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Table 1 Socio-economic differentials in prevalence of hysterectomy among married women aged 15–49 years in selected states of India, 2012–13

From: Predictors of hysterectomy among married women 15–49 years in India

Background Characteristics

Non-EAG (Pooled)

hys/1000

N

Child Ever Born

 0

4.4

37,077

 1

7.6

64,320

 2

18.6

113,916

 3

25.7

61,154

 4+

27.6

43,228

Religion

 Hindu

18.7

224,788

 Muslim

14.9

29,021

 Christian

8.3

32,331

 Sikh

24.9

21,083

 Others

7.3

12,472

Residence

 Rural

18.0

190,812

 Urban

16.2

128,883

Education

 Nonliterate

25.5

72,583

 Less than 5

33.0

33,251

 6–9 years

15.1

94,869

 10 or more year

9.7

118,992

Caste of Household

 SC & ST

13.3

126,488

 OBC

20.8

108,268

 Other

20.2

68,819

Working

 Not working

14.7

248,913

 Working

26.3

70,549

Household with Insurance

 No

14.1

242,443

 Yes

28.1

72,571

Wealth Quantile

 Poorest

14.5

62,967

 Poorer

16.4

63,198

 Middle

19.2

63,091

 Richer

19.2

63,077

 Richest

17.4

63,083

  1. SC Scheduled Caste, ST Scheduled tribes, OBC Other backward Classes, N Sample Size