Table 3 Odds ratio of currently married female adolescents using contraceptives in selected south Asian countries by various background characteristics, DHS

Age (years)

15–19®

1

1

1

1

20–24

1.03 (0.89, 1.19)

0.69* (0.6, 0.8)

1.01 (0.63, 1.61)

0.96 (0.72, 1.27)

Place of residence

Urban®

1

1

1

1

Rural

1 (0.9, 1.11)

0.69* (0.6, 0.79)

0.82 (0.6, 1.12)

0.81 (0.65, 1.01)

Education

No education®

1

1

1

1

Primary

1.29* (1.17, 1.6)

1.16 (0.9, 1.49)

1.75* (1.15, 2.65)

1.21 (0.82, 1.76)

Secondary

1.30* (1.14, 1.48)

1.25 (0.97, 1.6)

2.3* (1.54, 3.43)

1.40 (0.98, 2)

Higher

1.37* (1.06, 1.57)

1.85* (1.36, 2.51)

1.86* (1.08, 3.2)

1.42 (0.92, 2.2)

Religion

Hindu®

1

1

NA

1

Muslim

0.54* (0.43, 0.68)

0.93 (0.74, 1.17)

NA

0.31* (0.16, 0.62)

Others

0.98 (0.87, 1.09)

0.79 (0.35, 1.77)

NA

1.42 (1, 2.01)

Wealth index

Poorest®

1

1

1

1

Poorer

1.32* (1.14, 1.52)

1.07 (0.88, 1.3)

0.97 (0.57, 1.68)

1.25 (0.92, 1.69)

Middle

1.54* (1.33, 1.79)

1 (0.81, 1.23)

1.09 (0.63, 1.89)

1.23 (0.9, 1.69)

Richer

1.79* (1.52, 2.11)

0.97 (0.78, 1.2)

1.06 (0.59, 1.9)

1.16 (0.82, 1.62)

Richest

2.41* (2, 2.9)

0.85 (0.67, 1.08)

1.05 (0.55, 2.03)

1.54* (1.02, 2.34)

Working status

No®

1

1

1

1

Yes

1.24* (1.09, 1.41)

1.63* (1.39, 1.9)

0.87 (0.54, 1.4)

1.36* (1.1, 1.68)

Age at first sex (years)

≥ 14®

1

1

NA

1

15–17

0.73* (0.61, 0.86)

0.91 (0.78, 1.05)

NA

0.68* (0.49, 0.95)

≤ 18

0.62* (0.52, 0.73)

0.9 (0.75, 1.09)

NA

0.85 (0.58, 1.25)

No. of living children

0®

1

1

1

1

1

4.05* (3.54, 4.63)

5.24* (4.47, 6.15)

40.63* (12.77, 129.25)

3.53* (2.62, 4.76)

2

10.27* (8.84, 11.92)

8.07* (6.48, 10.06)

66.77* (20.73, 215.09)

6.68* (4.6, 9.69)

3 and above

12.03* (9.7, 14.91)

4.9* (3.38, 7.1)

98.11* (29.53, 325.95)

12.08* (6.93, 21.06)

Media exposure

No®

1

1

1

1

Yes

1.66* (1.45, 1.89)

1.24* (1.07, 1.45)

1.68* (1.1, 2.55)

1.68* (1.2, 2.37)

Visited by FP worker

No®

NA

1

1

1

Yes

NA

1.26* (1.09, 1.47)

1.33* (1, 1.78)

1.26* (1.02, 1.55)