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Table 2 Factors associated with institutional delivery at 64 CUs in Kisumu West, Siaya, Ugenya and Gem districts, Nyanza Province, Kenya

From: Determinants of health facility utilization for childbirth in rural western Kenya: cross-sectional study

Variables

Bivariable analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

Unadjusted odds ratio (OR)

95% CI

Adjusted OR

95% CI

Age group (years)

    

 < 20

Ref.

   

 20 – 24

*0.628

0.430-0.917

  

 25 – 29

0.740

0.502-1.091

  

 30 – 34

0.735

0.486-1.111

  

 ≥ 35

**0.564

0.380-0.837

  

Marital status

    

 Single/Divorced/Widowed

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Married

0.908

0.695-1.187

1.219

0.892-1.665

Education level

    

 No education/dropped out from primary

Ref

 

Ref.

 

 Primary level

***1.886

1.522-2.338

***1.628

1.287-2.058

 Secondary level or higher

***3.427

2.567-4.540

***2.354

1.710-3.241

Occupation

    

 Subsistence farmer

Ref.

   

 Domestic worker/student

1.019

0.746-1.394

  

 Other skilled employee

1.232

0.995-1.525

  

Literacy in English

    

 Illiterate

Ref.

   

 Literate

***1.984

1.573-2.502

  

Maternal health knowledge

    

 Low

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Middle

1.271

0.956-1.691

1.130

0.829-1.540

 High

***1.955

1.458-2.622

**1.539

1.113-2.129

ANC visits

    

 Less than 4 times

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 4 times or more

***1.848

1.523-2.243

***1.660

1.343-2.052

Birth interval

    

 Short birth interval (<24 months)

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Medium birth interval(24–47 months)

1.234

0.687-2.218

1.475

0.784-2.776

 Long birth interval (>48 months)

1.288

0.778-2.131

1.646

0.953-2.844

 First birth

**2.426

1.434-4.104

***2.862

1.588-5.158

Household wealth index

    

 Poorest

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Poor

*1.505

1.143-1.981

*1.420

1.063-1.897

 Middle

***2.164

1.608-2.911

***2.097

1.529-2.876

 Rich

***2.392

1.629-3.512

**1.948

1.286-2.950

 Richest

***3.391

2.382-4.825

***2.290

1.555-3.370

Media and communication equipment

    

 Possession of one item or none

Ref.

   

 2 items

***1.494

1.207-1.849

  

 All items

***2.741

1.974-3.807

  

Number of household members

    

 5 or more

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Less than 5

***1.534

1.245-1.890

**1.527

1.190-1.959

Number of children under five

    

 2 or more

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Less than 2

***1.482

1.210-1.815

1.137

0.887-1.457

Household sanitation practice

    

 No sanitation facilities

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Possession of at least one

**1.879

1.191-2.964

1.602

0.984-2.606

 Possession of two

***3.015

1.895-4.798

***2.480

1.511-4.071

 Possession of all

***3.904

2.438-6.252

***2.793

1.683-4.636

Traveling time to nearest health facility

    

 More than 60 min

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 41 – 60 min

*1.394

1.021-1.904

1.357

0.968-1.903

 21 – 40 min

*1.373

1.023-1.844

1.324

0.961-1.826

 20 min or less

***2.560

1.845-3.554

***2.482

1.735-3.549

Usual transportation

    

 On foot

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Any other means of transportation

***1.836

1.368-2.466

1.379

0.992-1.918

Performance of CHWs

    

 Poorest

Ref.

   

 Poor

0.776

0.543-1.109

  

 Middle

1.158

0.884-1.516

  

 High

0.796

0.610-1.039

  

 Highest

1.033

0.770-1.387

  

Social capital

    

 Lowest

Ref.

   

 Low

1.119

0.816-1.535

  

 Middle

1.005

0.754-1.341

  

 High

1.117

0.825-1.510

  

 Highest

0.855

0.634-1.153

  
  1. *< 0.05.
  2. **< 0.01.
  3. ***< 0.001.