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Table 3 Characteristics, pregnancy, and delivery details of the study sample (n = 901). Column % presented

From: Statewide program to promote institutional delivery in Gujarat, India: who participates and the degree of financial subsidy provided by the Chiranjeevi Yojana program

 

Accredited CY private facility

Non-accredited CY private facility

Government facility

No formal education

97 (34)

109 (39)

217 (65)**

 Residence type (rural)

254 (89)

245 (88)

312 (93)

 Caste

  Scheduled tribe (ST)

128 (45)

126 (46)

226 (67)**

  Backward castes

153 (54)

136 (50)

102 (31)**

  General

3 (1)

11 (4)

6 (2)

Household wealth

  1st quintile (poorest)

76 (27)

50 (18)*

83 (25)

  2nd quintile

46 (16)

42 (15)

88 (26)**

  3rd quintile

52 (18)

49 (18)

83 (25)**

  4th quintile

59 (21)

61 (22)

45 (13)**

  5th quintile (least poor)

53 (19)

77 (27)*

36 (11)**

Parity—primiparous

106 (37)

111 (40)

78 (23)**

Less than 3 antenatal check-ups

58 (21)

53 (20)

109 (36)**

Cesarean section (CS) delivery

22 (8)

55 (20)**

18 (5)

Direct obstetric complication (yes)

51 (18)

49 (18)

43 (13)

Length of stay for vaginal delivery (hour) median

18

12

25

Length of stay for CS (hour) median

55

76

136

CY program knowledge (yes)

211 (74)

74 (27)**

68 (20)**

  1. Reference group: CY facility
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.000