Table 2 Logistic regression analysis on predictors of home births among women in the rural areas of Ghana

Region

 Western

1

1

 Central

1.03 (0.69–1.53)

0.89 (0.55–1.42)

 Greater Accra

0.70 (0.35–1.41)

0.89 (0.34–2.35)

 Volta

1.25 (0.83–1.89)

0.76 (0.42–1.37)

 Eastern

1.47 (0.99–2.20)

1.02 (0.63–1.34)

 Ashanti

0.55^* (0.34–0.90)

0.51^* (0.30–0.87)

 Brong Ahafo

0.81 (0.55–1.20)

0.61^* (0.40–0.93)

 Northern

3.96^*** (2.79–5.63)

1.81^* (1.10–2.98)

 Upper East

0.37^*** (0.24–0.57)

0.22^*** (0.13–0.38)

 Upper West

1.21 (0.83–1.75)

0.77 (0.47–1.27)

Ethnicity

 Akan

1

1

 Ga/Dangme

1.47 (0.88–2.44)

1.01 (0.51–1.99)

 Ewe

1.36 (0.99–1.87)

1.10 (0.67–1.82)

 Guan

1.17 (0.65–2.10)

0.56 (0.27–1.17)

 Mole Dagbani

1.22 (0.97–2.10)

1.03 (0.67–1.57)

 Grussi

1.39 (0.91–2.12)

1.39 (0.78–2.47)

 Gruma

5.01^*** (3.73–6.72)

1.14 (0.69–1.89)

 Mande

0.47 (0.19–1.45)

0.50 (0.17–1.47)

Education

 No education

1

1

 Primary

0.58^*** (0.46–0.73)

0.86 (0.64–1.14)

 Higher

0.31^*** (0.25–0.38)

0.58^*** (0.43–0.78)

Wealth

 Poor

1

1

 Middle

0.54^*** (0.42–0.69)

0.79 (0.57–1.08)

 Rich

0.11^*** (0.06–0.20)

0.19^*** (0.10–0.38)

Parity

 One birth

1

1

 Two births

1.38 (0.98–1.94)

1.27 (0.85–1.88)

 Three births

1.47^* (1.05–2.05)

1.33 (0.90–1.97)

 Four or more births

2.20^*** (1.65–2.93)

1.46^* (1.03–2.05)

Religion

 Christianity

1

1

 Islam

1.20 (0.95–1.52)

0.97 (0.71–1.33)

 Traditionalist

4.92^*** (3.24–7.47)

2.50^*** (1.54–4.06)

 No religion

3.94^*** (2.59–5.99)

2.39^*** (1.53–3.74)

ANC visits

 No ANC visits

1

1

 1–3 visits

0.19^*** (0.09–0.42)

0.24^*** (0.11–0.55)

 4 or more visit

0.05^*** (0.02–0.11)

0.11^*** (0.15–0.23)

Frequency of reading newspaper

 Not at all

1

1

 Less than once a week

0.32^** (0.16–0.63)

0.90 (0.42–1.93)

 At least once a week

0.49 (0.23–1.05)

1.71 (0.72–4.07)

Frequency of listening to radio

 Not at all

1

1

 Less than once a week

0.61^*** (0.48–0.78)

1.01 (0.75–1.35)

 At least once a week

0.41^*** (0.33–0.52)

0.84 (0.64–1.10)

Frequency of watching television

 Not at all

1

1

 Less than once a week

0.62^*** (0.49–0.78)

1.07 (0.80–1.44)

 At least once a week

0.51^*** (0.41–0.63)

0.95 (0.73–1.25)

Covered by NHIS

 No

1

1

 Yes

0.51^*** (0.42–0.61)

0.58^** (0.46–0.72)

 N

2,101

2,101

 Pseudo R²

0.187