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Characteristics
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Skilled birth attendant utilization
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|---|
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Bivariate OR (95% CI)
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MultivariateOR (95% CI)
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|---|
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Education
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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)*
|
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CI confidence interval.
- *p < 0.05.
- Results are shown for the association between delivery service utilization and various independent variables in mid- and far-western Nepal (n = 2,481).
