Document
Determinants of contraceptive practice in Oman by using multilevel modeling.
Identifier
10.24200/squjs.vol20iss1pp83-92
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science. v. 20, no.1, p. 83-92.
Contributors
Ahmed, Mohammed S., Author
Mazharul Islam, M., Author
Country
Oman.
City
Muscat.
Publisher
College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University.
Gregorian
2015-01-01
Language
English
Subject
English abstract
In this paper, multilevel logistic regression models are developed for examining the hierarchical effects of contraceptive use and its selected determinants in Oman using the 2008 Oman National Reproductive Health Survey (ONRHS). Comparison between single level and multilevel logistic regression models has been made to examine the plausibility of multilevel effects of contraceptive use. From the multilevel logistic regression model analysis, it was found that there is real multilevel variation among contraceptive users in Oman. The results indicate that a multilevel logistic regression model is the best fit over ordinary multiple logistic regression models. Generally, this study revealed that women’s age, education, number of living children and region of residence are important factors that affect contraceptive use in Oman. The effect of regional variation for age of women, education of women and number of living children further implies that there exists considerable differences in modern contraceptive use among regions, and a model with a random coefficient or slope is more appropriate to explain the regional variation than a model with fixed coefficients or without random effects. The study suggests that researchers should use multilevel models rather than traditional regression methods when their data structure is hierarchal.
ISSN
2414-536 X
Arabic abstract
تُقدَّم دراسة حول تحويل عزم الدوران بنقل الدوران في وصلة نفق مغناطيسية ذات تباين مغناطيسي عمودي. يمكن تقليل تيار التحويل بشكل كبير باستخدام مذبذب عزم الدوران (STO)، وينبغي النظر في استخدامه بالإضافة إلى النقل التقليدي في وصلات النفق المغناطيسي (MTJ). يكون انخفاض تيار التحويل من الحالة الموازية إلى الحالة المعاكسة أكبر منه في الاتجاه المعاكس، مما يُقلل من عدم تماثل المقاومة مع التيار في حلقة التباطؤ. يحدث هذا الانخفاض في كل من تيار التحويل وعدم التماثل تحت مذبذب عزم الدوران فقط أثناء عملية الكتابة، ولا يؤثر على الاستقرار الحراري للطبقة الحرة.
Category
Journal articles