From: Mothers employed in paid work and their predictors for home delivery in Pakistan
Characteristic | AORa (95% CI) | p-value |
---|---|---|
Province | ||
 Baluchistan | 1.63 (1.42–1.88) | < 0.001 |
 KPK | 1.73 (1.46–2.05) | < 0.001 |
 Sindh | 0.87 (0.78–0.98) | 0.021 |
 Punjab | 1 |  |
Region | ||
 Rural | 1.26 (0.94–1.71) | 0.122 |
 Urban | 1 |  |
Marital status | ||
 Divorced/separated/widowed | 0.62 (0.25–1.49) | 0.282 |
 Married | 1 |  |
Mother’s occupation | ||
 Unskilled | 2.61 (1.76–3.88) | < 0.001 |
 Semi-skilled | 1.23 (0.94–1.61) | 0.121 |
 Skilled | 1 |  |
Husband’s education | ||
 No formal schooling | 1.70 (1.08–2.66) | 0.020 |
 Primary | 1.16 (0.85–1.58) | 0.335 |
 Secondary | 1.10 (0.79–1.54) | 0.551 |
 Higher | 1 |  |
Husband’s occupation | ||
 Unemployed | 1.69 (1.21–2.35) | 0.002 |
 Unskilled | 2.02 (1.49–2.72) | < 0.001 |
 Semi-skilled | 0.52 (0.19–1.37) | 0.518 |
 Skilled | 1 |  |
Total children born | ||
 7 or more | 1.57 (1.05–2.35) | 0.026 |
 4–6 | 0.92 (0.65–1.32) | 0.682 |
 1–3 | 1 |  |
Head of household | ||
 Father/other | 1.07 (0.58–1.97) | 0.816 |
 Husband | 1.00 (0.77–1.30) | 0.978 |
 Self | 1 |  |
Number of prenatal visits during pregnancy | ||
 None | 4.84 (3.53–6.65) | < 0.001 |
 At least one | 1 |  |
Prenatal assistance from physician | ||
 No | 3.98 (3.03–5.20) | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1 |  |
Urine analysis taken during pregnancy | ||
 No | 2.48 (1.84–3.33) | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1 |  |
Blood analysis taken during pregnancy | ||
 No | 2.63 (1.95–3.57) | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1 |  |
Given/bought iron tablets during pregnancy | ||
 No | 2.64 (2.06–3.38) | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1 |  |
Decision-maker for spending respondent’s earning | ||
 Husband or elders | 1.82 (1.27–2.59) | 0.001 |
 Husbands, elders and self jointly | 1.88 (1.29–2.73) | 0.001 |
 Self | 1 |  |
Decision-maker for respondent’s healthcare | ||
 ‘Self and husband’ or ‘self and other’ | 1.12 (0.75–1.65) | 0.058 |
 Self | 1 |  |