Table 2.
Prevalence of multiple high-risk fertility behaviours by socioeconomic characteristics
| Variables | Any multiple high-risk fertility behaviours | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| Sexual IPV | |||
| No | 87.9 | 12.2 | < 0.000 |
| Yes | 82.8 | 17.2 | |
| Age group | |||
| 15–24 | 96.5 | 3.6 | < 0.000 |
| 25–49 | 82.8 | 17.2 | |
| Women education | |||
| No education | 73.9 | 26.1 | < 0.000 |
| Primary | 86.5 | 13.5 | |
| Secondary | 93.0 | 7.0 | |
| Higher | 96.1 | 3.9 | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 91.4 | 8.6 | < 0.000 |
| Rural | 85.8 | 14.2 | |
| Caste | |||
| Schedule caste & Tribes | 85.3 | 14.7 | < 0.000 |
| Others caste | 88.5 | 11.5 | |
| Religion | |||
| Hindu | 88.6 | 11.4 | < 0.000 |
| Muslim | 79.9 | 20.1 | |
| Others | 90.1 | 9.9 | |
| Wealth | |||
| Poorer | 76.2 | 23.8 | < 0.000 |
| Poor | 85.5 | 14.5 | |
| Middle | 90.8 | 9.2 | |
| Richer | 93.4 | 6.6 | |
| Richest | 94.1 | 5.9 | |
| Contraception usage | |||
| Not using | 82.6 | 17.4 | < 0.000 |
| Using | 93.6 | 6.4 | |
| Age at first sex | |||
| < 18 years | 83.9 | 16.1 | < 0.000 |
| ≥18 years | 89.5 | 10.5 | |
| Age at first marriage | |||
| < 18 years | 84.7 | 15.3 | < 0.000 |
| ≥ 18 years | 89 | 11.0 | |
| Bank account | |||
| No | 86.2 | 13.8 | < 0.000 |
| Yes | 88.8 | 11.2 | |
| Mobile phone | |||
| No | 83.9 | 16.1 | < 0.000 |
| Yes | 91.0 | 9.0 | |
| Total | 19,893 (87.5) | 3704 (12.5) | |