Table 2 Distribution and crude association of reproductive rights with depression among women of reproductive age in Karachi, Pakistan

Marriage

Age at marriage

0.005

   ≤ 18 years

59

38.8

34

22.4

2.4 (1.40,4.10)

0.02

   19-20 years

33

21.7

35

23

1.30 (0.73,2.33)

0.36

   More than 20 years

60

39.5

83

54.6

1.00

Decision to marry

0.001

   Myself with spouse or with someone else

16

10.5

41

27

1.00

   Family member other than parents

14

9.2

15

9.9

2.39 (0.94,6.06)

0.06

   Parents

122

80.3

96

63.2

3.25 (1.72,6.15)

<0.001

Forced decision

   Yes

33

21.7

6

3.9

6.74 (2.73,16.64)

<0.001

   No

119

78.3

146

96

1.00

Meeting with spouse before marriage

   Yes

66

43.4

84

55.3

0.62(0.39,0.97)

0.03

   No

86

56.6

68

44.7

1.00

Liking for spouse before marriage

   Yes

60

39.5

94

61.8

0.40(0.25,0.63)

<0.001

   No

92

60.5

58

30.2

1.00

Number of years married

   < 5

38

25

54

35.5

1.00

   ≥ 5

114

75

98

64.5

1.65 (1.08,2.71)

0.04

Satisfaction with married life

<0.001

   Very much satisfied

73

48

117

77

0.04(0.005,0.32)

0.002

   Satisfied

64

42.1

34

22.4

0.12(0.016,0.99)

0.04

   Not satisfied

15

9.9

1

0.1

1.00

Marital relations

Hours/day spent with husband

   ≤ 3 hours

73

48

48

31.8

2.00 (1.25,3.19)

0.004

   > 3 hours

79

52

104

68.4

1.00

Frequency of sexual intercourse/week

   ≤ 2

101

66.4

76

50

1.98 (1.24,3.14)

0.004

   > 2

51

33.6

76

50

1.00

Initiation of intimacy

   Husband

128

84.2

105

69.1

1.00

   Me or Either

24

15.8

47

30.9

0.41 (0.24,0.73)

0.002

Husband's allowance of initiating intimacy

   Yes

90

59.2

122

80.3

0.35 (0.21,0.59)

<0.001

   No

62

40.8

30

19.7

1.00

Satisfaction after intimacy

   Yes

127

83.6

147

96.7

0.17 (0.06,0.46)

0.001

   No

25

16.4

5

3.3

1.00

Marital rape ever

   Yes

50

32.9

19

12.5

3.43(1.90,6.17)

<0.001

   No

102

67.1

133

87.5

1.00

Family planning decisions

Family ever planned

   Yes

78

51.3

78

51.3

1.00 (0.63,1.5)

1.00

   No

74

48.7

74

48.7

1.00

Number of children

   ≤ 2

82

53.9

97

63.8

1.00

   > 2

70

46.1

55

36.2

1.50 (0.95,2.38)

0.08

Decision on family planning

0.67

   Husband or family members

10

12.8

14

17.9

0.71 (0.29,1.73)

0.45

   Self

9

11.5

5

6.4

1.80 (0.56,5.69)

0.31

   Both

59

75.6

59

75.6

1.00

Decision in Disagreement

0.35

   Husband

55

70.5

45

57.7

1.39 (0.47,4.14)

0.54

   Self or jointly with husband

16

20.5

25

32.5

0.73(0.22,2.41)

0.60

   Physician/family members

7

9.0

8

10.3

1.00

Use of method of contraception

   Yes

74

48.7

69

45.4

1.14 (0.72,1.79)

0.56

   No

78

51.3

83

54.6

1.00

Decision on Contraception

0.93

   Husband or family members

18

21.7

15

24.3

1.00

   Self

11

14.9

11

15.9

0.83 (0.28,2.45)

0.74

   Both

45

60.8

43

62.3

0.87 (0.39,1.94)

0.87

Decision in Disagreement

   Husband

59

79.7

47

68.1

1.84 (0.86,3.93)

0.11

   Self or physician

15

20.2

22

21

1.00

Induced abortion

   Yes

16

10.5

12

7.9

1.37(0.62,3.00)

0.42

   No

136

89.5

140

92.1

1.00