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Table 4 Regression results for determinants of health facility delivery among women in Akordet Town

From: Factors determining choice of place of delivery: analytical cross-sectional study of mothers in Akordet town, Eritrea

Exposure variable

Variables

Unadjusted Odds Ratio (COR) [95% CI]

Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) [95% CI]

Religion

Moslem

1

1

Christian

2.79 [1.05–7.39]*

0.55 [.03–8.68]

Ethnicity

Tigrigna

1

1

Tigre

0.344 [0.12–0.91]*

0.78 [.05–11.38]

Other

0.11 [0.03–0.39]**

0.11 [0.01–1.73]

Mother educational level

Illiterate

1

1

Can read and write

0.66 [0.21–2.04]

0.99 [0.27–3.66]

Elementary level

2.24 [1.13–4.45]*

1.52 [0.59–3.95]

Junior and above

9.91 [2.2–44.4]**

8.80 [1.18–65.64]*

Husband Educational level

Illiterate

1

1

Can read and write

1.3 [0.52–3.26]

0.93 [0.3–2.9]

Elementary level

1.89 [0.88–4.04]

1.59 [0.55–4.53]

Junior and above

5.45 [2.03–14.62]**

3.92 [1.06–14.54]*

Place of delivery preceding last pregnancy

Home

1

1

Health Facility

3.85 [2.03–7.28]***

8.16 [3.41–19.48]***

Birth order of last child

1st -3rd

1

1

4th -6th

0.37 [0.18–0.73]**

0.24 [0.09–0.62]**

7th and above

0.24 [0.09–0.63]**

0.032 [0.1–1.04]

Any complications during pervious delivery

No

1

1

Yes

2.22 [1.06–4.68]*

0.64 [0.21–1.98]

First ANC visit during last pregnancy

First Trimester

1

1

Second Trimester

0.35 [0.11–1.06]

0.46 [0.09–2.2]

Third Trimester

0.18 [0.05–0.59]**

0.038 [0.06–2.35]

Number of ANC visits during last pregnancy

1–3

1

1

4–6

2.33 [1.2–4.5]*

2.06 [0.8–5.3]

7 and above

5 [1.12–22.27]*

2.41 [0.28–20.52]

Any complication during last pregnancy

No

1

1

Yes

1.9 [1.02–3.52]*

2.24 [1.04–4.82]*

  1. * P ≤ 0.05, ** P ≤ 0.01, *** P ≤ 0.001