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Rural women's socio-demographic and cultural determinants on contraceptive uptake in The Gambia: community-based cross-sectional study

Current Research in Public Health | Vol 1, Issue 1

Table 3. Results of Binary Logistic Regression analysis for FP uptake among reproductive-age women by Socio-demographicfactors

PredictorsB (regression coefficient)Adjusted Odds Ratio95% C.I. for aORP-value
LowerUpper

Age of Respondents0.0921.0971.0191.1810.014*
Women who can read and write    
Yes0.9672.6290.9197.5210.071
No (Ref) 1   
Preferred number of children-0.1470.8630.6931.0760.190
Reasons for using FP in the future   
Spacing-1.1390.3200.1330.7710.011*
Limiting (Ref) 1   

Ref=Reference category, R2=15.4% - 21.3%, CI= Confidence Interval, * Statistical significance p<0.05