Table 3 Socio-demographic predictors of mode of delivery after multinomial logistic regression^$

Age (Years)

   < 20

1.18 (0.62 - 2.22)

1.09 (0.35 - 3.38)

0.93 (0.30 - 2.86)

   20 - 35

1.0

1.0

1.0

   > 35

1.58 (1.22 - 2.06)**

0.69 (0.50 - 0.95)*

0.44 (0.31 - 0.61)***

Marital status

   Married

1.17 (0.64 - 2.14)

1.61 (0.63 - 4.10)

1.38 (0.54 - 3.48)

   Not married

1.0

1.0

1.0

Parity

   Primiparous

1.51 (1.26 - 1.81)***

1.27 (0.98 - 1.66)

0.84 (0.65 - 1.10)

   Multiparous

1.0

1.0

1.0

Ethnicity

   Yoruba

0.76 (0.61 - 0.95)**

1.07 (0.79 - 1.45)

1.40 (1.03 - 1.91)*

   Hausa

0.68 (0.40 - 1.16)

1.40 (0.60 - 3.29)

2.07 (0.87 - 4.91)

   Ibo & Others

1.0

1.0

1.0

Religion

   Muslim

0.90 (0.74 - 1.09)

0.85 (0.64 - 1.13)

0.95 (0.71 - 1.26)

   Christianity

1.0

1.0

1.0

Education

   Primary or none

1.15 (0.78 - 1.69)

1.27 (0.72 - 2.25)

1.10 (0.62 - 1.97)

   Secondary

1.08 (0.85 - 1.39)

1.10 (0.78 - 1.57)

1.02 (0.71 - 1.46)

   Tertiary

1.0

1.0

1.0

Occupation

   None

0.84 (0.66 - 1.08)

1.45 (1.00 - 2.11)*

1.72 (1.19 - 2.50)**

   Small trade/casual job

0.95 (0.76 - 1.20)

0.97 (0.71 - 1.34)

1.02 (0.74 - 1.41)

   Full-time job

1.0

1.0

1.0

Social class

   High

1.28 (0.86 - 1.89)

0.66 (0.38 - 1.13)

0.51 (0.30 - 0.89)*

   Middle

1.37 (1.03 - 1.83)*

1.22 (0.80 - 1.85)

0.89 (0.58 - 1.35)

   Low

1.0

1.0

1.0

Accommodation

   Owned

0.64 (0.43 - 0.98)*

1.33 (0.70 - 2.50)

2.06 (1.09 - 3.88)*

   Rented

1.0

1.0

1.0

Housing sanitation facilities

   Not Shared

1.14 (0.94 - 1.38)

0.84 (0.64 - 1.11)

0.74 (0.56 - 0.98)*

   Shared

1.0

1.0

1.0