Table 10 Logistic regression estimates for assistance at delivery of respondents
From: Maternal health care seeking behavior: the case of Haor (wetland) in Bangladesh
Independent variable | Regression coefficient | Odds ratio = Exp (B) | 95 % C.I. for Exp (B) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||
Mother’s age at last birth | ||||
Less than 25 years (RC) | 1.00 | |||
25 years and more | 0.009 | 1.009 | 0.475 | 2.142 |
Birth order | ||||
First birth (RC) | 1.00 | |||
Second birth and more | 0.626 | 1.871 | 0.832 | 4.208 |
Family type | ||||
Nuclear family (RC) | 1.00 | |||
Extended family | 0.057 | 1.059 | .438 | 2.558 |
Mother’s education | ||||
No education (RC) | 1.00 | |||
Primary | −.783 | 0.457* | 0.179 | 0.948 |
Secondary and more | −0.887 | 0.412* | 0.216 | 0.968 |
Constant | −1.024 | .359 | ||
HosmerLomshow test = Chi-square 1.72, sig. 0.786 | ||||
−2 Log likelihood = 357.33 | ||||
Nagelekerke R. = 0.056 | ||||