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Table 2 Logistic regression showing bivariate and multivariate odds ratio of married women (15–49 years) going for hysterectomy in Non-EAG states of India

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

Background variables

Odds Ratio (95%-CI)

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95%-CI)

Age of women

  < 30

1.00

1.00

 30–34

3.56 (3.11–4.09)***

2.42 (2.09–2.81)***

 35–39

6.63 (5.85–7.52)***

3.86 (3.37–4.43)***

 40–44

10.94 (9.68–12.36)***

5.89 (5.17–6.76)***

 45–49

16.39 (14.55–18.47)***

8.60 (7.57–9.86)***

Child Ever Born

 0

1.00

1.00

 1

1.79 (1.49–2.14)***

1.29 (1.03–1.61)*

 2+

5.24 (4.47–6.14)***

1.74 (1.41–2.14)***

Residence

 Rural

1.00

1.00

 Urban

0.99 (0.94–1.05)

0.99 (0.93–1.06)

Caste of Household

 SC & ST

1.00

1.00

 OBC

1.58 (1.48–1.69)***

1.39 (1.29–1.50)***

 Other

1.56 (1.45–1.68)***

1.49 (1.36–1.61)***

Religion

 Hindu

1.00

1.00

 Muslim

0.82 (0.75–0.91)***

0.89 (0.79–1.00)*

 Christian

0.41 (0.36–0.47)***

0.61 (0.53–0.71)***

 Sikh

1.36 (1.24–1.49)***

1.46 (1.32–1.63)***

 Others

0.37 (0.30–0.45)***

0.46 (0.35–0.59)***

Working

 Not working

1.00

1.00

 Working

1.77 (1.67–1.87)***

1.47 (1.38–1.57)***

Household with Insurance

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.99 (1.88–2.10)***

1.88 (1.77–2.00)***

Women Sterilized

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

3.06 (2.88–3.26)***

1.55 (1.45–1.67)***

Education

 No/Primary school

1.00

1.00

 Secondary

0.54 (0.51–0.57)***

0.66 (0.61–0.71)***

  Matriculation or higher

0.35 (0.33–0.38)***

0.47 (0.42–0.50)***

Wealth Index

 Poor

1.00

1.00

 Middle

1.26 (1.17–1.35)***

1.28 (1.18–1.40)***

 Rich

1.25 (1.17–1.33)***

1.48 (1.36–1.60)***

  1. a) The first categories of the variables are reference categories; b) SC: Scheduled Caste, ST: Scheduled tribes, OBC: Other backward Classes; c) first two quintiles include ‘Poor’, third is ‘Middle’ and fourth & fifth are grouped as ‘Rich’; d) women having no schooling or less than 5 years of schooling are considered as <5 years of schooling; e) statistical significance levels: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001