Table 3: Model 1: Bivariate multinomial regression of children ever born by characteristics of mother.

Children ever born

RRR

95% Confidence Intervals

0 Children

     

Age at first marriage

 

   

< 15

0.073*

0.009

0.611

15-18

0.136***

0.046

0.402

19-21

0.421

0.135

1.312

22+ (Reference)

 

 

 

Ever used Contraception

 

   

No

17.608***

4.118

75.286

Yes (Reference)

 

 

 

Education attainment

 

   

No education

0.058***

0.013

0.260

Primary

0.068**

0.015

0.315

Secondary

0.400

0.031

5.151

Tertiary (Reference)

 

 

 

Place of residence

 

   

Rural

0.606

0.273

1.350

Urban (Reference)

 

 

 

Household Wealth

 

   

Lowest

0.286*

0.086

0.959

Second

0.061**

0.008

0.491

Middle

0.335*

0.116

0.972

Fourth

0.350

0.114

1.080

Highest (Reference)

 

 

 

1-3 Children

     

Age at first birth

 

   

< 15

0.175***

0.073

0.417

15-18

0.101***

0.061

0.166

19-21

0.273***

0.168

0.444

22+ (Reference)

 

 

 

Age at first marriage

 

   

< 15

0.106***

0.054

0.209

15-18

0.067***

0.040

0.112

19-21

0.234***

0.136

0.401

22+ (Reference)

 

 

 

Ever used Contraception

 

   

No

2.513***

1.729

3.653

Yes (Reference)

 

 

 

Education attainment

 

   

No education

0.029***

0.011

0.074

Primary

0.052***

0.020

0.132

Secondary

0.650

0.166

2.546

Tertiary (Reference)

 

 

 

Place of residence

 

   

Rural

0.362***

0.249

0.526

Urban (Reference)

 

 

 

Household Wealth

 

   

Lowest

0.169***

0.092

0.312

Second

0.172***

0.096

0.306

Middle

0.157***

0.088

0.279

Fourth

0.258***

0.151

0.442

Highest (Reference)

 

 

 

4-5 Children

     

Age at first birth

 

   

< 15

0.158***

0.058

0.429

15-18

0.192***

0.119

0.309

19-21

0.518**

0.323

0.833

22+ (Reference)

 

 

 

Age at first marriage

 

   

< 15

0.194***

0.097

0.389

15-18

0.250***

0.153

0.407

19-21

0.584

0.340

1.004

22+ (Reference)

 

 

 

Ever used Contraception

 

   

No

2.056***

1.456

2.903

Yes (Reference)

 

 

 

Education attainment

 

   

No education

0.061***

0.023

0.163

Primary

0.113***

0.042

0.301

Secondary

0.880

0.213

3.637

Tertiary (Reference)

 

 

 

Place of residence

 

   

Rural

0.648*

0.460

0.914

Urban (Reference)

 

 

 

Household Wealth

 

   

Lowest

0.499*

0.291

0.858

Second

0.385**

0.223

0.668

Middle

0.390**

0.228

0.666

Fourth

0.536*

0.315

0.911

Highest (Reference)

 

 

 

6+

Base outcome

***P < 0.001; ** P is < 0.01 and ≥ 0.001; *P ≤ 0.05 and ≥ 0.01.