based on weighted data, where = 2,889 and , ; hat-statistic = 0.992, ; hat-square = , .
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