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Table 9 Logistic regression estimate for place of 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

−1.436

0.24*

0.059

0.954

Birth order

 First birth (RC)

 

1.00

  

 Second birth and more

−0.971

0.379

0.115

1.251

Family type

 Nuclear family (RC)

 

1.00

  

 Extended family

−0.920

0.399

0.135

1.181

Constant

4.314

74.725

  

HosmerLomshow test = Chi-square 5.73, sig. 0.125

−2 Log likelihood = 133.33

Nagelekerke R. = .188

  1. * = p <0.05, RC reference category