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Table 4 Determinants of delivery service utilization

From: Barriers to using skilled birth attendants’ services in mid- and far-western Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Skilled birth attendant utilization

 

Bivariate OR (95% CI)

MultivariateOR (95% CI)

Education

Illiterate

1

1

Informal education

1.49 (1.20–1.86)*

1.18 (0.92–1.51)*

Primary school

2.98 (2.25–4.00)*

1.72 (1.25–2.36)*

Secondary school

4.10 (3.17–5.31)*

2.05 (1.52–2.77)*

Intermediate and above

7.75 (5.30–11.33)*

4.41 (2.89–6.72)*

Wealth quintile

Lowest

1

1

Second

0.81 (0.63–1.04)

1.08 (0.81-1.43)

Middle

0.99 (0.76–1.29)

1.19 (0.88-1.61)

Fourth

2.53 (1.96–3.26)*

1.99 (1.49-2.67)*

Highest

2.67 (2.07–3.46)*

1.90 (1.42-2.56)*

Knowledge of danger signs

No

1

1

Yes

2.09 (1.78–2.45)*

1.31 (1.08-1.58)*

Antenatal care visits

< 4 visits

1

1

≥ 4 visits

2.92 (2.44–3.51)*

2.39 (1.97-2.89)*

Distance to health facility

> 30 min

1

1

≤ 30 min

1.87 (1.57–2.21)*

1.25 (1.03-1.52)*

  1. CI confidence interval.
  2. *p < 0.05.
  3. Results are shown for the association between delivery service utilization and various independent variables in mid- and far-western Nepal (n = 2,481).
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