Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with modern contraceptive utilization among reproductive age women in Kenya 2023

Age group

15–19

3016

435

1

1

20–24

3141

265

1.049(0.851,1.294); 0.211

0.972(0.758,1.247);0.008

25–29

2531

222

0.613(0.491,0.766); 0.000

0.601(0.472,0.765);0.000

30–34

2342

230

0.640(0.508,0.805); 0.000

0.653(0.512,0.832);0.000

35–39

1533

206

0.714(0.568,0.897);0.003

0.766(0.605,0.971);0.010

40–44

938

129

0.978(0.773,01.237);0.687

1.025(0.804,1.305);0.848

Place of residence

Urban

5504

744

1.456(1.308,1.621);0.000

1.230(1.060,1.428);0.006

Rural

7998

742

1

1

Religion

Catholic

3306

315

1

1

Protestant

5557

651

0.450(0.349,0.581); 0.000

0.425(0.326,0.554);0.000

Evangelical churches

3087

283

0.553(0.435,0.704);0.000

0.539(0.419,0.693);0.000

African instituted churches

954

138

0.433(0.335,0.560); 0.000

0.416(0.318,0.544);0.000

Islam

169

8

0.684(0.513,0.913);0.046

0.566(0.418,0.766);0.000

Other

428

91

0.202(0.093,0.440); 0.001

0.207(0.094,0.455);0.000

Educational status

No education

347

65

1

1

Primary

5613

391

0.959(0.725,1.268);0.635

1.164(0.835,1.620);0.832

Secondary

4787

488

0.354(0.309,0.407);0.000

0.448(0.727,0.530);0.000

Higher

2755

542

0.518 (0.454, 0.591);0.000

0.591(0.513,0.682);0.000

Marital status

Never in union

1867

356

1

1

Married

8719

848

2.035(1.709,2.424);0.000

1.593(1.302,1.948);0.000

Widowed

253

20

1.039(0.893,1.207);0.562

1.064(0.904,1.252);0.704

Divorced

135

26

0.836(0.519,1.346);0.867

0.938(0.570,1.542);0.441

Other

2527

237

2.045(1.315,3.181);0.707

2.208(1.394,3.497);0.900

Sex of house hold head

Male

9243

937

1

1

Female

4258

549

0.787(0.704,0.880);0.000

1.016(0.892,1.158);0.042

Wealth index

Poor

10,001

966

1

1

Middle

3500

520

0.650(0.580,0.728);0.004

1.084(0.920,1.277);0.001

Reading newspaper

No

10,884

1089

1

1

Yes

2617

397

1.318(1.224,1.420);0.000

1.002(0.921,1.091);0.015

Listening radio

No

2488

326

1

1

Yes

11,013

1160

1.242(1.090,1.415);0.000

1.265(1.101,1.454);0.004

Watching television

No

4166

400

1

1

Yes

9335

1086

0.825(0.731,0.930);0.031

0.973(0.845,1.121);0.923

History of

terminated pregnancy

No

11,638

1250

1

1

Yes

1863

236

0.847(0.731, 0.981);0.013

0.767(0.657,0.897);0.007

Currently breast feeding

No

10,074

1215

1.528 (1.332, 1.753);0.000

1.296(1.114,1.507);0.000

Yes

3427

271

1

1

Number of children

=<2

12,890

1457

1

1

> 2

611

29

2.362 (1.623,3.436);0.000

2.350(1.603,3.445);0.000