Table 2.
Odds ratio (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for abortion due to various characteristics
| Demographic Characteristics and knowledge | n = 506a | Model I | Model II | Model III | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
| Age | |||||||
| 15–24 | 81 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
| 25–34 | 306 | 1.37 | 0.96,1.94 | 1.31 | 0.89,1.91 | 1.37 | 0.94,2.00 |
| ≥ 35 | 119 | 0.30 | 0.21,0.45 | 0.33 | 0.21,0.51 | 0.37 | 0.24,0.56 |
| Education | |||||||
| No education | 133 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
| Primary | 120 | 3.22 | 2.31,4.48 | 2.04 | 1.39,2.98 | 2.21 | 1.52,3.20 |
| Secondary | 208 | 4.04 | 2.99,5.44 | 1.38 | 0.95,2.00 | 1.69 | 1.22,2.34 |
| Higher | 45 | 3.79 | 2.37,6.06 | 0.92 | 0.52,1.65 | 1.25 | 0.78,2.05 |
| Occupation | |||||||
| Agriculture | 230 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Unemployed | 123 | 1.58 | 1.17,2.14 | 1.14 | 0.79,1.68 | ||
| Non-agriculture | 153 | 1.82 | 1.37,2.42 | 1.03 | 0.72,1.48 | ||
| Religion | |||||||
| Muslim and others | 27 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
| Buddhist | 31 | 2.21 | 1.14,4.29 | 2.02 | 0.97,4.23 | 2.15 | 1.04,4.44 |
| Hindu | 448 | 1.83, | 1.11,3.03 | 1.69 | 0.94,3.02 | 1.73 | 1.00,2.98 |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Dalit and others | 74 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Janajati | 156 | 1.44 | 0.99,2.08 | 1.24 | 0.79,1.94 | ||
| Brahmin and Chhetri | 276 | 1.92 | 1.35,2.71 | 1.38 | 0.91,2.09 | ||
| Region | |||||||
| Mountain | 55 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Terai | 249 | 1.45 | 1.02,2.04 | 1.10 | 0.72,1.69 | ||
| Hill | 202 | 1.47 | 1.04,2.08 | 1.42 | 0.95,2.13 | ||
| Residence | |||||||
| Rural | 319 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Urban | 187 | 1.39 | 1.09,1.77 | 0.93 | 0.68,1.28 | ||
| Wealth Index | |||||||
| Poorest | 60 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Poorer | 60 | 1.23 | 0.79,1.91 | 0.93 | 0.55,1.56 | ||
| Middle | 82 | 1.60 | 1.04,2.45 | 1.06 | 0.63,1.78 | ||
| Richer | 121 | 2.13 | 1.42,3.19 | 1.17 | 0.70,1.96 | ||
| Richest | 183 | 2.90 | 1.99,4.22 | 1.33 | 0.72,2.43 | ||
| Contraceptive use | |||||||
| None | 214 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
| Traditional methods | 73 | 2.20 | 1.49,3.24 | 1.87 | 1.17,3.00 | 1.97 | 1.24,3.14 |
| Modern methods | 219 | 0.88 | 0.68,1.14 | 0.86 | 0.65,1.15 | 0.88 | 0.66,1.17 |
| Knowledge on legal abortion | |||||||
| No | 167 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
| Yes | 339 | 3.38 | 2.63,4.34 | 1.81 | 1.35,2.44 | 1.88 | 1.41,2.52 |
| Knowledge on safe places for abortion | |||||||
| No | 30 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
| Yes | 476 | 7.99 | 4.98,12.82 | 5.07 | 3.09,8.31 | 4.96 | 3.04,8.09 |
OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, Model I: crude model, Model II: simultaneously adjusted, Model III: backward stepwise elimination; an represents those who had undergone an abortion (506 out of 2395 selected respondents)