Prevalence, socio-demographic determinants, and self-reported reasons for hysterectomy and choice of hospitalization in India

Table 3 Odds ratios of the relation of background variables to hysterectomy: Adjusted results from logistic regression analysis, NFHS-5

Background characteristics	Adjusted Odds ratio (AOR)	95% CI
Age
15–29^®
30–39	17.8***	16.3–19.4
40–49	7.9***	7.33–8.65
Place of residence
Urban^®
Rural	1.3***	1.23–1.35
Religion
Hindu^®
Muslim	0.7***	0.70–0.79
Christian	0.8***	0.76–0.92
Others (Sikh, Buddhist/neo-buddhist, jain, jewish, parsi/Zoroastrian, no religion & other)	1.1*	1.01–1.21
Caste
Schedule caste (SC)^®
Schedule tribe (ST)	0.7***	0.68–0.77
Other backward class (OBC)	1.2***	1.12–1.23
Others	1.1***	1.05–1.17
Level of education
No education^®
Primary	0.9***	0.86–0.95
Secondary	0.8***	0.76–0.83
Higher	0.4***	0.35–0.42
Wealth index
Poorest^®
Poorer	1.5***	1.45–1.62
Middle	1.8***	1.67–1.87
Richer	2.1***	2.00–2.27
Richest	2.6***	2.37–2.76
Marital status
Currently married^®
Widowed	0.8***	0.78–0.88
Others (Never married/divorced/separated)	0.2***	0.19–0.24
Parity
No children^®
1 child	1.9***	1.71–2.19
2 children	3.4***	3.05–3.82
3 & above	2.9***	2.55–3.18
Age at first cohabitation
< 15 years^®
15–20 years	0.7***	0.63–0.69
> 20 years	0.4***	0.38–0.42
Region
North^®
Central	0.9**	0.85–0.96
East	1.4***	1.30–1.48
North-east	0.5***	0.47–0.56
West	1.2***	1.14–1.31
South	1.6***	1.47–1.66

^®represents the reference category
***represents 1% level of significance, ** represents 5% level of significance and * represents 10% level of significance

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