Table 3 Determinants of choice for home over health facility childbirth

Place of residence

Rural(ref)

1

1

Urban

0.223

0.171

0.291

<0.001

0.774

0.55

1.09

0.142

Age group

15-19(ref)

1

1

20-34

1.245

0.96

1.615

0.098

1.134

0.795

1.617

0.488

35-49

1.637

1.203

2.228

0.002

0.886

0.555

1.414

0.611

Level of educational

No education(ref)

1

1

Primary education

0.428

0.345

0.531

<0.001

0.666

0.523

0.85

0.001

Secondary+

0.154

0.113

0.209

<0.001

0.417

0.284

0.614

<0.001

Parity

Para one

1

1

Para 2-4

1.68

1.331

2.121

<0.001

1.594

1.158

2.193

0.004

Para 5+

3.278

2.568

4.185

<0.001

2.158

1.47

3.168

<0.001

Owns a mobile telephone

No

2.719

2.265

3.265

<0.001

1.312

1.048

1.643

0.018

Yes

1

1

Antenatal visits

4+

1

1

0-3

2.013

1.685

2.406

<0.001

1.406

1.146

1.724

0.001

Wealth index

Poorest

16.258

10.483

25.214

<0.001

9.395

5.435

16.24

<0.001

Poorer

12.584

8.073

19.615

<0.001

7.701

4.48

13.24

<0.001

Middle

8.904

5.665

13.997

<0.001

5.961

3.5

10.15

<0.001

Richer

3.553

2.236

5.646

<0.001

2.557

1.555

4.206

<0.001

Richest

1

1

Working status

Not working (ref)

0.807

0.663

0.983

0.034

0.979

0.767

1.248

0.861

Working

1

1

Marital Status

Never Married

1

1

Married

2.098

1.461

3.011

<0.001

0.696

0.351

1.379

0.299

Separated

1.97

1.143

3.395

0.015

0.721

0.387

1.344

0.303

Zone

Western

1

1

Northern

0.497

0.326

0.755

0.001

1.062

0.657

1.718

0.805

Central

0.749

0.512

1.095

0.135

1.001

0.656

1.529

0.994

Southern Highlands

0.105

0.054

0.206

<0.001

0.189

0.093

0.384

<0.001

Southern

0.192

0.091

0.407

<0.001

0.225

0.103

0.493

<0.001

South West Highlands

0.784

0.544

1.131

0.193

0.842

0.564

1.259

0.403

Lake

1.138

0.834

1.553

0.416

1.4

0.993

1.973

0.055

Eastern

0.216

0.132

0.355

<00.1

0.573

0.328

1.002

0.051

Zanzibar

0.673

0.472

0.959

0.029

2.55

1.601

4.061

<0.001