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Table 2 Bivariate and adjusted associations between induced abortion in the past 5 years and potential correlates (n = 12,862)

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Factors associated with induced abortion in Nepal: data from a nationally representative population-based cross-sectional survey

 

Bivariate Analysis

Multivariate Analysisa

OR

95% CI

P

AOR

95% CI

P

Age (years)

 < 20

1

  

1

  

 20–34

8.22

4.46–15.14

< 0.001

5.54

2.87–10.72

< 0.001

 35–44

4.10

2.16–7.78

< 0.001

1.94

0.93–4.04

0.076

Education

 No education

1

  

1

  

 Primary

1.66

1.27–2.18

< 0.001

1.35

1.02–1.79

0.037

 Secondary

1.34

1.03–1.75

0.031

1.25

0.90–1.72

0.181

 Higher

1.08

0.75–1.57

0.667

0.68

0.44–1.05

0.080

Residence

 Urban

1

  

1

  

 Rural

0.77

0.60–1.00

0.053

0.92

0.71–1.19

0.523

Province

 Province 1

1

  

1

  

 Province 2

0.76

0.47–1.22

0.254

0.89

0.48–1.62

0.701

 Province 3

1.09

0.67–1.78

0.729

0.88

0.53–1.42

0.577

 Province 4

1.81

1.20–2.73

0.005

1.56

1.04–2.34

0.031

 Province 5

1.54

1.00–2.38

0.052

1.66

1.11–2.49

0.014

 Province 6

1.88

1.18–3.01

0.008

2.10

1.30–3.39

0.003

 Province 7

1.66

1.06–2.59

0.026

1.75

1.14–2.69

0.010

Ecological zone

 Mountain

1

  

1

  

 Hill

1.01

0.61–1.68

0.966

0.99

0.94–2.04

0.971

 Terai

0.81

0.49–1.35

0.419

1.00

0.56–1.78

0.991

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

1

  

1

  

 Poorer

1.03

0.70–1.49

0.896

1.39

0.94–2.05

0.099

 Middle

1.06

0.73–1.53

0.770

1.62

1.08–2.43

0.020

 Richer

1.19

0.82–1.73

0.357

1.74

1.16–2.62

0.008

 Richest

1.74

1.21–2.50

0.003

2.80

1.79–4.39

< 0.001

Aware of abortion legalization

 No

1

  

1

  

 Yes

2.22

1.71–2.90

< 0.001

2.28

1.77–2.94

< 0.001

 Don’t know

1.19

0.87–1.63

0.285

1.25

0.91–1.73

0.175

Number of living children

 0–1

1

  

1

  

 2

1.97

1.45–2.67

< 0.001

1.24

0.83–1.86

0.282

 3+

1.90

1.44–2.49

< 0.001

2.24

1.51–3.31

< 0.001

Living boy child

 0

1

  

1

  

 1

2.44

1.92–3.12

< 0.001

1.50

1.07–2.09

0.018

 2

1.86

1,40–2.48

< 0.001

1,22

0.81–1.84

0.339

 3+

1.51

1.00–2.27

0.05

1,10

0.64–1.91

0.727

Caste/ethnicity

 Hill Dalit

1

  

1

  

 Terai Dalit

0.31

0.16–0.62

0.001

0.40

0.18–0.93

0.033

 Hill Brahmin

0.71

0.49–1.03

0.073

0.62

0.39–0.99

0.045

 Hill Chhetri

0.78

0.57–1.07

0.123

0.73

0.52–1.03

0.079

 Terai Brahmin/Chhetri

0.50

0.20–1.27

0.146

0.47

0.16–1.32

0.151

 Other Terai caste

0.47

0.31–0.71

< 0.001

0.48

0.27–0.83

0.010

 Newar

0.65

0.34–1.25

0.193

0.82

0.46–1.69

0.582

 Hill Janajati

0.57

0.41–0.80

0.001

0.67

0.46–0.96

0.028

 Terai Janajati

0.24

0.14–0.43

< 0.001

0.24

0.13–0.47

< 0.001

 Muslim

0.36

0.20–0.64

0.001

0.41

0.21–0.81

0.010

  1. aAdjusted odds ratio has been adjusted for all variables listed