Table 3 Odds ratio (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for unsafe abortion due to various characteristics
Demographic Characteristics and knowledge | n = 81a | Model I | Model II | Model III | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
Age | |||||||
15–24 | 16 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
25–34 | 43 | 0.51 | 0.24,1.09 | 0.49 | 0.21,1.11 | 0.43 | 0.19,0.97 |
≥ 35 | 22 | 0.71 | 0.30,1.69 | 0.66 | 0.25,1.77 | 0.52 | 0.22,1.20 |
Education | |||||||
No education | 30 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Primary | 16 | 0.64 | 0.30,1.41 | 0.84 | 0.36,2.00 | ||
Secondary | 31 | 0.59 | 0.31,1.14 | 1.35 | 0.58,3.63 | ||
Higher | 4 | 0.40 | 0.12,1.38 | 0.62 | 0.13,2.93 | ||
Occupation | |||||||
Agriculture | 43 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Unemployed | 18 | 0.89 | 0.44,1.83 | 1.74 | 0.70,4.33 | ||
Non-agriculture | 20 | 0.63 | 0.31,1.25 | 1.12 | 0.50,2.50 | ||
Religion | |||||||
Muslim and others | 5 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Buddhist | 1 | 0.12 | 0.01,1.29 | 0.11 | 0.01,1.68 | ||
Hindu | 75 | 1.37 | 0.39,4.84 | 1.38 | 0.43,4.37 | ||
Ethnicity | |||||||
Dalit and others | 15 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Janajati | 21 | 0.61 | 0.25,1.47 | 1.07 | 0.42,2.72 | ||
Brahmin and Chhetri | 45 | 0.79 | 0.37,1.68 | 1.27 | 0.57,2.85 | ||
Region | |||||||
Mountain | 12 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Terai | 34 | 0.34 | 0.15,0.75 | 0.60 | 0.22,1.68 | ||
Hill | 35 | 0.48 | 0.22,1.04 | 0.51 | 0.21,1.28 | ||
Residence | |||||||
Rural | 27 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
Urban | 54 | 0.99 | 0.58,1.79 | 2.01 | 0.96,4.20 | 2.09 | 1.06,4.12 |
Wealth Index | |||||||
Poorest | 20 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
Poorer | 11 | 0.35 | 0.14,0.91 | 0.31 | 0.12,0.82 | 0.30 | 0.l2,0.78 |
Middle | 16 | 0.34 | 0.14,0.86 | 0.24 | 0.10,0.61 | 0.30 | 0.12,0.73 |
Richer | 16 | 0.24 | 0.10,0.59 | 0.13 | 0.05,0.37 | 0.17 | 0.07,0.44 |
Richest | 18 | 0.15 | 0.06,0.33 | 0.06 | 0.02,0.20 | 0.10 | 0.04,0.25 |
Contraceptive use | |||||||
None | 33 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Traditional methods | 12 | 1.28 | 0.54,3.05 | 1.54 | 0.65,3.65 | ||
Modern methods | 36 | 1.04 | 0.57,1.90 | 1.13 | 0.60,2.12 | ||
Knowledge on legal abortion | |||||||
No | 31 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Yes | 50 | 0.77 | 0.43,1.38 | 0.97 | 0.52,1.81 | ||
Knowledge on safe places for abortion | |||||||
No | 6 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Yes | 75 | 0.56 | 0.19,1.65 | 0.96 | 0.36,2.55 | ||
Reason for abortion | |||||||
Health risk | 10 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Child spacing | 14 | 1.43 | 0.49,4.17 | 2.45 | 0.83,7.30 | ||
Unwanted child | 36 | 1.00 | 0.41,2.49 | 1.46 | 0.59,3.63 | ||
Low earning and others | 21 | 1.42 | 0.54,3.73 | 1.95 | 0.72,5.28 | ||