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Table 3 Correlates of LARC use among young women (24 and below) in Nepal [n = 20,307]

From: Prevalence and correlates of postabortion long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) use among young women (24 and below) in Nepal: Strategy in the search for improvements

 

Bivariate

Multivariate

OR

95% CI of OR

P

ORa

95% CI of OR

P

Client Age (years)

  < 20

Reference

  

Reference

  

 20–24

1.93

1.65–2.26

< 0.001

1.02

0.87–1.19

0.817

Education level

 Never attended school

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Primary

1.24

0.99–1.55

0.057

1.18

0.95–1.48

0.133

 Secondary

1.05

0.85–1.29

0.645

1.08

0.90–1.30

0.412

 Higher education

0.95

0.75–1.21

0.672

1.10

0.88–1.37

0.390

Number of living children

 0

Reference

  

Reference

  

 1–2

4.79

3.95–5.81

< 0.001

4.59

3.77–5.57

< 0.001

  > 3

5.29

3.74–7.49

< 0.001

5.52

4.24–7.17

< 0.001

Caste/Ethnicity

 Dalit

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Janajati

1.08

0.87–1.33

0.491

1.20

1.01–1.43

0.034

 Madhesi

0.98

0.74–1.28

0.865

0.98

0.75–1.29

0.907

 Muslim

0.79

0.53–1.18

0.247

0.82

0.55–1.21

0.314

 Brahmin/Chhetri

1.13

0.95–1.36

0.165

1.23

1.02–1.47

0.031

 Others

1.68

1.14–2.47

0.009

1.68

1.45–2.35

< 0.001

Diagnosis

 Postabortion care

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Induced abortion

3.78

2.02–7.07

< 0.001

3.75

1.75–8.06

0.001

Gestation

  ≤ 12 weeks

Reference

  

Reference

  

  ≥ 13 weeks

0.66

0.45–0.96

0.028

0.84

0.67–1.05

0.134

Facility type

 HPs/PHCCs

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Hospitals

1.11

0.64–1.92

0.530

1.47

0.89–2.45

0.136

Abortion method

 Medical

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Surgical

1.05

0.65–1.68

0.845

1.15

0.90–1.49

0.267

Facility sector

 Private

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Public

4.45

2.68–7.41

< 0.001

4.00

2.06–7.75

< 0.001

  1. aAdjusted odds ratios have been adjusted for all variables listed and clustering on facility
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