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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios (with 95% CI) from binary logistic regressions examining the sterilization regret among ever married women by selected covariates for ever married women in India, NFHS-4

From: Sterilization incentives and associated regret among ever married women in India, NFHS, 2015–16

 

NFHS-4 (2015–16)

Variables

Model I

Model II

Model III

 

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Age at sterilization

  < 25

1.00

1.00

1.00

  25–29

0.96 (0.90 1.02)

0.96 (0.90 1.02)

0.95 (0.89 1.02)

  >  = 30

0.96 (0.89 1.04)

0.96 (0.88 1.04)

0.97 (0.89 1.06)

Year since sterilization

  Less than 2

1.00

1.00

1.00

  2–5

1.11 (1.00 1.23)

1.11*(0.99 1.23)

1.12*(1.01 1.25)

  6–9

1.17*(1.05 1.30)

1.17*(1.05 1.30)

1.20*(1.07 1.34)

  10 + 

1.09* (1.02 1.20)

1.07 (0.97 1.19)

1.12*(1.01 1.24)

Parity at sterilization

  1

1.00

1.00

1.00

  2–3

0.72*(0.62 0.83)

0.72*(0.62 0.83)

0.71*(0.61 0.84)

  > 3

0.61*(0.52 0.72)

0.62*(0.52 0.73)

0.61*(0.51 0.72)

Told sterilization would mean no more children

  No

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Yes

1.41*(1.31 1.52)

1.42*(1.32 1.53)

1.38*(1.27 1.51)

Compensation received

  No

-

1.00

-

  Yes

-

0.87*(0.81 0.93)

-

Quality of care

  Very good

1.00

1.00

1.00

  All right

0.73*(0.69 0.77)

0.73*(0.69 0.77)

0.72*(0.68 0.78)

  Not so good

1.28*(1.13 1.45)

1.27*(1.12 1.44)

1.26*(1.09 1.45)

  Bad

3.08*(2.26 4.19)

3.03*(2.23 4.12)

2.80*(2.08 3.78)

Type of health facility

  Public

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Private

0.92 (0.85 1.02)

0.85*(0.77 0.93)

0.76*(0.66 0.88)

  Others

0.56 (0.3 1.06)

0.53*(0.28 1.01)

0.47*(0.23 0.99)

Sex Composition

  Only Son

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Only Daughter

1.22*(1.10 1.35)

1.22*(1.1 1.35)

1.22*(1.1 1.36)

  Both

0.76*(0.71 0.81)

0.76*(0.71 0.81)

0.78*(0.73 0.84)

Child loss

  No loss

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Before Sterilization

1.23*(1.13 1.34)

1.21*(1.12 1.31)

2.21*(1.2 4.1)

  After Sterilization

2.17*(1.16 4.06)

2.34*(1.22 4.49)

1.20*(1.1 1.3)

Currently married

  Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

  No

0.86*(0.76 0.98)

0.88*(0.78 1.00)

1.18*(1.04 1.35)

Educational Status

  No education

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Primary

1.03 (0.95 1.11)

1.03 (0.95 1.12)

1.04 (0.96 1.13)

  Secondary

1.09 (1.01 1.17)

1.09*(1.01 1.17)

1.09*(1.01 1.17)

  Higher

1.02 (0.87 1.2)

1.02 (0.87 1.20)

1.06 (0.88 1.27)

Caste

  SC

1.00

1.00

1.00

  ST

1.05 (0.95 1.17)

1.05 (0.95 1.16)

1.05 (0.93 1.19)

  OBC

0.96 (0.9 1.04)

0.96 (0.90 1.03)

0.96 (0.89 1.05)

  Others

1.00 (0.91 1.09)

0.99 (0.91 1.09)

1.00 (0.90 1.11)

Religion

  Hindu

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Muslim

1.38*(1.24 1.52)

1.37*(1.23 1.52)

1.36*(1.20 1.55)

  Christin

0.94 (0.78 1.12)

0.93 (0.78 1.12)

0.87 (0.71 1.07)

  Others

0.89 (0.74 1.08)

0.89 (0.73 1.07)

0.85 (0.69 1.03)

Wealth Quintile

  Poorest

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Poorer

1.05 (0.97 1.14)

1.05 (0.96 1.14)

1.06 (0.97 1.16)

  Middle

0.99 (0.91 1.09)

0.99 (0.90 1.08)

0.99 (0.9 1.10)

  Richer

0.98 (0.89 1.09)

0.98 (0.88 1.08)

0.98 (0.87 1.10)

  Richest

0.93 (0.82 1.05)

0.92 (0.81 1.04)

0.93 (0.81 1.07)

Region

  North

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Central

1.25*(1.15 1.35)

1.27*(1.18 1.38)

1.26*(1.14 1.40)

  East

1.21*(1.1 1.33)

1.23*(1.11 1.35)

1.19*(1.06 1.34)

  North East

0.89 (0.75 1.05)

0.89 (0.75 1.06)

0.94 (0.75 1.17)

  West

0.77*(0.69 0.86)

0.77*(0.69 0.86)

0.78*(0.68 0.89)

  South

1.38*(1.28 1.5)

1.39*(1.28 1.51)

1.41*(1.26 1.57)

Place of residence

  Urban

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Rural

1.04 (0.97 1.11)

1.04 (0.97 1.12)

1.06 (0.96 1.16)

Out of Pocket expenditure incurred in sterilization operation

-

-

 

  No expenditure

  Less than 3000

  

1.21*(1.07 1.36)

  More than equal to 3000

  

1.31*(1.12 1.53)

  1. *p < 0.05