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Table 7 Logistic regression results of KAP GAP by different background characteristics

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice GAP in family planning usage: an analysis of selected cities of Uttar Pradesh

Background characteristics

Crude odds ratio

Confidence interval (95 %)

Adjusted odds ratio

Confidence interval (95 %)

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Age group

 15–19

Ref

  

Ref

  

 20–24

0.627**

0.463

0.848

0.989*

0.767

1.47

 25–29

0.368**

0.273

0.497

0.734*

0.526

1.023

 30–34

0.273**

0.202

0.369

0.573**

0.406

0.809

 35–49

0.379**

0.282

0.509

0.766*

0.542

1.082

Educational status

 No education

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Primary education

0.614**

0.521

0.724

0.683**

0.575

0.812

 Secondary education

0.529**

0.475

0.588

0.688**

0.602

0.788

 Higher education

0.324**

0.286

0.367

0.499**

0.417

0.597

Place of residence

 Non Slum

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Slum

1.435**

1.283

1.606

1.134

1.007

1.276

No of living children

 No child

Ref

  

Ref

  

 One child

0.247**

0.191

0.32

0.247**

0.188

0.323

 Two children

0.178**

0.138

0.229

0.205**

0.155

0.269

 Three children

0.214**

0.165

0.279

0.206**

0.153

0.277

 Four & more than 4 children

0.328**

0.255

0.422

0.231**

0.171

0.314

Religion

 Non Muslim

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Muslim

1.415**

1.285

1.559

1.106

0.986

1.239

Caste

      

 Sc/St

Ref

  

Ref

  

 OBC

0.906**

0.801

1.023

0.972

0.847

1.115

 Others

0.608**

0.536

0.691

0.967

0.834

1.121

Wealth index

 Poor

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Medium

0.688**

0.611

0.776

0.900**

0.79

1.024

 Rich

0.425**

0.384

0.469

0.680**

0.597

0.774

Media exposure

 No Exposure

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Exposure to atleast one form of Media

0.514**

0.467

0.565

0.725**

0.652

0.807

Husband education

 Not educated

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Educated

0.531**

0.474

0.594

1.051

0.919

1.202

  1. * p < 0.05
  2. ** p < 0.01