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Table 6 Model 3a: probability of delivering at a facility: Africa

From: Drivers of facility deliveries in Africa and Asia: regional analyses using the demographic and health surveys

Odds of delivering in a health facility

(1): Full

(2): Demo-graphics

(3): House-hold

(4): Community

Woman’s Age

1.038***

1.042***

  

Woman’s Years Education

1.061***

1.128***

  

Total Children Ever Born

0.856***

0.839***

  

Married

0.872**

0.876***

  

Woman Being Employed

0.876***

0.822***

  

Wanted Last Pregnancy Then

0.839***

0.797***

  

Year of Most Recent Birth

1.034*

1.018

  

Four plus ANC

1.328***

1.611***

  

Any ANC

6.665***

8.398***

  

Saw Doctor at ANC

0.837***

0.879**

  

Acceptability of Wife Beating Score

0.975***

0.940***

  

Urban

1.812***

 

2.147***

 

Wealth Index

1.289***

 

1.398***

 

Non Male Head

0.996

 

1.226***

 

Husband’s Age

0.998

 

0.990***

 

Husband’s Years Education

1.013**

 

1.090***

 

Husband Being Employed

0.796***

 

0.708***

 

Percent of stratum with 4 plus ANC

6.823***

  

97.26***

Mean Stratum level Acceptability of Wife Beating Score

0.924*

  

0.730***

Country

0.971***

0.972***

0.976***

0.982***

Constant

0**

0

0.881

0.652

Observations

154,174

181,630

166,970

191,237

  1. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.