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Table 2 Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with children ever-born in 2006 and 2011

From: Determinants of change in fertility pattern among women in Uganda during the period 2006–2011

Variable

2006 (n = 7243)

2011 (n = 7364)

IRR

95% CI

A(IRR)

A95%CI

IRR

95% CI

A(IRR)

A95%CI

Education level

 No education

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Primary

0.89***

0.86–0.91

1.03

0.99–1.06

0.84***

0.82–0.87

0.96***

0.93–0.99

 Secondary +

0.52***

0.49–0.55

0.70***

0.67–0.73

0.51***

0.48–0.53

0.67***

0.64–0.70

Place of residence

 Urban

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Rural

1.49***

1.42–1.57

1.28***

1.23–1.34

1.57***

1.51–1.64

1.36***

1.31–1.41

Religion

 Catholic

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Protestant

0.99

0.96–1.02

1.01

0.98–1.04

0.99

0.95–1.02

0.98

0.95–1.02

 Muslim

0.99

0.95–1.04

1.02

0.98–1.07

0.98

0.93–1.03

0.99

0.95–1.04

 Other

0.98

0.94–1.03

0.99

0.94–1.03

0.99

0.94–1.04

1.00

0.96–1.04

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Poorer

0.98

0.94–1.02

0.98

0.95–1.02

0.96

0.92–1.01

0.96***

0.92–1.00

 Middle

0.98

0.94–1.02

0.98

0.94–1.02

0.95***

0.91–1.00

0.94***

0.90–0.98

 Richer

0.97

0.93–1.01

0.99

0.95–1.02

0.93***

0.89–0.97

0.92***

0.88–0.96

 Richest

0.68***

0.65–0.71

0.77***

0.74–0.80

0.63***

0.60–0.66

0.69***

0.66–0.72

Sex of household head

 Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Female

0.90***

0.87–0.93

1.04***

1.00–1.07

0.87

0.84–0.90

1.03

0.99–1.07

Working status

 Not working

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Working

1.28***

1.22–1.35

1.14***

1.09–1.19

1.17***

1.12–1.21

1.05***

1.01–1.08

Polygamy

 No co-wife

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Has co-wife

1.05***

1.02–1.08

0.99

0.94–0.99

1.08***

1.05–1.12

1.03

1.00–1.07

 Not sure

0.69***

0.66–072

1.39***

1.30–1.49

0.70***

0.67–0.73

1.39***

1.30–1.49

Exposure to family planning messages

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

0.57***

0.50–0.65

0.64***

0.57–0.72

0.60***

0.55–0.66

0.66***

0.61–0.71

Source of modern family planning methods

 Non user

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Government

1.17***

1.12–1.22

1.06***

1.02–1.10

1.17

1.13–1.22

1.08***

1.04–1.12

 Private

0.89***

0.85–0.93

0.98

0.94–1.02

0.95

0.91–1.00

0.99

0.95–1.03

Knowledge of any family planning methods

 No knowledge

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Has knowledge

0.98

0.93–1.04

1.09***

1.03–1.16

0.97

0.87–1.08

1.04

0.93–1.15

Contraceptive use

 Not using

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Using

1.03

0.99–1.06

1.01

0.99–1.04

1.06***

1.03–1.10

1.02

0.99–1.05

Age at first sex

  < =14

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 15–19

0.83***

0.81–0.86

0.85***

0.82–0.88

0.84***

0.81–0.88

0.88***

0.84–0.91

 20+

0.62***

0.57–0.67

0.62***

0.58–0.66

0.54***

0.49–0.59

0.57***

0.52–0.62

 Don’t know

0.99

0.95–1.03

0.90***

0.87–0.94

1.04

1.00–1.08

0.95***

0.91–0.99

Family size preference

 0–2 Children

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 3–4 Children

1.39***

1.27–1.53

1.26***

1.16–1.36

1.20***

1.09–1.31

1.12***

1.03–1.22

 5+ Children

2.01***

1.83–2.20

1.53***

1.42–1.65

1.77***

1.62–1.93

1.41***

1.307–1.53

Age at first marriage

 Not yet married

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  < =14

6.40***

5.56–7.37

3.43***

2.94–4.01

7.67***

6.53–9.01

3.89***

3.26–4.64

 15–19

5.48***

4.76–6.29

2.99***

2.56–3.49

6.22***

5.30–7.30

3.30***

2.78–3.93

 20+

4.33***

3.75–4.99

2.26***

1.94–2.64

4.87***

4.14–5.73

2.50***

2.10–2.99

  1. Note: IRR is Incident Rate Ratio. ***p < 0.05, AIRR: Adjusted IRR, A(95% CI):Adjusted 95% Confidence Interval. Results adjusted for marital status and current age of the women