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Contraception and abortion in Nepalese young women

Table 2. (Continued)
Characteristics All women Currently married women
Odds ratio Odds ratio
Knowledge
Knowledge of legal status of abortion
Yes (r) 1.00 1.00
No 1.17 1.24*
Model summary
−2 log likelihood 2,885.2 2,467.2
Cox and Snell R2 0.194 0.121
Nagelkerke R Square 0.340 0.171
(Weighted N) 4,568 2,237
Odds ratios were weighted. SLC: School leaving certificate. *P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001.

Table 3. Percentage distribution of young women aged 15 – 24 by abortion status in the 5 years preceding the survey, according to
selected characteristics, Nepal, 2016
Characteristics N No abortion Had abortion (s) Chi square test “P”
Total 4,568 98.2 1.8
Demographic characteristics
Age ***
15 – 19 2,429 99.3 0.7
20 – 24 2,139 96.9 3.1
Marital status ***
Currently married 2,237 96.3 3.7
Currently not married a 2,331 100.0 0.0
Caste/ethnic group
Chhetri/Bahun 1,350 97.9 2.1
Janajati 1,755 98.3 1.7
Tarai castes 823 97.9 2.1
Dalit 641 98.6 1.4
Children ever born ***
None 3,012 99.5 0.5
One 1,027 95.7 4.3
Two or more 530 95.3 4.7
Use of family planning method ***
None 3,880 99.0 1.0
Modern method 495 95.4 4.6
Traditional method 193 88.1 11.9
Socioeconomic characteristics
Residence
Rural 1,722 98.4 1.6
Urban 2,846 98.0 2.0
Ecological region
Mountain 306 98.7 1.3
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