Table 2 Determinants of choice of a private-for profit institution in institutional deliveries: unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios from logistic regression for rural births (NFHS 2).

Distance to private and public institutions

Change in AIC due to removal of distance from model: -3.3

Both institutions are the same distance

3428

40.3

1

1

30.7

Public institution closer (by > 5 km)

255

41.6

0.92 (0.54-1.07)

1.04 (0.62-1.73)

31.5

Private institution closer (by > 5 km)

1399

49.4

1.38 (1.07-1.77)

1.11 (0.87-1.40)

32.9

Economic Status

Wealth Quartiles

Change in AIC due to removal of wealth from model: + 85.2

1 (poorest)

503

30.4

1

1

22.8

2

824

31.4

1.39 (1.05-1.84)

1.21 (0.91-1.60)

26.4

3

1240

37.5

2.07 (1.58-2.72)

1.48 (1.12-1.96)

30.6

4 (richest)

2515

51.7

4.75 (3.65-6.19)

2.97 (2.23-3.96)

46.8

Indicators of preference for place of delivery

Maternal Education

Change in AIC due to removal of maternal education from model: +31.2

None

1628

36.4

1

1

30.4

Primary

925

35.4

1.05 (0.84-1.32)

0.86 (0.68-1.08)

27.4

Secondary

1921

46.1

1.79 (1.48-2.16)

1.17 (0.95-1.45)

33.9

Higher

608

61.0

4.67 (3.57-6.34)

2.17 (1.60-2.95)

48.7

Region

Change in AIC due to removal of region from model: +251.2

North

1974

43.9

1

1

40.9

East

1004

12.8

0.10 (0.07-0.14)

0.10 (0.07-0.14)

6.2

West

480

59.8

1.60 (1.17-2.19)

1.43 (1.03-1.98)

49.7

South

1624

55.2

1.61 (1.26-2.05)

1.52 (1.17-1.97)

51.2

Birth Order

Change in AIC due to removal of birth order from model: +5.1

1

2098

44.0

1.26 (1.08-1.46)

1.24 (1.06-1.45)

35.4

2-3

2248

44.0

1

1

30.7

4-6

611

37.3

0.80 (0.62-1.01)

0.98 (0.76-1.26)

30.2

7 +

125

29.6

0.50 (0.30-0.83)

0.70 (0.41-1.18)

23.6

Rho (P-value)

0.41 (0.000)