Unintended Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Women Who Live in Ilu Gelan District, Western Ethiopia, 2021
Table 4
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression of factors of unintended pregnancy among pregnant women living in Ilu Gelan district, West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, 2021 ().
Variables
Category
Unintended pregnancy
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
value
Yes
No
No
%
No
%
Age
20-24
44
62.9
26
37.1
1.00
1.00
25-29
107
55.4
86
44.6
2.697 (1.4-5.19)
0.99 (0.31-3.21)
30-34
114
58.8
80
41.2
1.983 (1.17-3.35)
0.73 (0.19-2.68)
>35
32
38.6
51
61.4
2.271 (1.34-3.84)
0.35 (0.08-1.56)
Educational level
Unable to read and write
101
56.7
77
43.3
1.02 (0.54-1.94)
0.34 (0.11-1.13)
Only read and write
126
58.3
90
41.7
1.08 (0.56-2.05)
0.51 (0.15-1.62)
Primary school
20
47.6
22
52.4
0.70 (0.30-1.62)
0.65 (0.15-2.76)
Secondary
23
41.1
33
58.9
0.54 (0.25-1.18)
0.23 (0.06-0.98)
College and above
27
56.3
21
43.8
1.00
1.00
Marital status
Single
67
72.8
25
27.2
1.17 (0.54-2.55)
3.22 (0.49-21.05)
Married
113
41.9
157
58.1
0.32 (0.16-0.6)
0.117 (0.04-0.38)
0.01
Divorced
85
64.4
47
35.6
0.79 (0.38-1.6)
0.58 (0.17-1.98)
Widowed
32
69.6
14
30.4
1.00
1.00
Husband occupation
Government
86
58.5
61
41.5
1.00
1.00
Merchant
76
61.8
47
38.2
1.147 (0.70-1.87)
1.57 (0.58-4.28)
Student
11
32.4
23
67.6
0.34 (0.15-0.74)
1.76 (0.46-6.72)
Farmer
124
52.5
112
47.5
0.783 (0.52-1.19)
1.35 (0.57-3.19)
Family size
≤2
74
70.5
31
29.5
2.38 (1.47-3.87)
2.13 (0.73-6.16)
2-5
93
53.1
82
46.9
1.134 (0.773-1.65)
0.74 (0.35-1.56)
≥6
130
50
130
50
1.00
1.00
Monthly income
<1000
31
60.8
20
39.2
2.39 (1.47-3.87)
4.93 (1.72-14.1)
0.03
1000-10000
225
56.4
174
43.6
1.13 (0.77-1.65)
1.13 (0.77-1.65)
≥10,000
41
45.6
49
54.4
1.00
1.00
Gravidity
1-2
136
56.4
105
43.6
1.00
1.00
3-4
60
46.5
69
53.5
0.67 (0.44-1.032)
2.23 (0.94-5.33)
≥5
101
59.4
69
40.6
1.13 (0.76-1.68)
6.07 (2.4-15.28)
0.01
Birth interval
<2
110
53.9
94
46.1
1.93 (1.237-3.04)
3.35 (1.44-7.8)
0.01
≥2
51
37.8
84
62.2
1.00
1.00
Having son
Yes
55
37.9
115
59.3
1.00
1.00
No
79
40.7
90
62.1
2.38 (1.532-3.70)
1.94 (0.91-4.14)
ANC visit
Yes
154
44.4
193
55.6
1.00
1.00
No
143
74.1
50
25.9
3.58 (2.43-5.27)
0.71 (0.31-1.6)
History of unintended pregnancy
Yes
232
76.8
70
23.2
8.82 (5.96-13.04)
1.06 (0.51-2.22)
No
65
27.3
173
72.7
1.00
1.00
Contraceptive awareness
Yes
153
50.8
148
49.2
1.00
1.00
No
144
60.3
95
39.7
1.46 (1.040-2.07)
2.06 (1.03-4.15)
0.042
Spousal communication about contraceptive
Yes
156
51.3
148
48.7
1.00
1.00
No
141
59.7
95
40.3
1.41 (0.99-1.98)
1.021 (0.48-2.16)
Ever used contraceptive
Yes
91
45.7
108
54.3
1.00
1.00
No
206
60.4
135
39.6
1.81 (1.27-2.58)
0.69 (0.16-2.85)
Health care decision
Husband or partner
83
59.3
57
40.7
1.96 (1.22-3.18)
11.1 (2.1-59.51)
0.01
Me and husband
157
59
109
41
1.95 (1.28-2.96)
3.78 (0.98-14.62)
Me
57
42.5
77
57.5
1.00
1.00
Variable of value ≤ 0.05 in multiple logistic regression.
