Table 3 Associations between socioeconomic factors and participation in the HMG meetings

Number of children under five years of age

  None

485 (21.9)

1735 (78.1)

1

  1 or 2 children

523 (29.3)

1262 (70.7)

1.67 (1.41–1.98)

  3 or more

53 (37.6)

88 (62.4)

2.81 (1.88–4.19)

Women’s age in completed years

  15–25

296 (18.9)

1360 (81.8)

1

  26–35

393 (30.3)

906 (69.7)

1.96 (1.57–2.44)

  36–45

297 (30.2)

686 (69.8)

2.63 (2.00-3.46)

  46 and above

75 (25.2)

223 (74.8)

1.95 (1.35–2.82)

Women’s education

  No Education

392 (27.1)

1057(72.9)

1

  Primary

184 (28.2)

468 (78.1)

1.33 (1.03–1.71)

  Secondary

365 (24.4)

1133 (75.6)

1.63 (1.26–2.11)

  Higher

119 (21.8)

428 (78.2)

1.50 (1.11–2.03)

Household headship

  Female

324(23.6)

1049(76.4)

1

  Male

736(26.6)

2036(73.4)

1.31 (1.09–1.57)

Caste

  Brahmin/Chhetri

492 (29.6)

1169 (70.4)

1

  Janajati

344 (22.5)

1186 (77.5)

0.69 (0.56–0.85)

  Dalit

133 (27.0)

358 (63.0)

0.85 (0.63–1.14)

  Other

93 (20.0)

370 (80.0)

0.65 (0.46–0.91)

Remoteness

  Urban

551 (22.2)

1928 (77.8)

1

  Rural

510 (30.6)

1157 (69.4)

1.31 (1.05–1.65)

Wealth quintile

  Richest

98 (16.5)

500 (83.5)

1

  Richer

172 (21.5)

626 (74.9)

1.53 (1.05–2.23)

  Middle

222 (25.2)

656(74.8)

1.98 (1.41–2.78)

  Poorer

257 (27.8)

667(72.2)

2.27 (1.58–3.25)

  Poorest

313 (32.9)

636(67.1)

2.59 (1.80–3.72)

Family size

  Less than five

435 (24.8)

1319 (75.2)

1

  Five and above

626 (26.2)

1765 (73.8)

0.96 (0.80–1.15)

Health care decision maker

  Wife alone

245 (30.0)

571 (70)

1

  Husband and wife joint

343 (30.3)

790 (69.7)

1.05 (0.83–1.33)

  Husband alone and other family members

473 (21.5)

1723 (78.5)

0.69 (0.55–0.86)

Currently employed

  No

266 (19.7)

1083 (80.3)

1

  Yes

795 (28.4)

2002 (71.6)

1.28 (1.05–1.56)

^aWeighted percentages and aORs

^bMultivariable model adjusted for caste, women’s age, women’s education level, wealth quintile, number of children under five years of age, household headship, remoteness, health care decision maker, women currently employed, and family size

Bolding indicates P value < 0.05. aOR = adjusted odds ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval