Epidemiology of High Fertility Status among Women of Reproductive Age in Wonago District, Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
A multivariable analysis of factors associated with fertility status in Wonago district, Southern Ethiopia, January 2018.
Exposure variables
High (354) No. (%)
Low (158) No. (%)
Crude OR (95% CI)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Current age category
25-34 years
117 (53.2%)
103 (46.8%)
1.00
1.00
35-44 years
166 (82.2%)
36 (17.8%)
4.06 (2.59-6.35)
2.94 (1.41-6.10)
45 and above
71 (78.9%)
19 (21.1%)
3.29 (1.90-5.83)
3.39 (1.04- 6.05)
Residency
Rural
75 (19.6%)
308 (80.4%)
7.41 (4.76-11.50)
4.88 (3.21-7.86)
Urban
83 (64.3%)
46 (35.7%)
1.00
1.00
Age at first birth
<18 years
230 (83.0%)
47 (17.0%)
1.00
1.00
18 and above
124 (52.8%)
111 (47.2%)
0.23 (0.15-0.34)
0.34 (0.17-0.68)
Wealth index
Low
152 (72.4%)
58 (27.6%)
2.29 (1.18-5.30)
3.62 (1.86-7.06)
Middle
90 (85.7%)
15 (14.3%)
1.97 (2.19-3.28)
3.03 (1.21-7.58)
High
112 (56.9%)
85 (43.1%)
1.00
1.00
Knowledge of contraceptive
Poor knowledge
98 (85.2%)
17 (14.8%)
3.18 (1.82-5.53)
3.13 (1.31-7.46)
Good knowledge
256 (64.5%)
141 (35.5%)
1.00
1.00
Birth interval
<2 years
233 (72.4%)
89 (27.6%)
1.00
1.00
≥2 years
121 (63.7%)
69 (36.3%)
0.67 (0.46-0.98)
0.26 (0.14-0.49)
Desire for children/before birth
<5
38 (40.9%)
55 (59.1%)
1.00
1.00
≥5
58 (59.2%)
40 (40.8%)
2.10 (1.18-3.74)
3.53 (1.60-7.79)
As God given
258 (80.4%)
63 (19.6%)
5.93 (3.61-9.64)
6.97 (3.24-11.40)
Under-five child mortality
No
183 (56.1%)
143 (43.9%)
1.00
1.00
Yes
171 (91.9%)
15 (8.1%)
8.91 (5.03-11.77)
5.32 (2.59-8.43)
Variables included in the model are as follows: current age, mother’s education, residency, wealth index, age at marriage, age at last birth, age at first birth, birth interval, want for more children, desire for children/before birth, ever aborted/still birth, contraceptive use, knowledge of contraception, and history of under-5 mortality.
