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Table 4 Multivariate analysis results with adjusted Odds Ratio

From: Does women’s caste make a significant contribution to adolescent pregnancy in Nepal? A study of Dalit and non-Dalit adolescents and young adults in Rupandehi district

Factors

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Caste/Ethnicity

 Dalit (Ref)

      

 Brahmin/Chhetri

0.311***

0.18–0.54

0.564

0.28–1.12

0.603

0.30–1.22

 Jana Jaati

1.275

0.75–2.17

1.748

0.94–3.26

1.643

0.87–3.10

 Madhesi/Muslim

0.840

0.42–1.68

0.669

0.29–1.56

0.555

0.23–1.36

Place of Residence

 Urban

  

0.774

0.40–1.49

0.839

0.43–1.62

 Rural (Ref)

      

Education

 Primary (Ref)

      

 Secondary

  

0.328**

0.17–0.63

0.335**

0.17–0.65

 Illiterate

  

0.429

0.18–1.05

0.374*

0.15–0.95

Occupation

 Unemployed (Ref)

      

 Others (Farmer/Labor/Business)

  

1.159

0.55–2.45

1.298

0.59–2.84

Age @ Marriage

 09–16 years (Ref)

      

 17 years and above

  

0.032***

0.01–0.09

0.019***

0.01–0.14

Family Type

 Nuclear (Ref)

      

 Joint/Extended

  

0.967

0.50–1.89

0.950

0.48–1.89

Husband’s Education

 Primary or less/Illiterate (Ref)

      

 Secondary+

  

1.262

0.66–2.41

1.302

0.67–2.52

Husband’s Occupation

 Farmer/Labor/Unemployed (Ref)

      

 Employed/Business

  

0.636

0.38–1.07

0.654

0.38–1. 11

Wealth Index (Family)

 Lowest wealth group

  

0.890

0.40–1.98

0.761

0.33–1.75

 Middle wealth group

  

1.053

0.58–1.91

1.071

0.58–1.97

 Highest wealth group (Ref)

      

Type of Marriage

 Love/Self

  

0.811

0.48–1.37

0.868

0.50–1.50

 Arrange (Ref)

      

Age @ First sex

 11–16 years

    

0.578

0.09–3.74

 17 years and above (Ref)

      

Attending Fairs/Clubs

 No (Ref)

      

 Yes

    

0.402**

0.21–0.79

Goes to movie

 No (Ref)

      

 Yes

    

1.063

0.61–1.85

Drinks Alcohol

 No (Ref)

      

 Yes

    

5.175*

1.02–26.32

Intercept

 

2.635***(0.969)

 

107.667***(4.679)

 

324.140***(5.781)

Model Chi-square

 

22.202***

 

143.849***

 

155.884***

Degree of freedom

 

3

 

14

 

18

-2Log likelihood

 

540.357

 

415.718

 

403.684

Nagelkerke R-square (%)

 

6.7%

 

38.4%

 

41.1%

Percent correctly classified

 

70.5%

 

73.6%

 

76.0%

  1. Wald Chi square *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001