Table 9 Odds of having exceeded one’s ideal family size based on the total number of living children at the time of survey, comparing men currently aged 40–49 who were married by age 18 with those married at or after 18 (reference group)
Country | Percentage of men exceeding their ideal family size | Unadjusted odds ratios (Model 1) | Odds ratios adjusted for age (Model 2) | Odds ratios adjusted for age and household wealth (Model 3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married by age 18 | Married at/ after age 18 | Odds ratio | P value | Odds ratio | P value | Odds ratio | P value | |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of N = 996 | 53.4 (39.2–67.1) | 49.1 (45.1–53.1) | 1.19 (0.65–2.16) | 0.574 | 1.22 (0.68–2.20) | 0.508 | 1.11 (0.60–2.06) | 0.728 |
P = 0.574 | ||||||||
Comoros N = 316 | 21.8 (10.8–39.0) | 20.8 (14.5–28.9) | 1.06 (0.42–2.67) | 0.898 | – | – | – | – |
P = 0.898 | ||||||||
Guatemala N = 1616 | 50.3 (42.9–57.8) | 31.7 (28.7–34.8) | 2.19 (1.57–3.05) | < 0.001 | 2.26 (1.62–3.15) | < 0.001 | 2.15 (1.54–3.01) | < 0.001 |
P < 0.001 | ||||||||
Honduras N = 1109 | 48.3 (38.5–58.1) | 33.5 (29.7–37.4) | 1.85 (1.21–2.85) | 0.005 | 1.87 (1.21–2.87) | 0.005 | 1.81 (1.18–2.78) | 0.007 |
P = 0.004 | ||||||||
Madagascar N = 1193 | 22.4 (14.5–33.0) | 21.3 (18.5–24.5) | 1.07 (0.60–1.87) | 0.821 | 1.05 (0.60–1.83) | 0.872 | 0.97 (0.56–1.70) | 0.921 |
P = 0.820 | ||||||||
Nepal N = 873 | 69.3 (62.4–75.5) | 44.7 (40.0–49.4) | 2.80 (1.96–3.99) | < 0.001 | 3.02 (2.11–4.32) | < 0.001 | 2.63 (1.85–3.72) | < 0.001 |
P < 0.001 | ||||||||
Nicaragua N = 848 | 53.2 (42.3–63.7) | 30.9 (26.0–36.3) | 2.54 (1.54–4.18) | < 0.001 | 2.62 (1.59–4.31) | < 0.001 | – | – |
P < 0.001 | ||||||||