Variables | Frequency (weighted) (%) |  | Home delivery (%) (n = 422) | Institutional delivery (%) (n = 1514) | p-value for Chi-square test |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of women (years) | |||||
  15-19 | 200 (10.3) |  | 9.1 | 10.7 | 0.097 |
  20-29 | 1307 (67.5) |  | 64.7 | 68.3 |  |
  30-39 | 386 (19.9) |  | 22.9 | 19.1 |  |
  40-49 | 43 (2.2) |  | 3.3 | 1.9 |  |
Parity | |||||
  One | 843 (43.5) |  | 21.4 | 49.7 | < 0.001 |
  Two | 640 (33.0) |  | 30.9 | 33.6 |  |
  Three | 250 (12.9) |  | 25.5 | 9.4 |  |
  Four or more | 204 (10.5) |  | 22.2 | 7.3 |  |
  ANC visit* |  |  |  |  |  |
  Less than four | 342 (18.5) |  | 40.9 | 13.3 | < 0.001 |
  Four or more | 1507 (81.5) |  | 59.1 | 86.7 |  |
Education status of women | |||||
  No formal education | 404 (20.9) |  | 43.7 | 14.5 | < 0.001 |
  Primary education (Grade1-5) | 260 (13.4) |  | 17.4 | 12.3 |  |
  Secondary education (Grade 6-10) | 813 (42.0) |  | 36.4 | 43.6 |  |
  HSS and above (Grade 11/12 and above) | 460 (23.7) |  | 2.5 | 29.7 |  |
Exposure to mass media | |||||
  No exposure | 550 (28.4) |  | 49.8 | 22.4 | < 0.001 |
  Limited exposure | 186 (9.6) |  | 9.5 | 9.7 |  |
  Exposure | 1199 (61.9) |  | 40.6 | 67.9 |  |
Area of residence | |||||
  Rural | 667 (34.5) |  | 52.6 | 29.4 | < 0.001 |
  Urban | 1269(65.5) |  | 47.4 | 70.6 |  |
Sex of the household head | |||||
  Female | 418 (21.6) |  | 16.5 | 23.0 | 0.005 |
  Male | 1518 (78.4) |  | 83.5 | 77.0 |  |
Ethnicity | |||||
  Brahmin, Chhetri and Madhesi | 822 (42.4) |  | 41.0 | 42.9 | < 0.001 |
  Janajati and Newar (Mountain, Hill and Terai) | 674 (34.8) |  | 29.9 | 36.2 |  |
  Dalit (Mountain, Hill and Terai) and Muslim | 405 (20.9) |  | 28.6 | 18.8 |  |
  Others (eg. Marwadi, Bangali) | 35 (1.8) |  | 0.6 | 2.1 |  |
Religion | |||||
  non-Hindu | 309 (16.0) |  | 21.1 | 14.6 | 0.005 |
  Hindu | 1627 (84.0) |  | 78.9 | 85.4 |  |
Education status of household head | |||||
  No formal education | 769 (39.7) |  | 51.6 | 36.4 | < 0.001 |
  Primary education (Grade 1-5) | 391 (20.2) |  | 22.5 | 19.6 |  |
  Secondary education (Grade 6-10) | 568 (29.3) |  | 23.5 | 31.0 |  |
  HSS or above (Grade 11/12 and above) | 208 (10.7) |  | 2.4 | 13.0 |  |
Province | |||||
  Province 1 | 304 (15.7) |  | 15.0 | 15.9 | < 0.001 |
  Province 2 | 414 (21.4) |  | 34.9 | 17.6 |  |
  Bagmati Province | 382 (19.7) |  | 9.7 | 22.5 |  |
  Gandaki Province | 150 (7.8) |  | 3.1 | 9.1 |  |
  Lumbini Province | 369 (19.1) |  | 18.9 | 19.1 |  |
  Karnali Province | 131 (6.8) |  | 11.5 | 5.4 |  |
  Sudurpaschim Province | 186 (9.6) |  | 6.8 | 10.4 |  |
Wealth index quintile | |||||
  Poorest | 438 (22.6) |  | 43.9 | 16.7 | < 0.001 |
  Poor | 408 (21.1) |  | 25.2 | 19.9 |  |
  Middle | 384 (19.8) |  | 17.5 | 20.4 |  |
  Richer | 383 (19.8) |  | 11.0 | 22.2 |  |
  Richest | 324 (16.7) |  | 2.4 | 20.7 |  |
Total | 1936 | Â | 21.8 | 78.2 | Â |