Table 4 Multi-level regression model for the relationship of district level indicators with induced abortion in the last 12 months in the Indian state of Bihar
North Zone | South Zone | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Category | Total | Abortion | Total | Abortion | ||||
N = 9,029 | Odds of having Abortion | Variance* | N = 7,033 | Odds of having Abortion | Variance* | ||||
N (%) | N (%) | (95% CI) | (SE)** | N (%) | N (%) | (95% CI) | (SE)** | ||
Null model | 0.214 (0.03) | 0.161 (0.03) | |||||||
Maternal age at birth (years) | Up to 29 | 6,877 (76.2) | 20 (0.3) | 1.00 | 0.259 (0.05) | 5,442 (77.4) | 59 (1.1) | 1.00 | 0.155 (0.03) |
30 or more | 2,152 (23.8) | 20 (0.9) | 2.36 (1.33-4.19) | 1,591 (22.6) | 36 (2.3) | 2.13 (1.40-3.24) | |||
Districts based on mean years of the highest education completed by father† | Lower or equal to state mean | 6,304 (69.8) | 23 (0.4) | 1.00 | 0.000 (0.00) | 1,945 (27.7) | 33 (1.7) | 1.00 | 0.125 (0.02) |
Higher than state mean | 2,725 (30.2) | 26 (1.0) | 2.62 (1.47-4.69) | 5,088 (72.3) | 62 (1.2) | 0.93 (0.50-1.73) | |||
Districts based on proportion of women received ANC check-up within 3 months of pregnancy‡ | Lower than state proportion | 4,030 (44.6) | 15 (0.4) | 1.00 | 0.161 (0.02) | 2,619 (37.2) | 26 (1.0) | 1.00 | 0.106 (0.02) |
Higher than state proportion | 4,999 (55.4) | 34 (0.7) | 1.72 (0.93-3.21) | 4,414 (62.8) | 69 (1.6) | 1.50 (0.80-2.82) | |||
Districts based on proportion of urban population¶ | Lower than state proportion | 8,694 (96.3) | 47 (0.5) | 1.00 | 0.260 (0.05) | 2,326 (33.1) | 24 (1.0) | 1.00 | 0.120 (0.02) |
Higher than state proportion | 335 (3.7) | 2 (0.6) | 1.38 (0.32-6.04) | 4,707 (66.9) | 71(1.5) | 1.31 (0.74-2.30) | |||