Table 3. Associations between child marriage and maternal care use among currently married Nepali women aged 15–49 years who had a live birth in the past five years (n = 3,970).
| Outcome variables | Overall | Child marriage (n = 2,138) |
Adult marriage (n = 1,832) |
OR (95% CI) | Model 1: Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | Model 2: Adjusted OR (95% CI)b | Model 3: Adjusted OR (95% CI)c | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (weighted %) | n (weighted %) | n (weighted %) | |||||||||
| Four or more antenatal care contacts | 0.53 (0.47–0.61)*** |
0.74 (0.63–0.86)*** |
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| Yes | 2,534 | (63.0) | 1,223 | (54.9) | 1,311 | (72.1) | |||||
| No | 1,436 | (37.0) | 915 | (45.1) | 521 | (27.9) | |||||
| Skilled attendance at delivery | 0.49 (0.43–0.56)*** |
0.66 (0.56–0.78)*** |
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| Yes | 2,421 | (61.0) | 1,141 | (51.8) | 1,280 | (71.4) | |||||
| No | 1,549 | (39.0) | 997 | (48.2) | 552 | (28.6) | |||||
| Facility-based delivery | 0.47 (0.41–0.54)*** |
0.65 (0.56–0.77)*** |
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| Yes | 2,310 | (57.5) | 1,066 | (47.4) | 1,244 | (69.0) | |||||
| No | 1,660 | (42.5) | 1,072 | (52.6) | 588 | (31.0) | |||||
| Postnatal care within 24 hours of childbirth | 0.52 (0.45–0.59)*** |
0.80 (0.67–0.96)* |
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| Yes | 2,054 | (51.7) | 945 | (42.8) | 1,109 | (62.0) | |||||
| No | 1,916 | (48.3) | 1,193 | (57.3) | 723 | (38.0) | |||||
OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval;
*** p<0.001;
** p<0.01;
* p<0.05
a Analysis adjusted for age of the woman and her husband, religion, ethnic group, ecological zone, economic status, the highest level of education attained by the woman and the husband, women’s job, place of residence, and exposure to mass media.
b Analysis adjusted for antenatal care visits in addition to all the variables adjusted in Model 1.
c Analysis adjusted for skilled attendance at delivery in addition to all the variables adjusted in Model 2.