Table 3 Factors associated with facility delivery: results from bivariate and multivariate analysis

Service area

 icddr,b service area (ISA)

549 (19.0)

2343 (81.0)

 < 0.001*

6.63

5.85- 7.52

 < 0.001*

 Government service area (GSA)

1262 (60.0)

842 (40.0)

Ref

–

–

Maternal education

 No education

67 (42.7)

90 (57.3)

 < 0.001*

0.77

0.53–1.11

0.165

 Primary

474 (52.5)

429 (47.5)

0.51

0.43–0.61

 < 0.001*

 Above primary

1270 (32.3)

2666 (67.7)

Ref

–

–

Paternal education

 No education

735 (33.8)

1440 (66.2)

 < 0.001*

1.05

0.92–1.20

0.464

 Primary

519 (46.7)

592 (53.3)

0.73

0.62–0.87

0.001*

 Above primary

557 (32.6)

1153 (67.4)

Ref

–

–

Religion

 Islam

1669 (36.8)

2864 (63.2)

0.009*

Ref

–

–

 Hindu

142 (30.7)

321 (69.3)

1.13

0.89–1.44

0.307

Asset score

 Lowest

348 (44.7)

430 (55.3)

 < 0.001*

0.55

0.45–0.67

 < 0.001*

 Second

362 (38.2)

586 (61.8)

0.71

0.59–0.86

 < 0.001*

 Middle

388 (41.2)

554 (58.8)

0.59

0.49–0.70

 < 0.001*

 Fourth

399 (34.9)

744 (65.1)

0.75

0.64–0.88

 < 0.001*

 Richest

314 (26.5)

871 (73.5)

Ref

–

–

No. of ANC visits

 Less than 4

1647 (38.4)

2645 (61.6)

 < 0.001*

Ref

–

–

 4 + 

164 (23.3)

540 (76.7)

2.04

1.67–2.49

 < 0.001*

Repeated pregnancy

 Multiple

128 (40.4)

189 (59.6)

0.114

0.90

0.69–1.18

0.450

 Single

1683 (36.0)

2996 (64.0)

Ref

–

–