Exploring the Influencing Factors for Contraceptive Use among Women: A Meta-Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data from 18 Developing Countries

Table 4

Random effects model estimation (summary effect) for different variables on 18 developing countries.

Variables	Random effects model
	Odds ratio (OR)	value	Confidence interval
			Lower bound	Upper bound
Type of place of residence	0.88	0.0213	0.78	0.98
Respondent education level	1.39	0.0001	1.17	1.65
Currently breastfeeding	1.34	0.0022	1.11	1.62
Husband education level	1.60	0.0001	1.32	1.93
Respondent currently working	1.47	0.0001	1.30	1.66
Media exposure	1.48	0.0001	1.25	1.76
Respondent age	3.41	0.0001	2.35	4.93
Wealth index	1.21	0.0004	1.10	1.35
Desire for more children	0.53	0.0001	0.43	0.65