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Table 4 Multi-variable association (binary logistic regression) between KOC and socio-economic and demographic characteristics

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

Background Characteristics

KOC

Unadjusted OR

P-value

 

Adjusted OR

P-value

Age

     

15–24®

1

  

1

 

25–34

1.543 [1.455–1.637]

0.000

 

0.976 [0.789–1.207]

0.823

35–49

1.526 [1.441–1.616]

0.000

 

1.107 [0.879–1.393]

0.388

Education

     

No education®

1

  

1

 

Primary

1.150 [1.065–1.240]

0.000

 

0.933 [0.745–1.17]

0.550

Secondary

1.225 [1.160–1.293]

0.000

 

1.24 [1.006–1.528]

0.044**

Higher

1.598 [1.468–1.738]

0.000

 

0.95 [0.646–1.397]

0.794

Religion

     

Hindu®

1

  

1

 

Muslim

0.933 [0.818–1.064]

0.300

 

1.452 [0.952–2.215]

0.083*

Christian

0.884 [0.819–0.955]

0.002

 

0.749 [0.564–0.996]

0.047**

Others

0.948 [0.844–1.064]

0.365

 

0.77 [0.535–1.108]

0.160

Marital status

     

Unmarried®

1

  

1

 

Married

2.091 [1.964–2.227]

0.000

 

6.70 [0.33-138.29]

0.218

Others

1.727 [1.536–1.942]

0.000

 

7.25 [0.35–150.80]

0.201

Wealth index

     

Poorest®

1

  

1

 

Poorer

1.251 [1.178–1.328]

0.000

 

1.088 [0.906–1.306]

0.366

Middle

1.51 [1.413–1.614]

0.000

 

0.994 [0.794–1.244]

0.956

Richer

1.682 [1.557–1.817]

0.000

 

1.034 [0.785–1.361]

0.813

Richest

1.641 [1.501–1.794]

0.000

 

0.73 [0.498–1.071]

0.107

Region

     

North®

1

  

1

 

Central

1.226 [1.115–1.349]

0.000

 

1.188 [0.914–1.545]

0.198

East

0.88 [0.803–0.966]

0.007

 

0.793 [0.614–1.025]

0.077*

Northeast

1.711 [1.553–1.885]

0.000

 

1.782 [1.308–2.428]

0.000***

West

1.918 [1.752-2.1]

0.000

 

1.503 [1.173–1.926]

0.001***

South

1.839 [1.662–2.034]

0.000

 

1.634 [1.225–2.179]

0.001***

Residence

     

Urban®

1

  

1

 

Rural

0.802 [0.755–0.853]

0.000

 

1.545 [1.236–1.932]

0.000***

Number of living children

     

No children®

1

  

1

 

1–2

1.838 [1.734–1.947]

0.000

 

1.11 [0.85–1.45]

0.441

3 or more

1.568 [1.473–1.67]

0.000

 

0.973 [0.72–1.313]

0.856

Husband/partner’s education level

     

No education®

1

  

1

 

Primary

1.236 [0.993–1.539]

0.057

 

1.196 [0.95–1.507]

0.128

Secondary

1.811 [1.527–2.147]

0.000

 

1.599 [1.305–1.959]

0.000***

Higher

2.493 [1.946–3.193]

0.000

 

2.501 [1.807–3.461]

0.000***

Knowledge of any contraceptive method

     

No method®

1

  

1

 

Traditional method

7.38 [2.53–21.52]

0.000

 

82.99 [1.29-5348.66]

0.038**

Modern method

12.35 [7.21–21.17]

0.000

 

33.7 [0.916-1239.69]

0.056*

Current use by method type

     

No method®

1

  

1

 

Traditional method

1.662 [1.516–1.821]

0.000

 

1.303 [1.002–1.694]

0.048**

Modern method

1.584 [1.509–1.662]

0.000

 

1.293 [1.098–1.524]

0.002***

Exposure to Mass Media

     

Not Exposed®

1

  

1

 

Exposed

1.38 [1.312–1.452]

0.000

 

1.152 [0.975–1.362]

0.097*

Digital Literacy

     

No®

1

  

1

 

Yes

1.073 [0.990–1.163]

0.086

 

1.044 [0.88–1.238]

0.622

Chi-square (χ²)

234.977

    

Akaike crit. (AIC)

5238.123

    

Log likelihood

-2587.0616

    
  1. Note: KOC = Knowledge of the ovulatory cycle; OR- Odds ratio; CI- Confidence Interval at 95% significance level; ®- Reference Category; Level of Significance for the test of association (Pearson’s Chi-Square test); AIC = Akaike’s information criterion