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Table 1 Characteristics of the sampled women, India

From: Factors influencing women’s preference for health facility deliveries in Jharkhand state, India: a cross sectional analysis

Characteristics

Respondent n, (%)

Facility births (N = 210)

Home births (N = 290)

Total (N = 500)

Socio-demographic and economic profile

 Age (years)***

Mean (SD)

23.01 (3.7)

25.13 (4.4)

24.2 (4.3)

 Education***

Illiterate

81 (38.6)

186 (64.1)

267 (53.4)

Literate

129 (61.4)

104 (35.9)

233 (46.6)

Mean Years of Schooling (SD)

4.52 (4.4)

2.17 (3.4)

3.15 (4.0)

 Religion***

Hindu

146 (69.5)

250 (86.2)

396 (79.2)

Muslim

53 (25.2)

29 (10)

82 (16.4)

Traditional

11 (5.2)

11 (3.8)

22 (4.4)

 Caste**

General

28 (13.3)

74 (25.5)

102 (20.4)

Other Backward Caste

11 (5.2)

17 (5.9)

28 (5.6)

Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

171 (81.5)

199 (68.6)

370 (74)

 Type of Household***

Nuclear

41 (19.5)

112 (38.6)

153 (30.6)

Joint

169 (80.5)

178 (61.4)

347 (69.4)

 Household Income (Quintiles)

Q1-Lowest

18 (8.6)

37 (12.8)

55 (11.0)

Q2

153 (72.9)

216 (74.5)

369 (73.8)

Q3

31 (14.8)

31 (10.7)

62 (12.4)

Q4

7 (3.3)

6 (2.1)

13 (2.6)

Q5 -Highest

1 (0.5)

0

1 (0.2)

Reproductive History

 Parity, Mean (SD)***

2.03 (1.3)

2.70 (1.6)

2.42 (1.5)

 No. of living children, Mean (SD)***

1.81 (1.2)

2.49 (1.4)

2.20 (1.3)

 Sex of last baby

Male

102 (48.6)

141 (48.6)

243 (48.6)

Female

108 (51.4)

149 (51.4)

257 (51.4)

  1. *denotes p < 0.05, **denotes p < 0.01 ***denotes p < 0.001