Table 3.
Odds ratio (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for unsafe abortion due to various characteristics
| Demographic Characteristics and knowledge | n = 81a | Model I | Model II | Model III | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
| Age | |||||||
| 15–24 | 16 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
| 25–34 | 43 | 0.51 | 0.24,1.09 | 0.49 | 0.21,1.11 | 0.43 | 0.19,0.97 |
| ≥ 35 | 22 | 0.71 | 0.30,1.69 | 0.66 | 0.25,1.77 | 0.52 | 0.22,1.20 |
| Education | |||||||
| No education | 30 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Primary | 16 | 0.64 | 0.30,1.41 | 0.84 | 0.36,2.00 | ||
| Secondary | 31 | 0.59 | 0.31,1.14 | 1.35 | 0.58,3.63 | ||
| Higher | 4 | 0.40 | 0.12,1.38 | 0.62 | 0.13,2.93 | ||
| Occupation | |||||||
| Agriculture | 43 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Unemployed | 18 | 0.89 | 0.44,1.83 | 1.74 | 0.70,4.33 | ||
| Non-agriculture | 20 | 0.63 | 0.31,1.25 | 1.12 | 0.50,2.50 | ||
| Religion | |||||||
| Muslim and others | 5 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Buddhist | 1 | 0.12 | 0.01,1.29 | 0.11 | 0.01,1.68 | ||
| Hindu | 75 | 1.37 | 0.39,4.84 | 1.38 | 0.43,4.37 | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Dalit and others | 15 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Janajati | 21 | 0.61 | 0.25,1.47 | 1.07 | 0.42,2.72 | ||
| Brahmin and Chhetri | 45 | 0.79 | 0.37,1.68 | 1.27 | 0.57,2.85 | ||
| Region | |||||||
| Mountain | 12 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Terai | 34 | 0.34 | 0.15,0.75 | 0.60 | 0.22,1.68 | ||
| Hill | 35 | 0.48 | 0.22,1.04 | 0.51 | 0.21,1.28 | ||
| Residence | |||||||
| Rural | 27 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
| Urban | 54 | 0.99 | 0.58,1.79 | 2.01 | 0.96,4.20 | 2.09 | 1.06,4.12 |
| Wealth Index | |||||||
| Poorest | 20 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
| Poorer | 11 | 0.35 | 0.14,0.91 | 0.31 | 0.12,0.82 | 0.30 | 0.l2,0.78 |
| Middle | 16 | 0.34 | 0.14,0.86 | 0.24 | 0.10,0.61 | 0.30 | 0.12,0.73 |
| Richer | 16 | 0.24 | 0.10,0.59 | 0.13 | 0.05,0.37 | 0.17 | 0.07,0.44 |
| Richest | 18 | 0.15 | 0.06,0.33 | 0.06 | 0.02,0.20 | 0.10 | 0.04,0.25 |
| Contraceptive use | |||||||
| None | 33 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Traditional methods | 12 | 1.28 | 0.54,3.05 | 1.54 | 0.65,3.65 | ||
| Modern methods | 36 | 1.04 | 0.57,1.90 | 1.13 | 0.60,2.12 | ||
| Knowledge on legal abortion | |||||||
| No | 31 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Yes | 50 | 0.77 | 0.43,1.38 | 0.97 | 0.52,1.81 | ||
| Knowledge on safe places for abortion | |||||||
| No | 6 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Yes | 75 | 0.56 | 0.19,1.65 | 0.96 | 0.36,2.55 | ||
| Reason for abortion | |||||||
| Health risk | 10 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
| Child spacing | 14 | 1.43 | 0.49,4.17 | 2.45 | 0.83,7.30 | ||
| Unwanted child | 36 | 1.00 | 0.41,2.49 | 1.46 | 0.59,3.63 | ||
| Low earning and others | 21 | 1.42 | 0.54,3.73 | 1.95 | 0.72,5.28 | ||
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 unsafe abortion (81 out of 506 total abortions)