From: Mothers employed in paid work and their predictors for home delivery in Pakistan
Characteristics | OR (95% CI) | p-value |
---|---|---|
Age | ||
 15–29 years | 1.33 (0.90–1.96) | 0.151 |
 30–39 years | 1.14 (0.48–2.69) | 0.578 |
 40–44 years | 1 |  |
Province | ||
 Baluchistan | 4.79 (2.98–7.70) | < 0.001 |
 KPK | 3.07 (2.12–4.44) | < 0.001 |
 Sindh | 2.74 (1.89–3.94) | < 0.001 |
 Punjab | 1 |  |
Region | ||
 Rural | 3.16 (2.50–3.98) | < 0.001 |
 Urban | 1 |  |
Education | ||
 No formal schooling | 11.70 (7.56–18.10) | < 0.001 |
 Primary | 3.24 (2.19–4.78) | < 0.001 |
 Secondary | 2.45 (1.76–3.42) | < 0.001 |
 Higher | 1 |  |
Wealth | ||
 Poor | 6.56 (4.94–8.72) | < 0.001 |
 Middle | 2.17 (1.61–2.93) | < 0.001 |
 Rich | 1 |  |
Marital status | ||
 Divorced/separated/widowed | 1.51 (0.66–3.46) | 0.330 |
 Married | 1 |  |
Mother’s occupation | ||
 Unskilled | 6.51 (4.67–9.07) | < 0.001 |
 Semi-skilled | 1.86 (1.45–2.37) | < 0.001 |
 Skilled | 1 |  |
Husband’s education | ||
 No formal schooling | 6.60 (4.66–9.36) | < 0.001 |
 Primary | 2.15 (1.63–2.82) | < 0.001 |
 Secondary | 1.43 (1.04–1.97) | 0.028 |
 Higher | 1 |  |
Husband’s occupation | ||
 Unemployed | 4.79 (1.93–6.89) | 0.001 |
 Unskilled | 3.56 (1.42–8.93) | 0.007 |
 Semi-skilled | 1.29 (0.53–3.17) | 0.566 |
 Skilled | 1 |  |
Total children born | ||
 7 or more | 2.32 (1.73–3.12) | < 0.001 |
 4–6 | 1.12 (0.82–1.52) | 0.468 |
 1–3 | 1 |  |
Head of household | ||
 Father/Other | 0.94 (0.54–1.62) | 0.824 |
 Husband | 1.26 (0.72–2.21) | 0.413 |
 Self | 1 |  |
Number of prenatal visits during pregnancy | ||
 None | 7.72 (5.71–10.43) | < 0.001 |
 At least one | 1 |  |
Prenatal assistance from physician | ||
 No | 6.10 (4.75–7.85) | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1 |  |
Urine analysis taken during pregnancy | ||
 No | 3.98 (3.04–5.21) | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1 |  |
Blood analysis taken during pregnancy | ||
 No | 4.30 (3.27–5.66) | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1 |  |
Given/bought iron tablets during pregnancy | ||
 No | 4.11 (3.27–5.16) | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1 |  |
Decision-maker for spending respondent’s earning | ||
 Husband or elders | 2.47 (1.77–3.44) | < 0.001 |
 Husband, elder and self jointly | 2.36 (1.66–3.33) | < 0.001 |
 Self | 1 |  |
Decision-maker for respondent’s healthcare | ||
 Self and husband’ or ‘self and other’ | 1.87 (1.32–2.65) | < 0.001 |
 Self | 1 |  |