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Table 2 Association between socio-demographic characteristics and pregnancy-related behavior and delivery by skilled birth attendants

From: Practices and determinants of delivery by skilled birth attendants in Bangladesh

 

Delivery by SBAs

  

Characteristics

Yes (n = 211)

No (n = 491)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age in years

    

 <20

33 (15.64)

65 (13.24)

1.22 (0.78, 1.93)

0.384

 20-34

165 (78.20)

398 (81.06)

Ref.

 

 ≥35

13 (6.16)

28 (5.70)

1.12 (0.57, 2.22)

0.745

Religion

    

 Islam

188 (89.10)

437 (89.00)

Ref.

 

 Hinduism

23 (10.90)

54 (11.00)

0.99 (0.59, 1.66)

0.970

Women’s education

    

 No education

23 (10.90)

82 (16.70)

Ref.

 

 1-5 years

29 (13.74)

135 (27.49)

0.77 (0.42, 1.41)

0.393

 ≥6 years

159 (75.36)

274 (55.80)

2.07 (1.25, 3.42)

0.005

Women’s occupation

    

 Housewife

190 (90.05)

477 (97.15)

Ref.

 

 Others

21 (9.95)

14 (2.85)

3.77 (1.88, 7.56)

<0.001

Husband’s education

    

 No education

34 (16.11)

146 (30.17)

Ref.

 

 1-5 years

43 (20.38)

134 (27.69)

1.38 (0.83, 2.29)

0.215

 ≥6 years

134 (63.51)

204 (42.15)

2.82 (1.83, 4.35)

<0.001

Husband’s occupation

    

 Laborer

93 (44.08)

337 (68.64)

Ref.

 

 Professionals

36 (17.06)

32 (6.52)

4.07 (2.40, 6.92)

<0.001

 Business/Living abroad

82 (38.86)

122 (24.85)

2.44 (1.70, 3.50)

<0.001

Monthly family income (BDT)

    

 ≤ 6,000

42 (19.91)

154 (31.36)

Ref.

 

 6,001-10,000

83 (39.34)

230 (46.84)

1.32 (0.87, 2.02)

0.195

>10,000

86 (40.76)

107 (21.79)

2.95 (1.89, 4.59)

<0.001

Parity (Number of children)

    

 0 or 1

102 (48.34)

174 (35.44)

Ref.

 

 2 or more

109 (51.66)

317 (64.56)

0.59 (0.42, 0.81)

0.001

Any ANC by SBAs

    

 Yes

164 (78.47)

245 (50.62)

3.56 (2.44, 5.17)

<0.001

 No

45 (21.53)

239 (49.38)

Ref.

 

Complication during pregnancy

    

 Yes

121 (57.35)

48 (9.78)

12.41 (8.29, 18.58)

<0.001

 No

90 (42.65)

443 (90.22)

Ref.