Table 3 Estimated odds ratio for and 95% credible intervals specific for contraceptive use and sexual health knowledge for the categorical variables for Chad, congo, Kenya, Malawi and Mali among women with disabilities

Education

No Education

Primary

Secondary/Higher

1

13.295 (5.206, 33.936)

3.568 (1.008, 12.634)

1

0.647 (0.255, 1.641)

2.182 (0.886, 5.376)

1

1.788 (1.243, 2.572)

1.556 (1.028, 2.355)

1

1.392 (1.018, 1.903)

1.343 (0.863, 2.090)

1

2.236 (1.364, 3.664)

2.303 (1.450, 3.658)

Marital Status

Never married

Currently married

Previously married

1

0.275 (0.040, 1.891)

0.028 (0.041, 1.929)

1

0.779 (0.284, 2.144)

1.048 (0.367, 2.996)

1

1.271 (0.851, 1.892)

0.978 (0.621, 1.541)

1

0.934 (0.553, 1.578)

0.546 (0.310, 0.962)

1

0.229 (0.118, 0.443)

0.140 (0.041, 0.476)

Place of residence

Urban

Rural

1

6.305 (1.870, 22.351)

1

0.421 (0.196, 0.903)

1

0.524 (0.384, 0.715)

1

1.052 (0.670, 1.582)

1

0.282 (0.147, 0.535)

Community literacy level

Low

Medium

High

1

6.305 (1.870, 22.351)

3.882 (1.107, 13.673)

1

1.223 (0.507, 2.955)

0.903 (0.324, 2.513)

1

0.684 (0.476, 0.982)

-

1

0.943 (0.717, 1.240)

1.212 (0.897, 1.639)

1

0.911 (0.551, 0.505)

0.963 (0.590, 1.571)

Community Socioeconomic Status

Low

Medium

High

1

1.120 (0.120, 11.019)

5.545 (1.606, 20.254)

1

-

1.109 (0.529, 2.322)

1

-

0.673 (0.469, 0.966)

1

1.270 (0.926, 1.740)

1.023 (0.726, 1.442)

1

0.938 (0.486, 1.809)

0.523 (0.284, 0.960)

Age

15–24

25–34

35 and above

1

4.553 (1.160, 17.859)

3.916 (0.993,15.439)

1

1.134 (0.551, 2.332)

1.289 (0.610, 2.723)

1

1.223 (0.921, 1.624)

0.646 (0.461, 0.904)

1

1.125 (0.861,1.471)

1.016 (0.731, 1.413)

1

1.476 (0.941, 2.315)

2.503 (1.531, 4.094)

Sexual health knowledge

Education

No Education

Primary

Secondary/Higher

1

1.272 (0.874, 1.849)

13.653 (7.100, 26.340)

1

2.467 (1.545, 3.943)

4.363 (2.424, 7.877)

1

1.826 (1.152, 2.903)

5.061 (2.653, 9.677)

1

1.367 (0.965, 1.937)

2.093 (1.225, 3.574)

1

0.739 (0.447, 1.222)

1.353 (0.799, 2.293)

Marital Status

Never married

Currently married

Previously married

1

3.733 (1.871, 7.4520)

8.747 (4.247, 18.020)

1

1.240 (0.545, 2.819)

2.650 (1.115, 6.301)

1

2.855 (1.652, 4.930)

7.168 (3.493, 14.717)

1

2.527 (1.410, 4.526)

1.679 (0.900, 3.137)

1

1.260 (0.675, 2.363)

5.251 (1.501, 18.481)

Place of residence

Urban

Rural

1

0.462 (0.302, 0.708)

1

0.437 (0.235, 0.814)

1

0.674 (0.433, 1.048)

1

0.989 (0.617, 1.587)

1

2.196 (1.152, 4.157)

Community literacy level

Low

Medium

High

1

3.733 (1.871, 7.452)

8.747 (4.247, 18.020)

1

0.471 (0.291, 0.760)

0.670 (0.344,1.301)

1

2.138 (1.369, 3.340)

-

1

1.118 (0.818, 1.528)

1.628 (1.133, 2.340)

1

1.320 (0.801, 2.175)

0.625 (0.387, 1.009)

Community Socioeconomic Status

Low

Medium

High

1

1.138 (0.683, 1.900)

0.897 (0.561, 1.434)

1

-

0.675 (0.338, 1.349)

1

-

1.684 (0.845, 3.352)

1

1.393 (0.948, 2.046)

0.846 (0.572, 1.252)

1

1.396 (0.730, 2.669)

2.050 (1.063, 3.951)

Age

15–24

25–34

35 and above

1

1.717 (1.192, 2.474)

1.617 (1.141, 2.292)

1

0.694 (0.426, 1.131)

1.315 (0.750, 2.305)

1

1.291 (0.855, 1.950)

1.314 (0.819, 2.108)

1

0.945 (0.688, 1.297)

1.030 (0.699, 1.517)

1

1.798 (1.196, 2.703)

1.606 (1.019, 2.533)