Where to deliver? Analysis of choice of delivery location from a national survey in India

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Multinomial logistic regression analysis of the odds of delivery at home, public or private facility (n = 1410).

	Odds Ratio
	Home vs. Public	Home vs. private	Public vs. private
Predisposing
Birth order
2 or less	-	-	-
More than 2	1.58*	1.81*	1.14
Mother's age
< 20 yrs	-	-	-
20 – 29 yrs	0.64*	0.50*	0.77
> 30 yrs	0.60*	0.40*	0.67
Mother's education
Primary or less	-	-	-
Up to secondary	0.82	0.48*	0.59*
More than secondary	1.11	0.37*	0.34*
Father's education
Primary or less	-	-	-
Up to secondary	0.72	0.58*	0.80
More than secondary	1.01	0.40*	0.40*
Religion
Hindu	-	-	-
Muslim	0.57*	0.50*	0.88
Others	0.83	1.12	1.35
Scheduled caste status
No	-	-	-
Yes	0.76	1.36	1.80*
Enabling
Household standard of living
Low	-	-	-
Medium	0.94	0.82	0.87
High	0.77	0.42*	0.55*
Media exposure	0.62*	0.60*	0.97
Healthcare decision-maker
Mother	-	-	-
Father	1.34	1.04	0.78
Mother & father jointly	0.88	1.03	1.16
Others in household	1.19	1.13	0.95
Number of antenatal visits
3 or less	-	-	-
More than 3	0.26*	0.30*	1.18
Location
Urban	-	-	-
Rural	4.82*	4.85*	1.01
Need
Low	-	-	-
High	1.03	0.99	0.96

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