Table 2 Multilevel analysis of factors associated with knowledge of fertility period among reproductive-age women in Kenya, 2022(N = 16,901)

Age

15–19

1

20–24

1.730(1.516,1.974)

1.81(1.17, 2.81)^*

25–29

2.057(1.763, 2.400)

1.97(1.17, 3.30)^*

30–34

1.990(1.686, 2.349)

2.17(1.24, 3.80)^*

35–39

2.273(1.912, 2.703)

2.56(1.44, 4.56)^*

40–44

2.578(2.141, 3.104)

2.36(1.26, 4.43)^*

45–49

2.503(2.060, 3.041)

3.65(1.92, 6.93)^*

Occupation

Not working

1

Working

1.869(1.796, 1.947)

1.27(0.97, 1.67)

Education

No education

1

Primary

1.120(0.944,1.32)

1.11(0.72, 1.71)

Secondary and above

1.53(1.00, 2.33)^*

Pregnancy desire

Have no desire

1

Have desire

1.054(0.968, 1.149)

0 0.98(0.74, 1.30)

Recently active sex

Not active

1

Active

1.133(1.034, 1.242)

1.27(0.92, 1.75)

Marital status

Single

1

Married

1.011(0.896, 1.141)

1.31(0.81, 2.12)

Wealth status

Poorest

1

Poorer

1.154(1.010, 1.319)

1.03(0.628, 1.69)

Middle

1.111(0.969, 1.274)

0.74(0.46, 1.20)

Richer

1.221(1.057, 1.410)

1.19(0.72, 1.97)

Richest

1.496(1.272, 1.758)

1.63(0.92, 2.88)

Heard FP

1

No

Yes

1.255(1.150, 1.369)

1.56(1.18, 2.05)*

Contraceptive use

User

1

Non user

0.978(0.899, 1.064)

1.42(1.06, 1.89)*

Media exposure

No

1

Yes

1.359(1.205, 1.533)

1.53(1.09, 2.16)*

Parent education

No education

1

Primary

0.746(0.614, 0.906)

1.03(0.59, 1.79)

Secondary

0.874(0.722, 1.059)

1.39(0.78, 2.45)

Distance health facility

Big problem

1

Not a big problem

1.031(0.943,1.128)

1.55(1.14, 2.09)*

Sex house head

Male

1

Female

1.145(1.055, 1.24)

1.15(0.87, 1.52)

Residence

Rural

1

1

Urban

1.11(0.79, 1.55)

1.79(1.17, 2.73)*

Community level education

Low

1

High

1.74(0.54,2.02)

1.44(1.04, 2.00)*

Community level poverty

High

1

Low

1.89(0.68, 2.15)

1.16(0.89, 1.53)

Community Media

Low

1

High

1.83(0.64,2.08)

1.21(0.93, 1.58)