Table III

Determinants of unintended pregnancies among the study respondents

CharacteristicsOR ( 95% CI)Adj. OR ( 95% CI)
Study area
Mirpur1.001.0
Shaympur1.51 (0.95–2.42)1.46 (0.89–2.37)
Kamrangirchar2.92 (1.82–4.68)2.58 (1.58–4.22)
Shekhertek3.30 (1.94–5.60)3.51 (2.18–5.63)
Rayerbazar3.42 (2.31–5.07)3.47 (2.06–5.86)
Education of respondents (in completed years)
No education1.001.00
1–8 years of education0.74 (0.49–1.12)0.82 (0.54–1.25)
>8 years of education0.45 (0.26–0.80)0.52 (0.27–1.01)
Age difference between respondents’ and their spouses (in completed years)
⩽51.001.00
6–100.67 (0.49–0.90)0.62 (0.43–0.88)
>100.63 (0.37–1.05)0.48 (0.25–0.90)
Respondents’ age at first conception (in completed years)
⩽141.001.00
15–170.58 (0.41–0.81)0.83 (0.55–1.26)
⩾180.32 (0.18–0.54)0.48 (0.28–0.82)
Delaying first pregnancy (months)
⩽121.001.00
12–350.46 (0.34–0.63)0.46 (0.31–0.67)
>350.22 (0.13–0.36)0.22 (0.10–0.45)
Had decision making power in family expenditure
Yes0.52 (0.28–0.96)0.79 (0.41–1.52)
No1.001.00

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