Table 2 Association between selected indicators and MMR based on average values reported during 2011–2015, using linear regression
Pearson Correlation Coefficient | Univariable Linear regression | Multivariable linear regression adjusted for “GDP per capita” | Multivariable linear regression adjusted for “Nursing & midwifery personnel” | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R | Mean Square (p-value) | Adjusted Mean Square (p-value) | Adjusted Mean Square (p-value) | |
GDP (US$)a | −0.90 | 39.5 (<.0001) | – | 6.53 (0.0005) |
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel | −0.79 | 8.57 (0.001) | 0.23 (0.46) | 0.83 (0.29) |
Contraceptive use among married women 15–49 years old, any method | −0.58 | 4.59 (0.046) | 1.04 (0.09) | 2.17 (0.08) |
Contraceptive use among married women 15–49 years old, modern methods | −0.57 | 4.45 (0.051) | 0.88 (0.13) | 1.99 (0.09) |
Adolescent birth rate | 0.55 | 4.50 (0.13) | 0.17 (0.53) | 0.04 (0.82) |
Antenatal care coverage (At least one visit) | −0.71 | 7.80 (0.004) | 0.76 (0.15) | 1.26 (0.18) |
Antenatal care coverage (At least four visits) | −0.79 | 7.27 (0.002) | 0.55 (0.24) | 0.26 (0.55) |
Unmet need for family planning, total | 0.68 | 4.23 (0.03) | 0.41 (0.33) | 1.15 (0.22) |
Unmet need for family planning, spacing | 0.60 | 3.36 (0.07) | 0.92 (0.14) | 1.65 (0.13) |
Unmet need for family planning, limiting | 0.69 | 4.42 (0.03) | 0.07 (0.68) | 0.61 (0.37) |
Gender Parity Index in primary school enrolment | −0.73 | 14.4 (0.0009) | 0.79 (0.19) | 1.56 (0.14) |
Gender Parity Index in secondary school enrolment | −0.72 | 13.5 (0.0002) | 0.42 (0.32) | 0.88 (0.28) |
Gender Parity Index in tertiary level school enrolment | −0.48 | 7.36 (0.046) | 1.64 (0.05) | 0.41 (0.47) |
Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector | 0.44 | 1.34 (0.24) | 0.17 (0.54) | 0.42 (0.46) |
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament | 0.39 | 7.20 (0.08) | 0.07 (0.69) | 0.64 (0.35) |
Nursing and midwifery personnel | −0.85 | 34.7 (<.0001) | 1.36 (0.07) | – |
Medical doctors | −0.81 | 31.5 (<.0001) | 2.34 (0.01) | 2.35 (0.06) |
Motor vehicle ownership | −0.81 | 31.9 (<.0001) | 0.28 (0.43) | 3.59 (0.02) |
Motorization rate 2014–15 | −0.74 | 21.0 (0.0001) | 0.76 (0.19) | 0.83 (0.27) |