Table 5 Adjusted odds ratio (aOR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) for having had an abortion among female youth by selected predictors
Predictors | Crude | Adjusted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CI | |||
lower | Upper | lower | Upper | |||
Knowledge on abortion law | ||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | 3.626** | 2.204 | 5.967 | 2.771*** | 1.610 | 4.771 |
Age group | ||||||
15-19 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
20-24 | 5.883*** | 3.242 | 10.675 | 1.142 | .589 | 2.214 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Brahmin/Chhetri | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Janajati | 1.082 | .649 | 1.804 | 1.374 | .768 | 2.459 |
Dalit | .986 | .495 | 1.965 | 1.428 | .668 | 3.055 |
Other | .303* | .092 | .993 | .392 | .082 | 1.861 |
Education level | ||||||
No education | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Primary | 5.655** | 1.818 | 17.587 | 5.186** | 1.584 | 16.978 |
Secondary or above | 3.973* | 1.349 | 11.694 | 3.823* | 1.146 | 12.752 |
Marital status | ||||||
Never married | 1.00 | |||||
Ever married | 8.356 | 5.378 | 13.227 | 7.709*** | 3.762 | 12.964 |
Number of children ever born (CEB) | ||||||
None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
1-2 | 8.243*** | 4.663 | 14.569 | 1.957* | 1.051 | 3.644 |
3 or more | 5.698** | 2.064 | 15.729 | 3.462** | 1.092 | 10.970 |
Religion | ||||||
Hindu | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Buddhist | 1.175 | .564 | 2.448 | 1.154 | .503 | 2.647 |
Muslim | .370 | .059 | 2.298 | 2.374 | .226 | 24.890 |
Kirat/Christian | 1.073 | .303 | 3.805 | .903 | .237 | 3.439 |
Ecological zone | ||||||
Mountain | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Hill | 1.569 | .500 | 4.928 | 1.144 | .343 | 3.811 |
Terai | 1.456 | .469 | 4.521 | 1.094 | .324 | 3.689 |
Place of residence | ||||||
Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Rural | .572* | .330 | .993 | .702 | .375 | 1.313 |
Wealth index | ||||||
Poor | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Middle | .945 | .412 | 2.169 | .982 | .406 | 2.374 |
Rich | 2.871*** | 1.619 | 5.089 | 2.617** | 1.254 | 5.460 |
Autonomy in household decision | ||||||
No autonomy | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Moderate autonomy (involved in 1-2 issues) | 7.539*** | 3.999 | 14.216 | 1.624 | .828 | 3.183 |
High autonomy (involved in all 3 issues) | 15.281*** | 8.375 | 27.881 | 3.005** | 1.568 | 5.759 |
Physical violence by husband/partner | ||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | 1.508 | .577 | 3.938 | .481 | .108 | 2.133 |
Emotional violence by husband/partner | ||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | 2.160 | .839 | 5.557 | .827 | .184 | 3.708 |
Sexual violence by husband/partner | ||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | 2.833* | 1.084 | 7.402 | 1.906* | 1.017 | 8.722 |
Constant | 0.01*** | |||||
-2 Log likelihood | 595.17 | |||||
Cox & Snell R Square | .038 | |||||