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. 2019 May 9;14(5):e0216587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216587

Table 3. Adjusted odds ratio showing association between migration status and modern contraceptive use, ANC visits, and delivery in a health facility among women age 15–49, Nepal DHS 2016.

Variables Modern contraceptive use (n = 8811) 4+ ANC visits (n = 3220) Delivered in health facility (n = 3220)
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Migration status      
    Rural-to-rural 1.00 1.00 1.00 
    Urban-to-urban 1.37* (1.06–1.77) 1.89* (1.02–3.50) 2.74** (1.46–5.11)
    Urban-to-rural 1.11 (0.81–1.53) 1.04 (0.58–1.88) 1.96* (1.12–3.42)
    Rural-to-urban 1.20 (1.00–1.45) 1.35* (1.02–1.78) 1.92*** (1.43–2.58)
    Urban non-migrants 1.29* (1.02–1.64) 1.40 (0.97–2.01) 1.60* (1.09–2.33)
    Rural non-migrants 1.12 (0.94–1.34) 1.03 (0.74–1.42) 0.94 (0.66–1.33)
Age  
    15–19 1.00 1.00 1.00 
    20–29 2.33*** (1.75–3.11) 0.67* (0.47–0.97) 0.47*** (0.32–0.69)
    30–39 4.77*** (3.40–6.69) 0.64* (0.41–0.99) 0.42*** (0.27–0.66)
    40–49 5.24*** (3.77–7.28) 0.43** (0.24–0.75) 0.35** (0.17–0.70)
Education  
    No education 1.00 1.00 1.00 
    Primary 0.78** (0.67–0.91) 1.47** (1.14–1.89) 1.40* (1.07–1.82)
    Secondary 0.63*** (0.53–0.74) 2.36*** (1.81–3.08) 2.29*** (1.75–3.01)
    SLC and above 0.62*** (0.51–0.76) 5.74*** (3.72–8.85) 3.38*** (2.37–4.82)
Caste/ethnicity  
    Dalit 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Brahman/Chhetri 0.88 (0.72–1.07) 1.54* (1.09–2.17) 1.78** (1.22–2.61)
    Terai caste 1.09 (0.86–1.38) 0.72 (0.47–1.11) 0.50*** (0.34–0.75)
    Janajati 1.09 (0.91–1.32) 1.08 (0.78–1.49) 1.21 (0.86–1.70)
    Muslim 0.48*** (0.32–0.71) 0.68 (0.37–1.26) 0.52* (0.30–0.92)
Occupation  
    Not working 1.00 1.00 1.00 
    Non-agriculture 1.30** (1.11–1.53) 1.06 (0.76–1.49) 1.04 (0.75–1.45)
    Agriculture 1.32** (1.12–1.56) 1.36* (1.06–1.76) 0.97 (0.77–1.21)
Wealth quintile  
    First 1.00 1.00 1.00 
    Second 1.20* (1.00–1.44) 1.47** (1.11–1.94) 1.41* (1.04–1.91)
    Middle 1.24* (1.01–1.52) 2.19*** (1.57–3.07) 3.35*** (2.32–4.82)
    Fourth 1.20 (0.97–1.48) 2.81*** (1.94–4.06) 4.73*** (3.22–6.95)
    Highest 1.19 (0.92–1.53) 3.64*** (2.21–6.00) 8.69*** (4.86–15.52)

*** p<0.001

** p<0.01

* p<0.05