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Table 3 Odds Ratio (OR) of Fertility Intention within one year by selected predictors for combined and separate ethnic groups

From: Why ethnicity and gender matters for fertility intention among married young people: a baseline evaluation from a gender transformative intervention in rural India

 

Model 1: Combined ethnic groups

Model 2: Tribal

Model 3: Non-tribal

OR

OR

OR

Gender

 Boy

1

1

 

 Girl

1.55*

1.82**

1.63

Caste

 Non-tribal

1

1

 

 Tribal

1.47*

  

Education level

 Up to primary (0-5th standard)

1

1

1

 Secondary (6-10th Standard)

0.88

0.80

0.93

 Senior secondary & higher (10th standard and above)

0.39**

0.56

0.19**

 Duration of cohabitation after marriage (years)

1.00

1.20

0.95

Awareness about contraception methods:

 Yes

1

1

1

 No

1.52**

1.46

1.71**

Gender statements

 The real man is the one who has a child within one year of marriage

  Disagree

1

1

1

  Agree

1.78***

1.94***

1.33

Early child bearing makes women valuable in family and society

 Disagree

1

1

1

 Agree

1.08

0.37

1.42

 Constant

0.015

0.0666

0.031

 Adjusted R2

0.115

0.2101

0.181

  1. Note: Response outcome for early fertility preference 0(ref) = after 1 year, 1 = within 1 year, results are controlled for other predictors such as current age, BPL status, family support @reference category. *p < 0.1, ** p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01
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