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Table 5 Demographic and socioeconomic determinants of maternal health care utilization among young married women in India, 1992–2016

From: Maternal health care service utilization among young married women in India, 1992–2016: trends and determinants

Variables

Full ANC

SBA

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Survey round

 NFHS-1 (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 NFHS-2

1.11* (1.02–1.21)

0.98 (0.89–1.06)

1.36** (1.25–1.48)

1.35** (1.25–1.46)

 NFHS-3

1.40** (1.29–1.51)

1.21** (1.10–1.32)

1.76** (1.60–1.92)

1.73** (1.60–1.89)

 NFHS-4

2.48** (2.33–2.61)

1.83** (1.68–1.98)

12.38** (11.53–13.29)

13.66** (12.66–14.75)

Type of residence

 Rural (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Urban

2.68** (2.51–2.86)

1.27** (1.18–1.36)

3.80** (3.51–4.11)

1.87** (1.71–2.04)

State-wise residence

 EAG states (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Other states

5.48** (5.16–5.81)

4.71** (4.46–4.99)

2.70** (2.51–2.90)

2.46** (2.30–2.62)

Religion

 Hindu (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Muslim

0.95 (0.88–1.03)

0.78** (0.72–0.84)

0.85** (0.79–0.93)

0.58** (0.54–0.64)

 Others

1.59** (1.44–1.75)

0.81** (0.73–0.91)

1.62** (1.45–1.80)

0.98 (0.87–1.11)

Social group

 Scheduled caste (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Scheduled tribe

0.73** (0.66–0.80)

1.00 (0.90–1.10)

0.57** (0.52–0.63)

0.68** (0.60–0.75)

 Others

1.26** (1.18–1.33)

1.10* (1.03–1.17)

1.20** (1.13–1.27)

1.14** (1.06–1.22)

Educational level

 No Education (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Primary

2.58** (2.41–2.77)

1.50** (1.39–1.61)

2.74** (2.58–2.92)

1.53** (1.43–1.64)

 Secondary

5.60** (5.28–5.93)

2.15** (2.02–2.30)

7.84** (7.41–8.29)

2.25** (2.10–2.40)

 Higher

11.27** (10.17–12.48)

3.42** (3.04–3.84)

29.23** (24.32–35.13)

4.50** (3.72–5.44)

Wealth Quintile

 Poorest (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Poorer

1.73** (1.60–1.87)

1.15** (1.06–1.24)

1.56** (1.47–1.66)

1.27** (1.18–1.37)

 Middle

2.98** (2.76–3.21)

1.44** (1.33–1.56)

2.52** (2.35–2.69)

1.72** (1.58–1.87)

 Richer

4.64** (4.28–5.04)

1.66** (1.52–1.82)

4.57** (4.26–4.91)

2.43** (2.22–2.67)

 Richest

8.76** (7.98–9.62)

2.35** (2.10–2.63)

12.46** (11.30–13.73)

4.38** (3.86–4.98)

Maternal age

  ≤ 19 (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 20–24

1.27** (1.22–1.32)

1.18** (1.13–1.24)

1.31** (1.26–1.36)

1.20** (1.14–1.27)

Birth order

 1 (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 2

0.69** (0.66–0.72)

0.72** (0.69–0.76)

0.55** (0.52–0.57)

0.51** (0.48–0.54)

 3+

0.35** (0.33–0.38)

0.55** (0.51–0.59)

0.28** (0.26–0.29)

0.41** (0.38–0.44)

Mass media exposure

 No exposure (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Any exposure

4.57** (4.31–4.85)

1.67** (1.57–1.78)

4.29** (4.10–4.49)

1.30** (1.23–1.38)

  1. ** p < 0.01; *p < 0.05