From: Determinants of unwanted pregnancies in India using matched case-control designs
Explanatory Variables | Case Control Approach in the Ratio of 1:3 | Pair Wise Matching Case Control Approach | ||||
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EXP (B) | 95% C.I. EXP (B) | EXP (B) | 95% C.I. EXP (B) | |||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Central® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.56 | Â | Â | Â |
East | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.88 | Â | Â | Â |
Northeast | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.71 | Â | Â | Â |
West | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.41 | Â | Â | Â |
South | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.71 | Â | Â | Â |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rural® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Urban | 1.12 | 1.02 | 1.24 | Â | Â | Â |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hindu® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Muslim | 1.37 | 1.24 | 1.52 | 1.27 | 1.02 | 1.60 |
Others | 1.27 | 1.10 | 1.46 | 1.11 | 0.83 | 1.50 |
Caste | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Others® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scheduled Caste | 1.06 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 0.96 | 0.82 | 1.13 |
Scheduled Tribe | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.78 | 1.34 |
Women's Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Literate but below Primary | 1.16 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 1.36 |
Primary but below Middle | 1.05 | 0.93 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 1.20 |
Middle but below High School | 0.92 | 0.80 | 1.06 | 0.91 | 0.74 | 1.12 |
High School and above | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.64 | 1.00 |
Partner’s education |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Illiterate® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Literate but below Primary | 0.98 | 0.85 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 0.93 | 1.41 |
Primary but below Middle | 0.95 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 0.98 | 0.82 | 1.16 |
Middle but below High School | 0.86 | 0.76 | 0.97 | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.91 |
High School and above | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.97 | 0.81 | 0.68 | 0.97 |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Poorest® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Poorer | 1.01 | 0.89 | 1.13 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 1.01 |
Middle | 1.07 | 0.95 | 1.22 | 0.83 | 0.68 | 1.01 |
Richer | 0.91 | 0.79 | 1.05 | 0.69 | 0.55 | 0.87 |
Richest | 0.71 | 0.59 | 0.85 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.74 |
Sex of last children | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Female | 1.33 | 1.22 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.29 | 1.64 |
Ever Used Contraceptive | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never Used® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Used | 1.55 | 1.43 | 1.69 | 1.85 | 1.64 | 2.09 |
Sex Composition of Living Children | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No. of Sons Equal to Daughters® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
No. of Sons Greater than Daughters | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.85 | 1.70 | 1.47 | 1.96 |
No. of Sons Less than Daughters | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 1.21 | 1.05 | 1.40 |
Experience of Child Loss | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At least One | 1.10 | 1.01 | 1.20 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 1.20 |
Previous Birth Interval | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
First Birth® |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less than 24 months | 5.92 | 4.96 | 7.07 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.17 |
24 to 36 months | 5.05 | 4.26 | 6.00 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 1.11 |
More than 36 months | 3.91 | 3.31 | 4.62 | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.94 |