Table 5 Odds ratios (95% CI) from a multivariate logistic regression analysis and a multinomial logistic regression analysis looking at the predictors of differences in reported current contraceptive use within couples, rural Maharashtra India, N = 843 couples

 Concordant communication

2.86*** (1.48, 5.58)

57.86*** (25.56, 131.02)

10.12*** (4.26, 24.05)

24.87*** (6.82, 90.63)

 Discordant Men+ communication

9.90*** (4.97, 20.07)

6.05*** (2.40, 15.25)

18.95*** (8.28, 43.38)

0.76 (0.07, 8.59)

 Discordant Women+ communication

1.74* (0.97, 3.14)

8.18*** (4.00, 16.70)

0.95 (0.42, 2.15)

9.29*** (3.23, 26.71)

 Discordant Men+ preferences

0.85 (0.44, 1.57)

0.79 (0.38, 1.61)

0.58 (0.24, 1.40)

1.92 (0.68, 5.38)

 Discordant Women+ preferences

1.88** (1.00, 3.45)

0.87 (0.38, 1.96)

1.31 (0.56, 3.08)

3.92** (1.32, 11.60)

 Equality in fertility decision-making

1.52 (0.99, 2.34)

2.14** (1.33, 3.44)

1.78* (1.05, 3.01)

2.55* (1.17, 5.54)

 Wife’s Autonomy

0.96 (0.81, 1.15)

0.95 (0.78, 1.17)

0.93 (0.75, 1.16)

1.01 (0.74, 1.38)

 Wife’s Educ in years

1.10** (1.03, 1.19)

1.04 (0.96, 1.13)

1.14** (1.04, 1.25)

1.08 (0.96, 1.21)

 Wife’s Contraceptive familiarity

1.03 (0.93, 1.14)

1.01 (0.90, 1.13)

1.02 (0.89, 1.17)

1.09 (0.93, 1.28)

 Contraceptive familiarity H # reported

0.85* (0.71, 1.03)

1.17 (0.95, 1.44)

0.93 (0.72, 1.19)

0.91 (0.64, 1.30)

 Extended Family

0.81 (0.47, 1.40)

0.55* (0.30, 1.01)

0.74 (0.36, 1.51)

0.41* (0.15, 1.11)

 Arranged Marriage

2.04** (1.13, 3.85)

0.68 (0.37, 1.25)

2.24* (0.94, 5.34)

1.21 (0.44, 3.31)

 Number of Children

1.64*** (1.16, 2.31)

1.30 (0.90, 1.88)

2.22*** (1.41, 3.47)

1.30 (0.71, 2.37)

 Wife’s Age in years

0.90 (0.79, 1.02)

1.07 (0.94, 1.22)

0.81** (0.68, 0.97)

1.09 (0.88, 1.34)

 Husband’s Age in years

0.99 (0.88, 1.11)

1.01 (0.89, 1.14)

1.01 (0.87, 1.18)

0.99 (0.80, 1.21)

 Husband’s Educ in years

1.06 (0.98, 1.15)

1.10** (1.01, 1.21)

1.16*** (1.04, 1.29)

0.99 (0.85, 1.15)

 House size # of rooms

0.92 (0.76, 1.10)

1.04 (0.87, 1.25)

0.94 (0.74, 1.20)

0.80 (0.55, 1.15)

 Wife’s income activity

0.53** (0.28, 0.95)

0.65 (0.34, 1.24)

0.63 (0.29, 1.33)

0.24** (0.07, 0.83)

 Food insecurity Yes

1.41 (0.64, 2.95)

0.99 (0.40, 2.45)

1.56 (0.61, 3.96)

0.90 (0.20, 4.03)

  Scheduled Tribe

0.72 (0.27, 2.03)

2.73* (0.84, 8.91)

1.17 (0.33, 4.17)

0.98 (0.11, 8.46)

  OBC

0.60 (0.21, 1.81)

3.09* (0.86, 11.15)

0.56 (0.14, 2.26)

2.28 (0.24, 21.66)

  Other

0.39 (0.12, 1.29)

3.55* (0.91, 13.82)

0.50 (0.11, 2.39)

1.88 (0.19, 18.66)