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Table 6 Independent predictors of health facility delivery with their Adjusted Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals

From: Predictors for health facility delivery in Busia district of Uganda: a cross sectional study

Variable

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Household economic status (High)

2.8 (1.2–6.3)

Had access to transport (money or transport means at home during time of delivery)

2.0 (1.2–3.5)

The preferred person for placental disposal of placenta is health worker

12.1 (4.3–34.1)

The decision regarding place of delivery is generally not made by myself

2.4 (1.4–4.6)

Parity of mother is less than four

2.9 (1.6–5.7)

My preferred position for delivery is lying on the back (supine)

5.9 (3.5–11.1)

The decision to seek antenatal care is generally made by myself

1.9 (1.1–3.4)

Having a complication during immediate past delivery

4.2 (3.0–8.2)