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Table 2. Odds ratios of a woman practicing contraception by study variables, Nepal, 2016
Characteristics All women Currently married women
Odds ratio Odds ratio
Demographic characteristics
Age
15 – 19 (r) 1.00 1.00
20 – 24 1.30* 0.80
Caste/ethnic group
Chhetri/Bahun (r) 1.00 1.00
Janajati 1.58*** 1.69***
Tarai 1.23 1.20
Dalit 1.05 0.98
Children ever born
None 1.00 1.00
One 15.17*** 3.17***
Two or more 24.75*** 6.04***
Socioeconomic characteristics
Residence
Rural 1.00 1.00
Urban 1.12 1.18
Ecological region
Mountain (r) 1.00 1.00
Hill 0.99 1.02
Tarai area 0.82 0.87
Province
Province 1 (r) 1.00 1.00
Madhesh 0.35*** 0.31***
Bagmati 0.75 0.79
Gandaki 0.68* 0.66*
Lumbini 0.72* 0.71*
Karnali 0.79 0.70
Sudurpaschim 0.90 0.86
Wealth index
Poorest (r) 1.00 1.00
Poor 1.33 1.30
Middle 1.36 1.32
Rich 1.71** 1.65**
Richest 2.69*** 3.43***
Education
No education (r) 1.00 1.00
Primary 1.07 0.98
Some secondary 1.16 1.08
SLC or Higher 1.10 1.24

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