Table 6 Regression results: the likelihood of choosing a delivery option
From: Empirical analysis of socio-economic determinants of maternal health services utilisation in Burundi
Base outcome: Home deliveries without assistance by a skilled birth attendant | ||
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Explanatory variables | Sample (N = 8941) | |
Assisted home deliveries | Health facility deliveries | |
OR [95% CI] | OR [95% CI] | |
Age (reference: 15–19 years) | ||
 20–34 years | 1.699 [0.534–5.408] | 1.215 [0.576–2.560] |
 35–49 years | 1.688 [0.496–5.746] | 0.896 [0.401–2.002] |
Birth order (reference: 1st child) | ||
 2nd-3rd child | 0.786 [0.454–1.363] | 0.374 [0.244–0.572] |
 4th–5th child | 0.613 [0.312–1.204] | 0.313 [0.191–0.513] |
 6th child and above | 0.646 [0.326–1.278] | 0.300 [0.177–0.510] |
Education (reference: none) | ||
 Primary | 0.953 [0.709–1.282] | 1.189 [0.960–1.473] |
 Secondary | 0.997 [0.463–2.143] | 1.334 [0.741–2.404] |
Occupation (reference: no) | ||
 Yes | 1.032 [0.528–2.017] | 0.816 [0.494–1.347] |
Religion (reference: Catholic) | ||
 Protestant | 0.853 [0.626–1.164] | 0.969 [0.761–1.235] |
 Muslim | 0.780 [0.230–2.031] | 1.330 [0.591–2.996] |
 Traditional | 0.899 [0.483–1.675] | 0.559 [0.339–0.922] |
ANC visits (reference: 0 visit) | ||
 1–3 visits | 1.982 [0.846–4.646] | 8.341 [3.936–17.673] |
 4 and more visits | 2.344 [0.988–5.560] | 13.53 [6.315–29.016] |
Health insurance (reference: no) | ||
 Yes | 0.836 [0.596–1.173] | 1.114 [0.858–1.448] |
Marital status (reference: never married) | ||
 Legal union | 2.008 [0.683–5.901] | 1.823 [0.867–3.836] |
 Partnership | 1.927 [0.647–5.740] | 1.456 [0.676–3.130] |
 Divorced/separated/widowed | 2.450 [0.974–6.163] | 1.767 [0.890–3.507] |
Decision-making power (reference: no) | ||
 Yes | 1.184 [0.826–1.697] | 1.122 [0.860–1.333] |
Family size (reference: 1–5 people) | ||
> 5 individuals | 1.101 [0.761–1.593] | 0.946 [0.724–1.235] |
Husband’s education (reference: none) | ||
 Primary | 0.953 [0.714–1.272] | 1.062 [0.847–1.333] |
 Secondary | 0.921 [0.456–1.868] | 1.441 [0.866–2.397] |
Husband’s occupation (reference: none) | ||
 Yes | 0.877 [0.493–1.560] | 1.116 [0.713–1.748] |
Child’s sex (reference: Male) | ||
 Female | 0.939 [0.723–1.219] | 0.896 [0.734–1.093] |
Income quintile (reference: first) | ||
 Second | 0.760 [0.548–1.053] | 1.133 [0.883–1.454] |
 Third | 1.043 [0.714–1.523] | 1.453 [1.104–1.913] |
 Fourth | 1.087 [0.746–1.584] | 1.522 [1.124–2.063] |
 Fifth | 0.825 [0.397–1.716] | 2.617 [1.575–4.349] |
Residence (reference: urban) | ||
 Rural | 0.481 [0.762–1.347] | 0.352 [0.156–0.792] |
Easy access to a health facility (reference: no) | ||
 Yes | 1.013 [0.762–1.347] | 1.302 [1.055–1.608] |
Province | ||
 Bururi | 0.687 [0.253–1.868] | 0.230 [0.143–0.627] |
 Muramvya | 1.150 [0.468–2.824] | 0.490 [0.241–0.999] |
 Rumonge | 0.581 [0.222–1.519] | 0.311 [0.134–0.722] |