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Table 4 Odds Ratio of women, five years preceding the survey, having deliveries at home instead of any heath facility

From: Correlates of preferences for home or hospital confinement in Pakistan: evidence from a national survey

Indicators

Model-01

Model-02

Model-03

Education level of woman (No education) (R)

Primary to middle

0.521**

0.547**

0.683**

(0.449, 0.604)

(0.470, 0.636)

(0.580, 0.804)

Above middle

0.183**

0.208**

0.334**

(0.150, 0.225)

(0.170, 0.225)

(0.267, 0.419)

Education level of husband (No education) (R)

Primary to middle

0.786*

0.814*

0.911

(0.671, 0.921)

(0.694, 0.955)

(0.771, 1.077)

Above middle

0.602**

0.618**

0.757*

(0.512, 0.708)

(0.525, 0.728)

(0.636, 0.901)

Woman occupation (Not working) (R)

Agriculture

1.556**

1.491**

1.078

(1.260, 1.922)

(1.205, 1.844)

(0.858, 1.353)

Sales

1.124

1.096

1.037

(0.936, 1.349)

(0.912, 1.317)

(0.857, 1.255)

Others

1.236

1.185

1.251

(0.862, 1.772)

(0.824, 1.705)

(0.853, 1.833)

Discussed with husband about place of delivery (Not Discussed) (R)

Discussed

0.342**

0.343**

0.397**

(0.303, 0.387)

(0.303, 0.388)

(0.348, 0.451)

Age (15–24) (R)

   

25-34

_

0.833*

0.826*

 

(0.705, 0.985)

(0.695, 0.983)

35-49

_

0.655*

0.638**

 

(0.525, 0.818)

(0.508, 0.803)

Birth order (Less than 3) (R)

   

3 – 4

_

1.614**

1.755**

 

(1.372, 1.900)

(1.483, 2.077)

5 and above

_

2.204**

2.383*

 

(1.830, 2.655)

(1.966, 2.890)

Province (Punjab) (R)

   

Sindh

_

_

0.534**

  

(0.456, 0.626)

KP

_

_

0.781*

  

(0.645, 0.947)

Baluchistan

_

_

1.1620*

  

(1.131, 2.318)

Residence (Urban) (R)

   

Rural

_

_

1.501**

  

(1.284, 1.755)

Economic status (Rich)(R)

   

Poor

_

_

2.634**

  

(2.181, 3.182)

Middle

_

_

1.573**

  

(1.314, 1.883)

Constant

5.180

4.026

1.692

Hosmer-Lemeshow test (Significance)

0.108

0.101

0.257

Total (Weighted)

5659

5658

5658

  1. *5% level of Significance; **1% level of Significance; ( ) confidence interval at 95%.