Table 3 Bivariate and Multivariate analysis of factors associated with family planning service utilization among adolescents, Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, April 2012 (n=303)
Variables | FP service utilization | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age | ||||
15-16 | 16 | 19 | 1 | * |
17-19 | 225 | 43 | 6.21 (2.96, 13.03) | |
Schooling status | ||||
In school | 173 | 27 | 3.29 (1.89, 5.89) | * |
Out of school | 68 | 35 | 1 | |
Educational status | ||||
No | 13 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
Primary | 48 | 18 | 5.13 (2.17, 12.14) | 2 (0.33, 13.12) |
Secondary | 180 | 19 | 18.22 (8.02, 41.4) | 9 (1.45, 54.14) |
Maternal educational status | ||||
No formal education | 110 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
Primary education | 79 | 11 | 3 (1.46, 6.16) | 2.4 (0.75, 7.52) |
Secondary education and above | 49 | 5 | 4.1 (1.53, 10.95) | 6.4 (1.39, 29.72) |
Co residence with both parents | ||||
Yes | 119 | 38 | 1 | * |
No | 122 | 24 | 1.6 (0.98, 2.87) | |
Parental monitoring | ||||
High | 18 | 8 | 1 | * |
Low | 223 | 54 | 1.84 (0.76, 4.44) | |
Parental communication | ||||
Yes | 118 | 10 | 4.49 (2.42, 10.27) | * |
No | 123 | 52 | 1 | |
Ever discussed about the service with | ||||
Family/relatives | ||||
Yes | 129 | 15 | 2.24 (1.13, 4.45) | 3 (1.16, 9.37) |
No | 100 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Peer group/friends | ||||
Yes | 208 | 26 | 5.7 (2.63, 12.44) | 20 (5.89, 66.18) |
No | 21 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
Sexual partner | ||||
Yes | 181 | 12 | 9.11 (4.33, 19.18) | 3 (1.12, 8.47) |
No | 48 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
Teacher | ||||
Yes | 144 | 19 | 1.96 (1.01, 3.83) | 3 (1.03, 7.95) |
No | 85 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
Health workers | ||||
Yes | 168 | 21 | 2.62 (1.33, 5.17) | * |
No | 129 | 20 | 2.24 (1.13, 4.45) | |
Number of sexual partner | ||||
One | 200 | 34 | 4.02 (2.19, 7.34) | * |
Two and more | 41 | 28 | 1 | |
Amount of sexual experience | ||||
Once | 20 | 28 | 1 | |
More than once with same sexual partner | 201 | 22 | 12.8 (6.23, 26.39) | * |
More than once with different sexual partner | 20 | 12 | 2.33 (0.93, 5.84 | |
Having romantic sexual relationship | ||||
Yes | 233 | 36 | 21.04 (8.84, 50.04) | 6.5 (1.23, 34.59) |
No | 8 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Duration of last sexual relationship | ||||
1-6 months | 44 | 41 | 1 | 1 |
>6 months | 197 | 21 | 8.74 (4.71, 16.24) | 3 (1.02, 8.24) |