Table 3

Multivariate logistic regression analyses of characteristics associated with emergency contraceptive pill use (n=312)

CharacteristicAdjusted OR (95% CI)p
Age (years)
 <25Ref
 25+0.52* (0.29–0.94)0.031
Marital status
 Ever marriedRef
 Single (never married)3.07* (1.17–8.10)0.023
Highest education completed
 Primary or lessRef
 Some secondary1.53 (0.85–2.77)0.154
 Secondary or more3.88** (1.70–8.86)0.001
Number of children
 0Ref
 11.85 (0.87–3.94)0.110
 2+2.69* (1.2–5.89)0.013
Total income in past month (in US$)
 <70Ref
 70–1402.58* (1.22–5.45)0.013
 141+3.43** (1.67–7.02)0.001
Previously received HIV-positive diagnosis
 NoRef
 Yes1.41 (0.83–2.39)0.208
Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test8.18 (p=0.42)
  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01.

  • CI, confidence interval: ECP, emergency contraceptive pill; OR, odds ratio; Ref, reference.