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Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with the choice of delivery place

From: Health facility or home delivery? Factors influencing the choice of delivery place among mothers living in rural communities of Eritrea

Variable

Category

COR [95% CI]

AOR [95% CI]

Husband’s education

No education

0.08 [0.01–0.43]**

0.02 [0.01–0.54]*

Primary

0.35 [0.12–0.96]*

0.61 [0.12–3.19]

Junior

0.64 [0.24–1.70]

1.13 [0.22–5.84]

Secondary

0.43 [0.15–1.18]

0.32 [0.06–1.73]

Diploma and above®

1

1

Final decision making power on delivery place

Mother®

1

1

Husband only

3.94 [2.09–7.43]

2.78 [0.36–21.09]

Mother and husband

2.46 [0.56–10.66]**

5.42 [1.78–16.49]**

Husband’s choice of delivery place

Health facility

15.78 [2.13–6.81]**

2.32 [1.24–5.11]*

Home delivery

1

1

Household wealth status

Poor

1

1

Medium

2.05 [1.15–3.65]*

3.78 [1.38–10.37]*

Rich

2.08 [0.71–6.04]

1.77 [0.31–10.09]

Distance to health facility

< 2 km

9.63 [3.44–26.90]**

14.67 [2.30–93.45]**

2–5 km

1.01 [0.51–2.01]

1.03 [0.31–3.39]

5–10 km

0.42 [0.20–0.88]*

0.39 [0.11–1.35]

> 10 km®

1

1

Means of transport to health facility

On foot®

1

1

Traditional transport (mule, horse, karieza)

9.17 [2.39–35.16]**

9.78 [1.23–77.26]*

Public transport

0.77 [0.39–1.54]

1.19 [0.33–4.17]

Ambulance

0.32 [0.23–1.23]

0.21 [0.11–1.12]

Private vehicle

3.05 [0.420–22.25]

2.06 [0.25–1.11]

Reading news papers

Daily

2.34 [0.541–10.18]

3.77 [1.12–4.04]*

Sometimes

2.20 [1.24–3.90]**

2.95 [1.01–8.59]*

Never®

1

1

Knowledge about complications during delivery

Knowledgeable

4.95 [2.82–8.68]**

4.39 [1.63–11.83]**

Not knowledgeable®

1

1

Perceived quality of delivery care

Satisfactory

3.68 [1.27–10.70]*

9.52 [1.91–47.50]**

Not satisfactory®

1

1

Previous facility delivery

Yes

2.56 [1.51–4.35]**

2.69 [0.94–7.68]*

No ®

1

1

Birth interval

Medium

1.68 [0.90–3.13]

2.20 [0.77–6.26]

Distant

3.28 [1.61–6.69]**

11.92 [3.42–41.49]**

Close spacing ®

1

1

Women’s perception of delivery outcomes of women in her community

Positive

0.50 [0.20–1.21]

1.59 [0.35–7.27]

Negative

3.49 [1.70–7.15]**

1.31 [1.06–4.96]*

Mixed ®

1

1

Perceived threats of home delivery

Threatening

7.94 [3.50–18.03]**

1.84 [1.46–3.38]*

Not threatening ®

1

1

  1. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, R reference category, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001