Impact of Sociocultural Factors on Contraceptive Use: A Case Study of Pakistan

Table 7

Bayesian logistic regression and multinomial regression model for using of birth control methods.

	Using contraception			Sterilization			Traditional methods			Modern methods
	Mean	SD	Eff. size	Mean	SD	Eff. size	Mean	SD	Eff. size	Mean	SD	Eff. size
Intercept	-24.02371	981.64	3000	-24.7646	1021.44	2000	12.84	1006.13	2000	-15.4202	1004.85	2000
Age
25-34	0.14603	98.98	3111.497	1.18504	99.46	2000	-0.19886	103.81	2178.699	1.2809	98.83	2000
35-44	-2.47666	97.99	3062.794	-2.15375	100.45	2000	-104.716	98.99	2000	0.57232	98.59	2000
Above 44	-2.08556	98.99	3470.649	4.25818	99.66	2146.441	-1.67722	100.14	1870.916	-0.62731	97.5	2296.685
Region (rural)
Urban	-0.3687	100.74	3000	0.65904	101.27	1483.551	-1.54257	98.36	2000	1.60712	97.72	2000
Province (Punjab)
Sindh	-0.5241	101.35	3114.08	-1.68469	100.15	2588.433	-0.02649	97.17	2563.114	3.31428	99.47	2000
KPK	1.18738	100.35	3475.173	-1.50089	98.71	1849.171	-0.38554	100.28	2135.33	2.21982	101.19	2000
Baluchistan	-2.26692	99.43	3147.376	-3.45229	101.63	2000	0.86504	97.87	1868.454	3.48583	99.19	2000
GB	-0.56363	97.07	2899.224	2.03009	102.25	2000	-2.39167	100.48	2000	2.98581	101.39	2000
ICT	-2.21406	101.13	2839.384	0.5381	101.67	2000	-3.09084	101.07	2000	-2.47677	101.31	2000
AJK	0.78937	100.81	2845	-2.74986	98.05	2000	1.31417	98.18	2217.355	1.98786	96.93	2000
FATA	3.07512	99.75	3000	4.05026	102.03	2158.799	-1.63813	100.59	2000	0.40811	100.64	2000
Education level (illiterate)
Primary	-1.54367	100.89	2911.072	0.84124	100.19	2000	4.0359	101.99	2000	-0.23094	103.55	2000
Secondary	1.88213	100.72	2856.31	-0.74852	97.93	2000	-0.53985	102.91	1874.399	0.29983	98.54	2000
Higher	-3.21336	98.97	3116.531	3.91541	101.14	2000	-0.20645	101.49	2175.742	2.02466	99.44	2000
Number of children (do not have)
BjT (1-3)	0.60203	100.95	3189.979	1.10884	97.45	2000	-1.04728	99.88	2000	0.99706	100.1	1746.864
BjT (4-6)	-1.60033	98.95	2912.802	-6.48082	97.67	2183.979	-2.46676	101.15	2165.103	-2.30453	99.73	2000
Above 7	-1.44049	101.05	3113.793	-1.27317	100.62	2000	1.16778	100.14	2000	-0.29899	102.18	2000
Language (Urdu)
English	-1.82131	100.39	2902.493	2.0108	100.23	1843.743	-0.23999	100.22	2000	2.93262	99.82	1997.78
Sindh	0.12145	100.27	3107.907	1.48292	99.27	2000	-2.19701	100.18	2000	2.74684	99.5	2000
Punjabi	1.91361	100.85	3244.604	0.44029	97.01	2000	-5.06296	100.89	2217.918	-0.36419	99.83	2000
Saraiki	-0.04503	99.43	3000	1.2694	5 101.32	2000	-0.57013	99.42	1674.559	-2.21593	101.31	2000
Baluchi	3.26365	99.67	3000	-1.90627	98.82	2000	2.92594	99.74	2000	2.07955	97.54	2000
Pashtu	-0.98397	98.36	2834.879	0.63405	99.22	2247.243	-1.45234	102.22	2000	2.0364	99.31	2000
Other	0.12839	100.75	3357.739	-2.56805	99	2000	2.18423	99.09	2000	2.39135	103.18	2000
Wealth index (lower CF)
Middle CF	-0.35085	99.91	3000	-0.5792	101.42	2000	-0.03552	102.23	2000	-0.26065	99.9	2000
High CF	-1.23766	103.74	3000	-1.39867	100.9	2000	1.48445	99.76	1858.249	-1.06773	98.78	2000
Respondent work (not working)
Working	-4.53602	100.46	2655.305	2.37891	100.11	2000	-0.07429	98.02	1976.183	2.82451	97.4	1869.782