Table 4 Adjusted odds ratio (aOR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) for having awareness on abortion law of the country among female youth by selected predictors
Predictors | Crude | Adjusted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CI | |||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||
Had an abortion | ||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | 3.6*** | 2.2 | 5.9 | 2.938*** | 1.724 | 5.004 |
Age group | ||||||
15-19 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
20-24 | 1.11 | 0.99 | 1.24 | 1.283** | 1.105 | 1.489 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Brahmin/Chhetri | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Janajati | .616*** | .540 | .702 | .719*** | .619 | .836 |
Dalit | .318*** | .264 | .384 | .552*** | .450 | .678 |
Other | .168*** | .134 | .212 | .332*** | .250 | .441 |
Education level | ||||||
No education | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Primary | 2.3*** | 1.796 | 2.945 | 1.894*** | 1.460 | 2.457 |
Secondary or above | 7.18*** | 5.835 | 8.848 | 4.651*** | 3.654 | 5.920 |
Marital status | ||||||
Never married | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Ever married | 0.69*** | 0.62 | 0.78 | .801* | .658 | .975 |
Number of children ever born (CEB) | ||||||
None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
1-2 | .812** | .718 | .919 | 1.155 | .946 | 1.410 |
3 or more | .348*** | .246 | .493 | 1.081 | .706 | 1.654 |
Religion | ||||||
Hindu | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Buddhist | 0.89 | 0.73 | 1.08 | .875 | .700 | 1.093 |
Muslim | 0.14** | 0.86 | 0.22 | .540* | .312 | .934 |
Kirat/Christian | 1.12 | 0.81 | 1.54 | .976 | .694 | 1.373 |
Ecological zone | ||||||
Mountain | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Hill | .863 | .680 | 1.096 | .632** | .487 | .819 |
Terai | .777* | .615 | .982 | .744* | .568 | .973 |
Place of residence | ||||||
Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Rural | 0.72*** | 0.61 | 0.85 | 1.104 | .916 | 1.331 |
Wealth index | ||||||
Poor | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Middle | 1.235** | 1.053 | 1.448 | 1.067 | .892 | 1.276 |
Rich | 2.426*** | 2.128 | 2.765 | 1.467*** | 1.234 | 1.743 |
Autonomy in household decision | ||||||
No autonomy | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Moderate autonomy (involved in 1-2 issues) | 1.060 | .908 | 1.237 | 1.015 | .823 | 1.250 |
High autonomy (involved in all 3 issues) | 1.169* | 1.092 | 1.396 | 1.295* | 1.023 | 1.640 |
Physical violence by husband/partner | ||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | .320*** | .224 | .457 | .543 | .266 | 1.108 |
Emotional violence by husband/partner | ||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | .416*** | .284 | .610 | .923 | .481 | 1.771 |
Sexual violence by husband/partner | ||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | .367*** | .233 | .579 | .768 | .390 | 1.512 |
Constant | .297*** | |||||
-2 Log likelihood | 6023.9 | |||||
Cox & Snell R Square | .149 | |||||