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. 2022 Nov 15;22:2081. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14289-0

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)