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Table 3 Cross-tabulation and bi-variate analysis of the socio-demographic factors, intervention strategies and early pregnancy in UP and Bihar (India)

From: Effectiveness of a community based intervention to delay early marriage, early pregnancy and improve school retention among adolescents in India

 

N

Pregnancy below 19 years

OR

Male**

OR

Female

OR

Currently going to school

 Yes

13 (19.4)

 

4 (21.1)

 

9 (18.8)

 

 No

62 (20.0)

1.69 (.86–3.32)

16 (20.8)

.98 (.28–3.37)

46 (33.6)

2.19 (.98–4.91)

Income

  > 3000

103 (32.1)

 

18 (21.7)

 

85 (35.7)

 

  ≤ 3000

14 (28.6)

.85 (.44–1.64)

5 (20.0)

1.23 (.85–1.78)

9 (37.5)

.76 (.45–1.27)

Caste

 General

12 (21.1)

 

2 (15.4)

 

10 (22.7)

 

 OBC/SC/ST

105 (33.5)

1.89 (.96–3.73)

21 (22.1)

1.92 (1.28–2.87)*

84 (38.5)

1.78 (1.20–2.62)*

Exposure to peer educators

 Yes

8 (20.0)

 

3 (42.9)

 

5 (15.2)

 

 No

105 (34.0)

2.06 (.92–4.63)

19 (20.7)

1.41 (.73–2.72)

86 (39.6)

1.44 (.98–2.10)

Access to Media

 Yes

20 (27.4)

 

8 (22.9)

 

12 (31.6)

 

 No

97 (32.7)

1.28 (.73–2.27)

15 (20.5)

1.52 (1.08–2.14)*

82 (36.6)

1.85 (1.18–2.90)*

Exposure to Youth Information Centre

 Yes

5 (11.9)

 

1 (7.1)

 

4 (14.3)

 

 No

112 (34.1)

3.84 (1.47–10.03)*

22 (23.4)

2.89 (1.76–4.76)*

90 (38.5)

2.42 (1.61–3.62)*

  1. **The response for the males is regarding their wife’s age at first conception
  2. *P value p<0.05