Table 1.

Description of predictors in the logistic regression model

Predictor	Name of variable and value level	Type of variable
X1	Place of residence	Nominal
	1=Rural, 2=Urban	Categorical
X2	Religion
	1=Hindu, 2=Muslim	Nominal
	3=Christian, 4=Others	Categorical
X3	Household standard of living	Ordinal
	1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High	Categorical
X4	Sex of the child	Nominal
	1=Male, 2=Female	Categorical
X5	Literacy of mother
	1=Can read and write	Ordinal
	2=Can't read and write	Categorical
X6	Total no. of children ever born to a
	mother 1=Up to two, 2=Three or four	Nominal
	3=Five or above	Categorical
X7	Age of mother at marriage
	1=Below 18 years, 2=18-26 years	Nominal
	3=Above 26 years	Categorical