Journal of Population Sciences
From: Relationship between Religion and Unintended Childbearing in Nigeria: A Cross-Regional Perspective
Explanatory factors | Model I (SE) | Model II (SE) | Model III (SE) | Model IV (SE) |
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Religious affiliation | ||||
Catholic | 0.65 (0.068)*** | 0.60 (0.065)*** | 0.60 (0.067)*** | 0.92 (0.227) |
Other Christians | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Muslims | 0.24 (0.021) *** | 0.56 (0.061)*** | 0.52 (0.059)*** | 0.36 (0.088)*** |
Region of residence | ||||
North-central | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
North-east | 0.84 (0.136) | 0.76 (0.127) | 0.47 (0.091)*** | |
North-west | 0.61 (0.101)*** | 0.54 (0.089)*** | 0.37 (0.153)*** | |
South-east/south-south | 1.89 (0.239)*** | 1.78 (0.242)*** | 1.72 (0.266)*** | |
South-west | 1.14 (0.175) | 1.19 (0.183) | 1.03 (0.192) | |
Women’s age | ||||
15–24 years | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
25–34 years | 0.72 (0.059)*** | 0.51 (0.048)*** | 0.52 (0.048)*** | |
35 years and above | 1.22 (0.105)** | 0.57 (0.066)*** | 0.57 (0.067)*** | |
Women’s education | ||||
None | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
Primary | 1.72 (0.211)*** | 1.68 (0.213)*** | 1.66 (0.212)*** | |
Secondary | 1.99 (0.234)*** | 2.29 (0.272)*** | 2.27 (0.281)*** | |
Post-secondary | 1.29 (0.224)** | 2.12 (0.375)*** | 2.11 (0.379)*** | |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 1.02 (0.096) | 0.97 (0.096) | 0.99(0.098) | |
Rural | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
Household wealth quintile | ||||
First quintile | 0.92 (0.122) | 0.89 (0.121) | 0.89 (0.121) | |
Second quintile | 0.88 (0.092) | 0.82 (0.089) | 0.82 (0.089) | |
Third quintile | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
Fourth quintile | 1.10 (0.111) | 1.17 (0.123) | 1.17 (0.124) | |
Fifth quintile | 0.73 (0.097)* | 0.89 (0.123) | 0.90 (0.126) | |
Type of marital union | ||||
Never married | 11.08 (2.131)** | 11.74 (2.346)*** | ||
Monogamous | Ref | Ref | ||
Polygamous | 1.49 (0.127)*** | 1.49 (0.127)*** | ||
Previously married or separated | 2.10 (0.451)*** | 2.10 (0.451)*** | ||
Employment status | ||||
Working | 0.84 (0.068)* | 0.83 (0.068)* | ||
Not working | Ref | Ref | ||
Women’s participation in their own health decision-making | ||||
Participated in her own health decision-making | 0.99 (0.079) | 0.99 (0.080) | ||
Not involved in her own health decision-making | Ref | Ref | ||
Head of household sex | ||||
Male | 0.87 (0.091) | 0.89 (0.093) | ||
Female | Ref | Ref | ||
Mass media exposure to family planning message | ||||
No exposure | 0.81 (0.070)* | 0.81 (0.069)* | ||
Exposed to one mass media source | Ref | Ref | ||
Exposed to two mass media sources | 0.87 (0.117) | 0.86 (0.115) | ||
Exposed to three mass media sources | 0.40 (0.097)*** | 0.40 (0.098)*** | ||
Number of living children | ||||
None | 0.87 (0.291) | 0.88 (0.293) | ||
1–2 children | Ref | Ref | ||
3–4 children | 1.79 (0.162)*** | 1.79 (0.162)*** | ||
5 children and above | 4.10 (0.472)*** | 4.14 (0.473)*** | ||
Religious affiliation × region of residence | ||||
North-east × Catholic | 0.73 (0.409) | |||
North-east × Muslim | 2.45 (0.779)*** | |||
North-west × Catholic | 1.95 (1.315) | |||
North-west × Muslim | 1.99 (0.915) | |||
South-east-South-south × Catholic | 0.52 (0.147)* | |||
South-east-South-south × Muslim | 1.57 (0.837) | |||
South-west × Catholic | 0.55 (0.346) | |||
South-west × Muslim | 1.67 (0.533) | |||
Constant | 0.31 (0.017)*** | 0.15 (0.025) *** | 0.14 (0.031)*** | 0.15 (0.037)*** |
Adjusted Wald test (Prob > F) | 22.50 (0.000) | 20.73 (0.000) | 0.11 (0.738) | |
Number of cases | 12,999 | 12,999 | 12,999 | 12,999 |