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Table 2 Proportion of socio-economic factors and husband and household characteristics and PPR according to home delivery.

From: Socioeconomic and physical distance to the maternity hospital as predictors for place of delivery: an observation study from Nepal

Determinants

Place of delivery

PPR

95%CI

 

Home % (N = 152)

Hospital % (N = 156)

  

Distance to maternity Hospital

    

>3 hrs

21.1

1.9

4.5

3.2–6.3

2–3 hrs

27.0

3.2

4.4

3.1–6.2

61–120 mins

22.4

6.4

3.8

2.7–5.4

31–60 mins

9.2

10.3

2.3

1.4–3.7

Upto 30 mins

20.4

78.2

1.0

 

Education of mother

    

Illiterate

53.3

22.4

6.6

2.6–16.8

Literate only

13.2

7.7

5.9

2.3–15.6

Primary (up to 5th grade)

21.7

14.7

5.6

2.2–14.5

Secondary(10th grad)

9.2

33.3

2.0

0.7–5.7

College/university

2.6

21.8

1.0

 

Occupation of mother

    

Agriculture

74.3

14.8

5.1

2.3–11.5

Housewife

22.2

67.8

1.5

0.6–3.5

Officework

3.5

17.4

1.0

 

Yearly income

    

<Rs.24,000

25.0

4.5

5.0

2.3–11.0

Rs.25–48,000

28.9

22.4

3.3

1.5–7.6

Rs.49–100,000

28.3

26.9

3.0

1.3–6.9

Rs.101–200,000

14.5

30.1

1.9

0.8–4.6

>200,000

3.3

16.0

1.0

 

Husband's education

    

Illiterate

18.5

5.3

6.9

3.4–14.1

Literate only

10.6

4.6

6.2

2.9–13.0

Primary (up to 5th gr)

33.1

14.6

6.2

3.0–12.7

Secondary

33.1

39.1

4.0

2.0–8.4

College/university

4.6

36.4

1.0

 

Husband's occupation

    

Agriculture

54.6

8.3

4.0

2.8–5.8

Wage earner (urban area)

12.8

7.6

2.9

1.8–4.6

Machine handling (driver)

15.6

22.9

1.9

1.2–3.0

Office work

17.0

61.1

1.0

 

Amenity score status

    

Low

52.0

5.1

9.6

5.3–17.4

Medium

41.4

33.3

5.8

3.1–10.7

High

6.6

61.5

1.0

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