Table 5 Multivariate Logistic Regression of Factors Associated with Skilled Birth Attendance by Country

  < 24 yrs. (ref)

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1.10

0.84, 1.45

1.65 **

1.14, 2.39

0.80

0.60, 1.08

0.94

0.65, 1.36

0.48 *

0.28, 0.84

0.75

0.32, 1.77

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 Primary

2.88 ***

2.19, 3.79

1.96 ***

1.44, 2.69

1.64

0.85, 3.19

1.37

0.63, 2.97

1.78

0.86, 3.70

1.46

0.60, 3.53

 Secondary +

5.02 ***

3.48, 7.24

2.96 ***

1.95, 4.47

5.38 ***

2.49, 11.63

3.61 **

1.48, 8.79

1.8

0.84, 3.85

1.31

0.49, 3.50

 Primi (ref)

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 Multi

2.23 ***

1.68, 2.97

2.31 ***

1.59, 3.34

1.78 ***

1.25, 2.52

1.49

0.96, 2.32

2.20 *

1.14, 4.27

2.21

0.78, 6.26

  < 40th percentile (ref)

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  > = 40th percentile

4.70 ***

3.52, 6.26

2.12 ***

1.53, 2.94

1.38 *

1.05, 1.81

1.16

0.84, 1.59

1.06

0.65, 1.75

1.08

0.57, 2.03

 Comparison (ref)

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 Intervention

18.74 ***

10.5, 33.6

7.48 ***

3.87, 14.5

1.18

0.90, 1.55

0.60 **

0.41, 0.85

0.76

0.46, 1.26

0.82

0.42, 1.59

  < 4 visits (ref)

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  > = 4 visits

4.48 ***

3.52, 5.96

1.66 **

1.20, 2.29

2.88 ***

2.18, 3.80

1.91 ***

1.36, 2.67

2.40 ***

1.43, 4.00

2.53 **

1.33, 4.81

ANC Index^a (1–12)

1.30 ***

1.25, 1.35

1.13 ***

1.08, 1.19

1.21 ***

1.17, 1.26

1.19 ***

1.13, 1.24

1.16 **

1.06, 1.28

1.08

0.94, 1.23

 Number of CHW visits

1.39 ***

1.25, 1.55

0.96

0.82, 1.12

1.08 *

1.01, 1.17

1.06

0.92, 1.21

0.93

0.77, 1.11

0.73

0.44, 1.20

 CHW was courteous

2.70 ***

2.06, 3.54

2.91

0.32, 26.7

1.22 *

1.01, 1.76

3.00

0.75, 12.1

0.74

0.40, 1.36

5.19

0.17, 15.8

 Satisfied with CHW

2.65 ***

2.02, 3.47

0.31

0.03, 2.96

1.28

0.97, 1.69

0.99

0.19, 5.13

0.73

0.40, 1.34

0.27

0.01, 8.18

 CHW provided counseling during home visits

3.23 ***

2.38, 4.38

1.06

0.61, 1.86

1.25

0.94, 1.67

0.95

0.29, 3.31

0.80

0.43, 1.50

0.65

0.04, 10.1

 CHW used counseling aids/story books

5.77 ***

3.63, 9.15

1.58

0.79, 3.17

1.24

0.93, 1.66

0.95

0.41, 2.19

0.78

0.41, 1.48

0.26

0.03, 2.63

 CHW discussed pregnancy complications

3.57 ***

2.52, 5.05

1.10

0.51, 2.35

1.23

0.93, 1.63

0.66

0.16, 2.71

0.84

0.43, 1.63

0.17

0.01, 3.46

 CHW provided solutions to concerns

2.98 ***

2.12, 4.18

0.65

0.30, 1.41

1.23

0.93, 1.63

0.28

0.06, 1.32

0.98

0.49, 1.96

10.5

0.72, 15.3

 CHW included influential family in discussions

3.25 ***

2.29, 4.62

1.69

0.92, 3.13

1.52 **

1.12, 2.06

2.12 *

1.06, 4.26

0.96

0.48, 1.92

6.78 *

1.15,13.9

 CHW facilitated access to ANC

3.23 ***

2.18, 4.78

0.66

0.37, 1.18

1.29

0.96, 1.74

0.70

0.33, 1.49

1.01

0.42, 2.39

4.01

0.68, 24.8

 CHW follow up after referral /facility visit

6.58 ***

3.94, 10.97

2.44 ***

1.30, 4.60

1.85 ***

1.28, 2.67

2.17 **

1.25, 3.75

0.56

0.26, 1.22

1.89 *

1.05, 2.02