Table 4 Multilevel logistic regression on the modern contraceptive usage among women of reproductive age in Mozambique, MZDHS 2022/23

Age of the respondent

15–24

1.00

-

1.00

25–34

1.31 (1.13, 1.53)**

-

1.31 (1.13, 1.53)**

35–44

1.45 (1.19, 1.76)**

-

1.45 (1.19, 1.76)**

> 45

1.21 (0.89, 1.66)

1.21 (0.88, 1.65)

Women education

No education

1.00

-

1.00

Primary

1.54 (1.30, 1.83)**

1.48 (1.25, 1.76)**

Secondary

2.51 (2.03, 3.10)**

-

2.25 (1.82, 2.78)**

Higher

2.59 (1.73, 3.87)**

-

2.14 (1.43, 3.19)**

Wealth index

Poor

1.00

-

1.00

Middle

1.48 (1.22, 1.80)**

-

1.24 (1.02, 1.50)*

Rich

2.60 (2.13, 3.17)**

-

1.74 (1.39, 2.17)**

Working status

Not working

1.00

-

1.00

Working

1.36 (1.19, 1.55)**

-

1.194 (1.04, 1.36)*

Terminated pregnancy

No

1.00

-

1.00

Yes

0.86 (0.72, 1.02)

-

0.86 (0.72, 1.03)

Visit by fieldworker in the last 12 months

No

1.00

-

1.00

Yes

1.27 (1.07, 1.51)*

-

1.38 (1.15, 1.64)**

Health facility visits in the last 12 months

No

1.00

-

1.00

Yes

1.61 (1.38, 1.88)**

-

1.52 (1.30, 1.78)**

Age at first sex

< 18

1.00

-

1.00

≥ 18

1.04 (0.87, 1.25)

-

0.96 (0.80, 1.15)

Age at 1st birth

< 19

1.00

-

1.00

>=19

0.61 (0.53, 0.71)**

-

1.72 (1.48, 1.99)**

Desire for more children

Want other

1.00

-

1.00

Undecided

0.84 (0.69, 1.03)

-

0.87 (0.71, 1.07)

Want no more

2.17 (1.75, 2.67) **

-

1.68 (1.44, 1.97)**

Birth in the last five years

None

1.00

-

1.00

One

1.31 (1.11, 1.54)*

-

1.38 (1.17, 1.63)**

Two & plus

0.87 (0.72, 1.06)

0.99 (0.82, 1.21)

Household media exposure

No

1.00

-

1.00

Yes

1.32 (1.14, 1.53)**

-

1.33 (1.15, 1.55)**

Autonomy decision healthcare

No

1.00

-

1.00

Yes

1.30 (1.12, 1.51)*

-

1.19 (1.02, 1.38)*

Residence

Urban

1.00

1.00

Rural

0.49(0.42, 0.57)**

0.87 (0.72, 1.05)

Distance to health facility

Not big problem

1.00

1.00

Big problem

0.79 (0.70,0.88)**

0.84 (0.73, 0.97)*

Regions

Maputo

1.00

1.00

Niassa

0.22 (0.16,0.30)**

0.43 (0.30, 0.61)**

Cabo delgado

0.15.(0.11, 0.20)**

0.19 (0.14, 0.27)**

Nampula

0.11(0.08, 0.15)**

0.22 (0.16, 0.32)**

Zambezia

0.12 (0.09, 0.17)**

0.22 (0.14, 0.32)**

Tete

0.36 (0.27, 0.49)**

0.59 (0.42, 0.82)*

Manica

0.27 (0.20, 0.36)**

0.33 (0.24, 0.46)**

Sofala

0.33 (0.25, 0.44)**

0.42 (0.30, 0.59)**

Inhambe

0.67 (0.50, 0.90)

0.53 (0.38, 0.75)**

Gaza

0.81 (0.61, 1.08)*

0.63 (0.46, 0.87)*

Cidade de Maputo

0.64 (0.47, 0.85)*

0.70 (0.49, 0.98)*