Table 5.
Odds ratio for women's reporting of physical violence perpetrated by their husbands and frequency of unwanted pregnancy, by three measures of pregnancy unwantedness, rural India
Unwanted pregnancy measure | Odds ratio for reporting of physical violence by husband | Frequency of unwanted pregnancy (percent) |
---|---|---|
Prospective measure | 1.28* | 23.3 |
Retrospective reporting of unwanted pregnancy | 1.16 | 10.7 |
Retrospective reporting of unhappiness with pregnancy | 1.21 | 5.3 |
Significant at p ≤ 0.05.