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Table 3 Association of individual, household and health service factors with institutional delivery

From: Factors associated with place of delivery in rural Nepal

Characteristics

Home (n = 83)

Institution (n = 157)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)

Parity

  Multiparous

54

80

Ref.

  Primiparous

29

77

0.036

1.79 (1.03-3.1)

0.664

1.17 (0.58-2.36)

Literacy status (mother)

  Illiterate

37

35

Ref.

  Literate

46

122

<0.001

2.8 (1.58-4.97)

0.476

1.34 (0.6-2.98)

Literacy status (father)

  Illiterate

34

3

Ref.

  Literate

152

51

0.02

3.8 (1.12-12.91)

0.673

0.81 (0.31-2.15)

Occupation (mother)

  Agriculture/Labour

79

139

Ref.

  Business/Service

4

18

0.09

2.56 (0.84-7.82)

0.982

0.98 (0.25-3.82)

Occupation (husband)

  Agriculture/Labour

68

93

Ref.

  Business/Service

15

64

<0.001

3.12 (1.64-5.94)

0.349

1.48 (0.65-3.36)

Wealth quintile

  First quintile (Poor)

24

24

Ref.

  2

13

35

0.023

2.69 (1.15-6.31)

0.229

1.89 (0.67-5.34)

  3

15

33

0.063

2.2 (0.96-5.06)

0.936

1.04 (0.37-2.93)

  4

15

33

0.063

2.2 (0.96-5.06)

0.832

1.13 (0.37-3.43)

  Fifth quintile (least poor)

16

32

0.1

2.0 (0.88-4.56)

0.184

0.48 (0.17-1.41)

Women’s autonomy

  Low

32

48

Ref.

  Medium

32

48

1

1.0 (0.53-1.88)

0.542

0.78 (0.36-1.71)

  High

19

61

0.029

2.14 (1.08-4.23)

0.641

1.23 (0.51-3.0)

Ethnicity group

  Underprivileged

74

95

Ref.

  Privileged

9

62

<0.001

5.37 (2.5-11.5)

0.001

4.34 (1.79-10.5)

Experience of adverse pregnancy outcome

  No

56

140

 

  Yes

27

17

<0.001

0.25 (0.18-0.5)

0.024

0.37 (0.16-0.88)

Time to reach institution

  > 60 minutes

26

20

Ref.

  < 60 minutes

57

137

0.001

3.12 (1.61-0.04)

0.029

2.46 (1.1-5.52)

Antenatal care visits

  < 4 times

33

16

Ref.

  ≥4 times

50

141

<0.001

5.82 (2.95-11.46)

<0.001

6.67 (2.8-15.93)