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Table 4. (Continued)
Characteristics All women Currently married women
Odds ratio Odds ratio
Model summary
−2 log likelihood 663.631 621.849
Cox and Snell R 2 0.036 0.037
Nagelkerke R 2 0.218 0.136
(Weighted N) 4,568 2237
(r): Reference category. SLC: School leaving certificate. Significant at *P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001.

Table 5. Percentage distribution of young women who terminated a pregnancy in the 5 years preceding the survey by selected
characteristics, according to abortion safety, Nepal, 2016
Characteristics N Unsafe abortion Safe abortion Chi square test p
Total 83 49.4 50.6
Demographic characteristics
Age
15 – 19 16 56.3 43.8
20 – 24 67 47.8 52.2
Marital status **
Currently married 82 49.4 50.6
Currently not married 1 100.0 0.0
Caste/ethnic group **
Chhetri/Bahun 29 62.1 37.9
Janajati 28 57.1 42.9
Tarai castes 17 11.8 88.2
Dalit 9 55.6 44.4
Children ever born *
None 15 73.3 26.7
One 43 51.2 48.8
Two or more 25 32.0 68.0
Use of family planning method
None 37 43.2 56.8
Modern method 23 56.5 43.5
Traditional method 23 52.2 47.8
Socioeconomic characteristics
Residence
Rural 28 46.4 53.6
Urban 55 50.9 49.1
Ecological region **
Mountain 5 80.0 20.0
Hill 40 65.0 35.0
Tarai 38 28.9 71.1

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