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Contraception and abortion in Nepalese young women

Table 4. (Continued)
Characteristics All women Currently married women
Odds ratio Odds ratio
Children ever born
None 1.00 1.00
One 5.72*** 2.01*
Two or more 7.14*** 2.77**
Use of family planning method
Not using 1.00 1.00
Using modern methods 1.77 1.44
Using traditional methods 6.17*** 4.36***
Socioeconomic characteristics
Residence
Rural 1.00 1.00
Urban 1.17 1.21
Ecological region
Mountain (r) 1.00 1.00
Hill 1.26 1.26
Tarai 1.00 0.99
Province
Province 1 (r) 1.00 1.00
Madhesh 0.78 0.68
Bagmati 1.12 1.19
Gandaki 1.56 1.55
Lumbini 1.70 1.52
Karnali 5.96*** 5.15***
Sudurpaschim 2.50 2.42
Wealth index
Poorest (r) 1.00 1.00
Poorer 3.01* 2.9*
Middle 3.48* 3.35
Richer 4.35** 4.31**
Richest 9.83*** 10.28***
Education
No education (r) 1.00 1.00
Primary 1.25 1.23
Some secondary 0.68 0.66
SLC or Higher 0.59 0.66
Knowledge
Knowledge of legal status of abortion obo
Yes (r) 1.00 1.00
No 1.44 1.45
(Cont’d...)

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