Table 5.
Factors associated with awareness of the legality of abortion
| Variable (N = 424) | Crude odds ratio-COR (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted odds ratio- (AOR) (95% CI) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| Below 15 years | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 15–19 years | 2.558 (1.700, 3.848) | 1.976 (1.266, 3.084) | 0.003 † | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Unmarried | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Married | 2.202 (1.045, 3.902) | 0.034 | 2.087 (0.998, 4.366) | 0.050 † |
| Education status | ||||
| No education | 1.0 | |||
| Basic education | 0.533 (0.262, 0.185) | 0.083 | ||
| Secondary and above education | 1.272 (0.638, 2.537) | 0.495 | ||
| District | ||||
| Kalikot | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Dailekh | 1.421 (0.777, 2.597) | 0.254 | 1.261 (0.656, 2.424) | 0.486 |
| Jajarkot | 2.757 (1.562, 4.865) | 2.784(1.529, 5.067) | 0.001 † | |
| Jumla | 2.238 (1.147, 4.368) | 0.018 | 2.419 (1.204, 4.860) | 0.013 † |
| Awareness of Comprehensive Sexuality Education | ||||
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 2.121 (1.302, 3.456) | 0.003 | 1.991 (1.175, 3.374) | 0.010 † |
| p-value obtained from the chi-squared test. † Significant at p < 0.05. # Adjusted for the following covariates: respondent’s age, marital status, district, and adolescents’ awareness of CSE | ||||