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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis on the determinants of facility delivery in Rufiji-Model: 3-4

From: Female migrants, family members and community socio-demographic characteristics influence facility delivery in Rufiji, Tanzania

 

Model 3*

Model 4**

 

(n = 2240)

n = 910

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Individual level factors

  

Mother’s age

0.84(0.74-0.96)

1.03(0.84-1.25)

Mother’s age2

1(1–1.01)

1(1)

Parity

0.87(0.77-0.97)

0.83(0.7-0.98)

Education level

  

No education

ref

ref

Primary education

1.22(0.97-1.55)

0.98(0.68-1.4)

Secondary +

1.61(0.86-3.03)

0.41(0.13-1.29)

Female migrants

  

No female migrants

ref

ref

Female migrants

1.2(0.96-1.5)

1.28(0.9-1.83)

Occupation

  

Famers

ref

ref

Paid work

1.41(1.05-1.89)

1.44(0.84-2.49)

Other work

1.12(0.8-1.58)

2.6(0.88-7.71)

Distance from facility

0.97(0.94-1)

0.94(0.9-0.99)

Multiple birth

  

No

ref

ref

Yes

1.37(0.72-2.6)

0.46(0.17-1.21)

Marital status

  

Not currently married

ref

ref

Married

1(0.78-1.27)

1.05(0.68-1.6)

Season

  

Dry

ref

ref

Raining

0.92(0.73-1.15)

0.85(0.6-1.23)

Economic status

  

Poorest

ref

ref

Quintile 2

1.39(0.99-1.93)

1.63(0.95-2.8)

Quintile 3

1.41(1.02-1.96)

1.08(0.65-1.79)

Quintile 4

1.51(1.07-2.13)

1.5(0.88-2.57)

Least poor

2.09(1.37-3.19)

2.97(1.41-6.27)

Previous place of delivery

  

Health facility

ref

ref

Not known/First birth

0.67(0.43-1.03)

0.99(0.45-2.18)

Home

0.57(0.4-0.79)

0.53(0.34-0.83)

Previous pregnancy outcome

  

Live birth

ref

ref

Not known/First birth

1.43(0.91-2.25)

0.9(0.4-2.06)

Still Birth/Miscarriages/Abortion

0.7(0.26-1.86)

5.59(1.11-28.23)

Sister’s previous facility delivery

  

Home

ref

ref

Health facility

1.29(1.15-1.45)

 

Number of previous sisters-in-law facility delivery

 

1.7(1.35-2.13)

Community – level factors

  

Female community years of schooling

0.78(0.53-1.16)

0.67(0.46-0.97)

Community asset index

1.93(1.45-2.57)

2.13(1.51-3.01)

Female mean age of community

1.17(0.99-1.39)

1.28(1.09-1.52)

Random effects

  

Region [SE]

0.55(0.38-0.80)

0.34(0.15-0 .79)

Mother [SE]

0.35(0.09-1.37)

0.28(0–8.9)

  1. Ref = Reference category/comparison group.
  2. SE = Standard Error of random variance.
  3. *Multilevel logistic regression model with random effects for mother and village with sister variable.
  4. **Multilevel logistic regression model with random effects for mother and village with sisters and sister-in-law variables.