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. 2024 Mar 9;24:750. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18254-x

Table 6.

Results of unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio of different forms of high-risk fertility behaviour and anaemia among urban ever-married women (15–49 years), NFHS-5 (2019–21), India

Characteristics Unadjusted OR [95% CI] Adjusted OR [95% CI]
Model I Model II Model III Model IV
Any high-risk fertility behaviour
 No risk®
 Any high-risk fertility behaviour 1.20***(1.158 1.253) 1.16***(1.115 1.219)
Type of high-risk fertility behaviour
 No risk®
 Single high-risk fertility behaviour 1.19*** (1.144 1.243) 1.16***(1.106–1.211)
 Multiple high-risk fertility behaviour 1.28***(1.165–1.403) 1.24*** (1.118 1.377)
Maternal Age
 15–24®
 25–34 0.96*(0.92 1.001) 0.959**(0.919 1.00)
 35–49 0.865***(0.807 0.928) 0.86***(0.801 0.923)
Maternal education
 No education®
 Primary 1.07*(0.99 1.156) 1.072*(0.992 1.158)
 Secondary 1.005 (0.946 1.068) 1.008 (0.948 1.072)
 Higher 0.838***(0.781 0.9) 0.841***(0.783 0.903)
Caste
 Schedule Caste®
 Schedule Tribe 0.906**(0.826 0.993) 0.905**(0.826 0.992)
 Other Backward Class 0.924***(0.881 0.969) 0.924***(0.881 0.969)
 Others 0.892***(0.846 0.941) 0.892***(0.845 0.941)
Religion
 Hindu®
 Muslim 0.78***(0.745 0.817) 0.78***(0.745 0.817)
 Christian 0.812***(0.719 0.918) 0.812***(0.719 0.918)
 Others 1.019 (0.902 1.152) 1.02 (0.903 1.152)
Wealth Status
 Poor®
 Middle 0.901***(0.861 0.944) 0.902***(0.861 0.945)
 Rich 0.824***(0.782 0.867) 0.825***(0.783 0.868)
Region
 North®
 Central 0.921***(0.869 0.976) 0.921***(0.869 0.975)
 East 1.46***(1.368 1.559) 1.46***(1.368 1.558)
 North-east 0.886 (0.767 1.024) 0.886 (0.767 1.024)
 West 0.947*(0.893 1.006) 0.947*(0.892 1.005)
 South 0.687***(0.647 0.729) 0.687***(0.647 0.729)
Maternal BMI
 Underweight®
 Normal 0.717***(0.678 0.758) 0.717***(0.678 0.759)
 Overweight 0.67***(0.628 0.714) 0.67***(0.628 0.714)
 Obese 0.676***(0.624 0.732) 0.676***(0.624 0.732)
Women's height
 < 145 cm®
 > 145 cm 0.924***(0.871 0.98) 0.924***(0.871 0.981)
Delivery Type
 Vaginal®
 C-section 1.01 (0.971 1.05) 1.01 (0.971 1.051)
Contraceptive use
 Not using®
 Modern methods 1.044**(1.005 1.085) 1.044**(1.005 1.085)
 Traditional methods 1.085***(1.025 1.148) 1.085***(1.025 1.148)

*p < 0.05

**p < 0.01

***p < 0.001