Table 3 Biosocial factors and Unmet need by Young Married Women in slums, UP, India
BIOSOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS | TOTAL WOMEN (n = 362) (%) | UNMET NEED | CRUDE ODDS RATIO (95%CI) | ADJUSTED ODDS RATIO (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YES (n = 296) (%) | NO (n = 66) (%) | ||||
Age of the women (Years) | |||||
15–19 (Reference) | 99 [27.3] | 90 (90.9) [30.4] | 9 (9.1) [13.6] | ||
20–24 | 263 [72.7] | 206 (78.3) [69.6] | 57 (21.7) [86.4] | 0.361 (0.172–0.762)** | 0.341 (0.121–0.958)* |
Religion of the women [8] | |||||
Hindu | 319 [88.1] | 266 (83.4) [89.9] | 53 (16.6) [80.3] | 2.175 (1.064–4.443)* | 4.369 (1.193–15.994)* |
Muslim (Reference) | 43 [11.9] | 30 (69.8) [10.1] | 13 (30.2) [19.7] | ||
Caste / Tribe of the women [8] | |||||
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) (Reference) | 129 [35.6] | 113 (87.6) [38.2] | 16 (12.4) [24.2] | ||
Others | 233 [64.4] | 183 (78.5) [61.8] | 50 (21.5) [75.8] | 0.518 (0.282–0.954)* | – |
Level of Education of the women [8] | |||||
Illiterate (Reference) | 70 [19.3] | 65 (92.9) [22.0] | 5 (7.1) [7.6] | ||
Literate | 292 [80.7] | 231 (79.1) [78.0] | 61 (20.9) [92.4] | 0.291 (0.112–0.755)* | 0.124 (0.029–0.539)** |
Husband’s Level of Education [8] | |||||
Illiterate (Reference) | 85 [23.5] | 76 (89.4) [25.7] | 9 (10.6) [13.6] | ||
Literate | 277 [76.5] | 220 (79.4) [74.3] | 57 (20.6) [86.4] | 0.457 (0.216–0.967)* | – |
Employment Status of the Women | |||||
Unemployed (Reference) | 298 [82.3] | 240 (80.5) [81.1] | 58 (19.5) [87.9] | ||
Employed | 64 [17.7] | 56 (87.5) [18.9] | 8 (12.5) [12.1] | 1.692 (0.764–3.744) | – |
Type of family [8] | |||||
Nuclear (Reference) | 222 [61.3] | 183 (82.4) [61.8] | 39 (17.6) [59.1] | ||
Joint | 140 [38.7] | 113 (80.7) [38.2] | 27 (19.3) [40.9] | 0.892 (0.518–1.536) | – |
Socio-economic Status (Based on modified Kuppuswamy Scale - 2016) [22] | |||||
Lower and Upper lower (Reference) | 273 [75.4] | 230 (84.2) [77.7] | 43 (15.8) [65.2] | ||
Middle and above | 89 [24.6] | 66 (74.2) [22.3] | 23 (25.8) [34.8] | 0.536 (0.302–0.954)* | – |
Duration of stay in the slum | |||||
< 1 year (Reference) | 109 [30.1] | 97 (89.0) [32.8] | 12 (11.0) [18.2] | ||
≥ 1 year | 253 [69.9] | 199 (78.7) [67.2] | 54 (21.3) [81.8] | 0.456 (0.233–0.892)* | - |