Table 2 Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for gynecological morbidity (GM) and treatment-seeking of the older adult women (45–59 years), India, 2017–2018

Age

 45–49^®

 50–54

0.89**

(0.81, 0.98)

(0.73, 1.11)

 55–59

0.71***

(0.64, 0.79)

(0.70, 1.11)

Marital status

 Others^®

 Currently married

1.11**

(1.00, 1.24)

(0.69, 1.11)

Years of schooling

 No formal education^®

 Up to 9 years

1.23***

(1.11, 1.36)

(0.85, 1.32)

 10 and more years

1.29***

(1.12, 1.49)

(1.23, 2.23)

Number of pregnancies

 < 3^®

 3–4

1.11**

(1.00, 1.24)

(0.81, 1.30)

 5+ 

1.36***

(1.20, 1.54)

(0.96, 1.64)

Hysterectomy

 No^®

 Yes

2.96***

(2.65, 3.31)

(5.92, 9.14)

Mass-media exposure

 Never^®

 Partial

1.10

(0.97, 1.25)

(0.76, 1.33)

 Full

1.04

(0.93, 1.17)

(0.57, 0.94)

Involvement in household decision making

 No^®

 Yes

1.30***

(1.15, 1.46)

(0.66, 1.08)

Health insurance

 No^®

 Yes

(0.79, 1.24)

Social group

 Scheduled caste (SC)^®

 Scheduled tribe (ST)

1.25***

(1.07, 1.46)

(0.44, 0.90)

 Other backward classes (OBC)

1

(0.88, 1.13)

(0.86, 1.46)

 Non-SC/ST/OBC

1.04

(0.91, 1.19)

(0.82, 1.44)

Religion

 Hindu^®

 Muslim

1.22***

(1.07, 1.39)

(0.59, 1.03)

 Others

1.26***

(1.09, 1.44)

(0.51, 1.00)

Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) quintile

 Poorest^®

 Poorer

1.15

(1.00, 1.32)

(0.86, 1.62)

 Middle

1.27***

(1.11, 1.47)

(0.83, 1.56)

 Richer

1.33***

(1.16, 1.54)

(1.06, 1.98)

 Richest

1.43***

(1.24, 1.65)

(1.4, 2.6)

Place of residence

 Rural^®

 Urban

1

(0.91, 1.11)

(0.91, 1.39)

Region

 North^®

 Central

1.22***

(1.05, 1.42)

(1.03, 1.88)

 East

1.09

(0.95, 1.25)

(0.7, 1.26)

 Northeast

0.84**

(0.71, 1.00)

(0.52, 1.23)

 West

0.66***

(0.57, 0.78)

(1.60, 3.06)

 South

0.66***

(0.57, 0.76)

(1.04, 2.92)