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Table 2 Factors influencing use of EC among regular female students, Wachamo University, Ethiopia

From: Sexual experiences and emergency contraceptive use among female university students: a cross-sectional study at Wachamo University, Ethiopia

Predictors

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age

  

≤20 Years old

1

1

>20 Years old

3.54 (1.95, 6.39)***

1.19 (0.54, 2.61)

Marital status

  

Single/Never married

1

1

Ever Married

6.98 (3.77, 12.93)***

6.99 (3.09, 15.85)***

Religion

  

Protestant

1

1

Orthodox

1.99 (0.98, 4.07)

0.85 (0.35, 2.05)

Catholic

3.26 (1.46, 7.26)**

1.81 (0.69, 4.73)

Muslim

1.03 (0.39, 2.73)

0.93 (0.29, 2.95)

Others (Adventist & Apostolic)

3.26 (1.05, 10.06)*

12.42 (2.68, 57.42)**

Residence before joining university

  

Rural

1

1

Urban

2.15 (1.19, 3.87)*

1.67 (0.79, 3.50)

Current place of residence

  

In the campus

1

1

Outside the campus

2.95 (1.28, 6.79)*

0.87 (0.27, 2.82)

Class year

  

Year I

1

1

Year II

1.39 (0.78, 2.51)

1.09 (0.53, 2.29)

Study background

  

Health & Natural Sciences

2.02 (0.84, 4.89)

2.427 (0.82, 7.16)

Social, Business & Economics

1

1

Mother’s educational status

  

Illiterate (unable to read and write)

1

1

Primary (grade 1–8)

4.43 (1.52, 12.94)**

3.31 (0.83, 13.15)

Secondary (grade 9–12)

8.31 (2.69, 25.66)***

3.74 (0.81, 17.36)

College and Above

3.27 (0.88, 12.15)

1.61 (0.28, 9.27)

Father’s educational status

  

Illiterate (unable to read and write)

1

1

Primary (grade 1–8)

4.36 (0.95, 20.02)

2.18 (0.37, 12.78)

Secondary (grade 9–12)

3.88 (0.86, 17.55)

1.22 (0.19, 7.42)

College and above

8.23 (1.89, 35.71)*

2.69 (0.42, 17.27)

Pocket money/month (ETB)

1.001 (1.000, 1002)

1.00 (0.99, 1.00)

Level of knowledge

  

Not good

1

1

Good

9.41 (4.16, 21.28)***

8.51 (3.28, 22.12)***

Level of attitude

  

Negative

1

1

Positive

3.17 (1.74, 5.77)***

1.78 (0.87, 3.64)

  1. *Significant at 0.05, **Significant at 0.01, ***Significant at 0.000.