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Table 11 Results from linear regression analysis: Factors associated with the number of children ever fathered among currently married men aged 20–49

From: Child marriage among boys in high-prevalence countries: an analysis of sexual and reproductive health outcomes

Model 1: Adjusted for men’s current age

Country

 

Regression coefficient

P value

Confidence interval

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Marriage by age 18

1.37

< 0.001

(1.03–1.71)

Current age

0.17

< 0.001

(0.16–0.18)

Comoros

Marriage by age 18

1.80

< 0.001

(0.88–2.72)

Current age

0.17

< 0.001

(0.14–0.20)

Guatemala

Marriage by age 18

1.56

< 0.001

(1.39–1.72)

Current age

0.17

< 0.001

(0.17–0.18)

Guyana

Marriage by age 18

0.78

0.035

(0.05–1.51)

Current age

0.12

< 0.001

(0.10–0.15)

Honduras

Marriage by age 18

1.11

< 0.001

(0.82–1.39)

Current age

0.16

< 0.001

(0.15–0.17)

Madagascar

Marriage by age 18

1.34

< 0.001

(1.06–1.58)

Current age

0.17

< 0.001

(0.16–0.18)

Mozambique

Marriage by age 18

1.58

< 0.001

(1.22–1.94)

Current age

0.26

< 0.001

(0.24–0.28)

Nepal

Marriage by age 18

1.16

< 0.001

(0.97–1.36)

Current age

0.14

< 0.001

(0.13–0.15)

Nicaragua

Marriage by age 18

1.09

< 0.001

(0.83–1.35)

Current age

0.14

< 0.001

(0.13–0.16)

Thailand

Marriage by age 18

0.51

< 0.001

(0.34–0.68)

Current age

0.05

< 0.001

(0.05–0.06)

  1. Results exclude men who report having been married or in union more than once