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. 2022 Dec 12;17(12):e0278899. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278899

Table 4. Determinants of good knowledge on modern contraceptive methods among Nepali Muslim women (N = 400).

Variables Knowledge on modern contraceptive
COR 95% CI p AOR 95% CI p
Women’s age
≥30 years 1.00 1.00
≤18 years 0.77 (0.36,1.67) 0.514 0.61 (0.25,1.48) 0.276
19–29 years 0.94 (0.60,1.47) 0.786 0.84 (0.49,1.44) 0.533
Family type
Joint 1.00 1.00
Nuclear 0.66 (0.42, 1.02) 0.059 0.60 (0.38,0.95) 0.030
Parity
0–2 1.00 1.00
≥3 1.03 (0.61,1.73) 0.907 1.11(0.61,2.01) 0.728
Women’s education
Illiterate 1.00 1.00
Primary 1.05 (0.64, 1.75) 0.836 0.86 (0.49,1.54) 0.620
Secondary and above 1.23 (0.68,2.23) 0.490 0.77 (0.36, 1.64) 0.495
Women’s occupation
Housewives 1.00 1.00
Agriculture 0.42 (0.27,0.67) <0.001 0.38 (0.22, 0.64) <0.001
Daily wages worker 1.69 (0.71,4.04) 0.237 1.61 (0.62,4.19) 0.327
Husband’s occupation
Agriculture 1.00 1.00
Business and service 2.30 (1.21,4.37) 0.011 1.56 (0.68,3.59) 0.295
Daily wages workers 1.30 (0.652,2.60) 0.455 0.91 (0.42,1.94) 0.802
Foreign migrant worker 1.16(0.70,1.93) 0.570 0.81 (0.40,1.62) 0.554
Income (monthly) in NRs
≤20000 1.00 1.00
>20000 1.24 (0.81,1.91) 0.328 1.02 (0.56, 1.83) 0.958

Bold Significant at p< 0.05.