Demographic and socio-economic correlates of knowledge of the ovulatory cycle among tribal women in India: Evidence from the nationally representative survey (NFHS-5)

Table 3 bivariable association between KOC and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics

Background Characteristics	Knowledge of ovulatory cycle (KOC) %	N	χ²- test
Background Characteristics	Knowledge of ovulatory cycle (KOC) %	N	P-value
Age			0.000
15–24	16.73	33,099
25–34	23.67	32,178
35–49	23.47	36,637
Education			0.000
No education	18.74	25,485
Primary	20.95	13,656
Secondary	22.02	53,203
Higher	26.92	9570
Religion			0.000
Hindu	21.53	47,504
Muslim	20.37	3033
Christian	19.52	40,562
Others	20.63	10,815
Marital status			0.000
Unmarried	13.13	28,491
Married	24.02	68,244
Others	20.71	5179
Wealth index			0.000
Poorest	17.79	37,338
Poorer	21.30	28,569
Middle	24.63	18,888
Richer	26.69	11,871
Richest	26.20	5248
Region			0.000
North	16.64	7423
Central	19.66	9318
East	14.94	18,285
Northeast	25.45	54,651
West	27.68	7364
South	26.84	4873
Residence			0.000
Urban	24.48	15,491
Rural	20.64	86,423
Number of living children			0.000
No children	15.43	35,086
1–2	25.12	35,951
3 or more	22.25	30,877
Husband/partner’s education level			0.000
No education	17.07	2683
Primary	20.29	1831
Secondary	27.16	5623
Higher	33.92	1058
*Total*	*23.83*	*11,195*
Knowledge of any contraceptive method			0.000
No method	2.17	1489
Traditional method	14.07	134
Modern method	21.52	100,291
Current use by method type			0.000
No method	17.51	60,396
Traditional method	26.08	7595
Modern method	25.16	33,923
Exposure to Mass Media			0.000
Not Exposed	17.79	31,640
Exposed	23.00	70,274
Digital Literacy			0.004
No	21.13	90,974
Yes	22.32	10,940
Total	21.23	101,914

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