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Table 6 Associated factors for FP method use (N = 2394)

From: Shadow of domestic violence and extramarital sex cohesive with spousal communication among males in Nepal

Characteristic

Crude odds ratios with 95% confidence interval

Adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence interval

Age above 25 years

1.65 (1.33-2.04)*

.74 (.54-1.02)

Age 24 years & below -Ref

  

Income 5001 NPR or above

.85 (.71-1.00)

1.30 (1.04-1.62)**

5000 NPR or less/month- Ref

  

Education secondary or higher

.35 (.27-.44)*

.41 (.31-.55)*

Uneducated or Primary level- Ref

  

Hindu religion

.15 (.09-.24)*

.09 (.05-.18)*

Non-Hindu - Ref

  

≥ 3 Children

2.48 (1.93-3.19)*

2.05 (1.56-2.71)*

≤ 2 Children - Ref

  

Desire more children

.78 (.62-.99)**

.72 (.55-.95)**

No more desire - Ref

  

Men attempt domestic violence

1.87 (1.56-2.24)*

1.29 (1.04-1.61)**

Not attempt - Ref

  

Associated factors for male decision making to contraceptive use (N = 2394)

Age above 25 years

1.63 (1.30-2.05)*

1.57 (1.15-2.14)**

Age 24 years & below -Ref

  

Income 5001 NPR or above

1.09 (.92-1.30)

.67 (.54-.82)*

5000 NPR or less/month- Ref

  

Education secondary or higher

4.54 (3.53-5.84)*

4.11 (3.12 - 5.42)*

Uneducated or Primary level- Ref

  

Hindu religion

2.32 (1.70-3.16)*

1.43 (.95-2.16)

Non-Hindu - Ref

  

Non-Indigenous ethnicity

2.40 (1.85 -3.10)*

1.49 (1.06-2.10)**

Indigenous ethnicity - Ref

  

≥ 3 Children

.67 (.54-.82)*

.70 (.55-.88)**

≤ 2 Children - Ref

  

Desire more children

.64 (.50-.82)*

.66 (.50-.87)**

No more desire - Ref

  

Men attempt domestic violence

.62 (.52-.73)*

.83 (.68-1.02)

Not attempt - Ref

  
  1. *P < 0.001, **P < 0.05.