. 2019 Aug 2;16:118. doi: 10.1186/s12978-019-0780-z

Table 3.

Adjusted Odds Ratios obtained from the final step from multivariate logistic regression analysis

Background Characteristics	Categories	Exp(B)	95% CI for EXP(B)
Background Characteristics	Categories	Exp(B)	Lower	Upper
Age	30–34
	35–39	1.763^c	1.675	1.855
	40–44	2.815^c	2.680	2.957
	45–49	3.840^c	3.658	4.031
Women’s Education	No schooling
	Primary	.872^c	.836	.909
	Secondary	.654^c	.628	.681
	Higher	.447^c	.410	.486
Caste/tribe	Scheduled caste
	Schedule tribe	.896^b	.839	.957
	Other backward class	1.252^c	1.202	1.304
	Other	1.203^c	1.148	1.260
Religion	Hindu
	Muslim	.708^c	.673	.744
	Christian	.980	.892	1.077
	Sikh	1.173^a	1.035	1.331
	Buddhist/neo-Buddhist	.499^c	.400	.622
	Others	.832	.674	1.028
Place of Residence	Urban
Place of Residence	Rural	1.463^c	1.411	1.518
Wealth Index	Lowest
	Second	1.350^c	1.281	1.423
	Middle	1.575^c	1.492	1.662
	Fourth	1.780^c	1.679	1.888
	Highest	2.029^c	1.896	2.170
Body mass Index	BMI < 25 kg/m²
	BMI < 25 kg/m²	1.392^c	1.348	1.438
	BMI = not available	1.120^a	1.014	1.236
Marital Status	Currently married
	Widow	1.503	.726	3.114
	Others	1.196	.584	2.451
Starting Age at First Cohabitation	Less than 15
	15–19	.665^c	.641	.691
	20 and above	.459^c	.438	.480
	Not applicable	.397^a	.192	.820
Parity	None
	Two-three	1.818^c	1.632	2.026
	Three and above	1.850^c	1.660	2.062
	North
Region	Central	1.253^c	1.179	1.332
	East	1.824^c	1.715	1.939
	Northeast	.659^c	.574	.756
	West	1.641***	1.540	1.748
	South	2.061^c	1.946	2.183
	Constant	.031

^a5% level of significance; ^b1% level of significance; ^c0.1% level of significance