Table 4 Crude and adjusted Odds Ratios of skilled birth attendance and women’s empowerment using a logistic regression with complex sampling analysis (n = 4400)
From: Dimensions of women’s empowerment on access to skilled delivery services in Nepal
| Variables | Crude OR (95%CI) | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s empowerment | |||
| Socio-cultural empowerment | |||
| Highest educational level | 0.000 | ||
| No education | 1 | 1 | |
| Primary | 1.54 (1.19 to 2.01) | 1.41 (1.08 to 1.84) | |
| Secondary | 2.85 (2.23 to 3.64) | 2.09 (1.65 to 2.65) | |
| Higher | 5.70 (4.19 to 7.74) | 2.65 (1.92 to 3.67) | |
| Attitude towards wife beating | 0.135 | ||
| Negative attitude | 1 | 1 | |
| Positive attitude | 0.78 (0.64 to 0.94) | 0.86 (0.71 to 1.05) | |
| Knowledge of property | 0.843 | ||
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | |
| Known | 0.94 (0.69 to 1.27) | 0.97 (0.69 to 1.36) | |
| Economic Empowerment | |||
| Occupation of Women | 0.000 | ||
| Not working | 1 | 1 | |
| Agriculture | 0.63 (0.51 to 0.77) | 0.66 (0.05 to 0.81) | |
| Other occupations | 1.57 (1.21 to 2.05) | 1.06 (0.80 to 1.40) | |
| Property possession | 0.087 | ||
| Not owned | 1 | 1 | |
| Owned | 1.83 (1.41 to 2.37) | 1.30 (0.96 to 1.76) | |
| Owns bank account | 0.017 | ||
| No | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 1.83 (1.51 to 2.21) | 1.26 (1.04 to 1.53) | |
| Empowerment on media/information technology | |||
| Media exposure | 0.001 | ||
| No access | 1 | 1 | |
| Medium access | 2.08 (1.71 to 2.54) | 1.40 (1.14 to 1.73) | |
| High access | 3.76 (2.85 to 4.97) | 1.63 (1.22 to 2.18) | |
| Internet use | 0.000 | ||
| Never | 1 | 1 | |
| Sometimes | 3.78 (3.04 to 4.96) | 2.00 (1.60 to 2.48) | |
| Familial/interpersonal Empowerment | |||
| Decision making power | 0.627 | ||
| Low | 1 | 1 | |
| High | 1.21 (1.04 to 1.41) | 0.96 (0.82 to 1.13) | |
