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

Significant (p<0.05) AOR in bold denotes significant.