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Table 4 Results from Weibull hazard regression of contraceptive failure rates within 1 year of method adoption for all methods combined traditional method and for condom, by selected characteristics of female users, Uttar Pradesh, 2009–14

From: Abortions followed by contraceptive failures in Northern India: an analysis of contraceptive histories (2009–2014)

Characteristics

All reversible method

Condom

Traditional method

No. of living children

 At most one child®

1

1

1

 2–3

0.72* [0.49,0.98]

0.98 [0.38, 2.00]

0.88 [0.34,2.09]

 4 & 4+

0.42 [0.17,1.11]

0.87 [0.21,2.37]

0.75 [0.04,2.03]

Desire level

 Greater than desire®

1

1

1

 Equal to desire

0.88 [0.60,1.28]

0.67* [0.33,0.97]

1.32 [0.67,2.61]

 Lower than desire

1.55* [1.04,3.96]

0.87 [0.42, 1.72]

3.53* [1.50,3.70]

Source of supply

 Public medical sector®

1

1

----

 Private medical sector

0.6* [0.29,0.94]

0.28* [0.13,0.63]

----

 Husband/relatives/friends

1.33 [1.08,3.02]

0.39 [0.19,0.81]

----

Age at the end of the episode

 < 25®

1

1

1

 25–34

0.35* [0.27,0.55]

0.22* [0.15,0.43]

0.52* [0.29,0.91]

 35–49

0.17* [0.09,0.31]

0.08* [0.04,0.22]

0.31* [0.09,0.65]

Education

 No education®

1

1

1

 Primary

0.88 [0.62,1.26]

0.98 [0.57, 1.68]

0.92 [0.55,1.52]

 Secondary

0.84 [0.63,1.12]

0.85 [0.56,1.29]

0.94 [0.60,1.47]

 Higher than secondary

0.76 [0.50,1.16]

0.8 [0.44,1.43]

0.76 [0.36,1.59]

Caste

 SC/ST®

1

1

1

 OBC

0.97 [0.72,1.33]

0.92 [0.47,1.90]

1.46 [0.67,2.73]

 General

0.96 [0.59,1.75]

0.78 [0.41,1.85]

0.94 [0.39,1.38]

Religion

 Non-Muslim®

1

1

1

 Muslim

1.59* [1.11,2.29]

1.55* [1.10,2.29]

1.65 [0.91,2.98]

Wealth index

 Poorest®

1

1

1

 Poorer

0.69* [0.24,0.92]

0.88 [0.54,1.44]

0.44* [0.22,0.98]

 Middle

0.83 [0.54,1.33]

0.74 [0.45,1.22]

0.86 [0.38,1.57]

 Richer

0.3* [0.20,0.64]

0.45*[0.26,0.78]

0.31* [0.14,0.98]

 Richest

0.37* [0.22,0.78]

0.49* [0.26,0.91]

0.44 [0.13,1.10]

Residence

 Non-slum®

1

1

1

 Slum

0.93 [0.65,1.25]

0.78[0.51,1.29]

1.09[0.37,1.87]

Migration

 Same city/different house®

1

1

1

 Intra-state (city)

1.55* [1.07,2.13]

1.53* [1.09,3.45]

1.34* [1.04,2.54]

 Intra-state (village)

0.96 [0.62,1.51]

0.64 [0.34,1.46]

1.59 [0.66,2.22]

 Inter-state (city/village)

0.81 [0.43,1.55]

0.6 [0.25, 2.71]

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Weibull parameter

1.82* [1.55,2.06]

1.76* [1.37,2.03]

2.12* [1.70,2.66]

 Constant

3.94

3.32

4.54

 Wald χ2

136.99

95.53

119.91

 Log likelihood

− 741.87

− 379.26

− 254.59

n

7496

3542

2028

p > χ2

0.000

0.000

0.000

  1. *Significant at p ≤ 0.05® = reference category. (--) no of observation < 125. The analysis is controlled for region of residence (districts under study)