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Table 9 Independent predictors of induction of labor

From: Unmet need for induction of labor in Africa: secondary analysis from the 2004 - 2005 WHO Global Maternal and Perinatal Health Survey (A cross-sectional survey)

Characteristic

p value

OR

95% CI

Location

0.000

  

Urban

-

1

-

Peri-urban

0.004

0.70

0.55 – 0.89

Rural

0.000

0.38

0.31 – 0.46

Maternal age

0.020

  

<20

0.004

0.73

0.60 – 0.91

21 – 25

0.016

0.83

0.71 – 0.97

26 – 30

-

1

-

31 – 35

0.50

1.06

0.90 – 1.24

36 – 40

0.73

0.96

0.78 – 1.19

>40

0.55

0.88

0.59 – 1.32

Schooling duration

0.001

  

0

0.014

0.75

0.59 – 0.94

1 – 6

0.031

0.81

0.66 – 0.98

7 – 12

0.000

0.72

0.62 – 0.84

13 – 18

0.44

0.74

0.34– 1.60

>18

-

1

-

Parity

0.001

  

0

0.01

1.25

1.09 – 1.44

1 – 2

-

1

-

3 – 4

0.21

0.89

0.75 – 1.07

≥5

0.79

1.03

0.82 – 1.30

Level of facility

0.000

  

Primary

0.037

0.78

0.61 – 0.99

Secondary

0.000

1.40

1.20 – 1.62

Tertiary

-

1

-

Other

0.000

0.36

0.28 – 0.47

Type of facility

   

Non-teaching

0.000

0.53

0.46 – 0.61

Teaching

-

1

-

Antenatal care

0.000

  

0

0.046

0.76

0.58 – 0.99

1 – 3

0.000

0.66

0.59 – 0.75

≥4

-

1

-

Delivery charges

No

0.000

1.98

1.68 – 2.35

Yes

-

1

-

Is caesarean section more expensive?

No

0.000

0.72

0.60 – 0.86

Yes

-

1

-

Is caesarean section of economic benefit to attending staff?

No

0.000

1.38

1.18 – 1.62

Yes

-

1

-