Research Article
Factors Affecting Unmet Need of Family Planning Among Married Tharu Women of Dang District, Nepal
Table 4
Factors affecting unmet need for family planning in using bivariate and multivariate analysis.
| Characteristics | Unadjusted OR (95 CI) | p-value | Adjusted OR (95 CI) | p-value |
| Age of women | | | | | ≤ 18 years | 1 | | 1 | | 19-29 years | 0.38(0.13-1.06) | 0.003 | 2.83(0.38-21.39) | 0.313 | 30-40 years | 0.24(0.09-0.68) | | 1.01(0.12-8.20) | 0.993 | ≥ 41 years | 0.23(0.07-0.70) | | 0.36(0.04-3.29) | 0.366 | Family Size | | | | | ≤ 5 members | 1 | | 1 | | > 5 members | 1.45(1.05-1.99) | 0.023 | 0.78(0.35-1.48) | 0.368 | Family Type | | | | | Single | 1 | | 1 | | Joint and extended | 1.66(1.21-2.28) | 0.002 | 1.47(0.73-3. 2.99) | 0.285 | No of live children | | | | | One | 1 | | 1 | | Two to three | 0.49(0.33-0.72) | <0.001 | 0.75(0.41-1.37) | 0.346 | > 3 | 1.31(0.78-2.18) | | 1.44(0.60-3.44) | 0.417 | No of living sons | | | | | 0 | 1 | | 1 | | ≥ 1 | 0.43(0.28-0.67) | <0.001 | 0.41(0.21-0.81) | 0.010 | Sex of youngest child | | | | | Male | 1 | | 1 | | Female | 1.39(1.01-1.92) | 0.045 | 0.88(0.55-1.41) | 0.593 | Women’s education | | | | | Illiterate | 1 | | 1 | | Literate | 0.78 (0.48-1.26) | <0.001 | 0.79(0.45-1.43) | 0.445 | Primary | 1.28 (0.75-2.17) | | 1.15 (0.56-2.37) | 0.699 | Lower Secondary | 0.25(0.15-.40 ) | | 0.27 (0.13-0.57) | 0.001 | Secondary | 0.12(0.05-0.28) | | 0.12(0.06-0.40) | 0.001 | SLC and above | 0.25(0.11-0.55) | | 0.31 (0.08-1.27) | 0.104 | Husband’s education | | | | | Illiterate | 1 | | 1 | | Literate | 0.87(0.43-1.74) | <0.001 | 0.92(0.42-2.02) | 0.830 | Primary | 0.81(0.47-1.42 | | 0.64(0.33-1.25) | 0.189 | Lower Secondary | 0.32(0.19-0.53) | | 0.30(0.14-0.61) | 0.001 | Secondary | 0.24(0.13-0.45) | | 0.39( 0.17-0.94) | 0.035 | SLC and above | 0.22(0.11-0.43) | | 0.59 (0.19-1.80) | 0.354 | Women's Occupation | | | | | Agriculture | 1 | | 1 | | Business and Services | 0.20(0.09-0.45) | <0.001 | 0.19(0.04-1.09) | 0.062 | Wage Labor | 0.34(0.13-0.89) | | 0.25(0.04-1.44) | 0.121 | Housewife | 1.35(0.95-1.92) | | 1.10(0.70-1.73) | 0.671 | Husband’s Occupation | | | | | Agriculture | 1 | | 1 | | Business and Service | 0.44(0.28-0.69) | <0.001 | 0.86(0.45-1.65) | 0.648 | Wage Labor | 0.48(0.33-0.70) | | 0.61(0.37-0.99) | 0.049 | Foreign Employee | 0.65(0.31-1.36) | | 1.55(0.62-3.93) | 0.351 | Earning status of Women | | | | | No | 1 | | 1 | | Yes | 0.32(0.19-0.56) | <0.001 | 1.49 (0.36-6.20) | 0.584 | Knowledge about sources of FP | | | | | Poor knowledge | 1 | | 1 | | Knowledge | 0.76(0.55-1.06) | 0.026 | 1.10(0.72-1.68) | 0.675 | Very good knowledge | 0.39(0.18-0.82) | | 1.65 (0.62-4.39) | 0.320 | Knowledge about method of FP | | | | | Poor Knowledge | 1 | | 1 | | Knowledge | 0.94(0.55-1.59) | <0.001 | 1.31 (0.68-2.52) | 0.414 | Very Good knowledge | 0.32(0.19-0.54) | | 0.49 (0.25-0.98) | .043 |
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Significant (p<0.05) AOR in bold denotes significant. |