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Table 4 Changes in ANC use associated with the intervention

From: Impact of a maternal health voucher scheme on institutional delivery among low income women in Pakistan

 

Unadjusted odds ratios

(n = 1,423)

(1)

Adjusted odds ratios

(n = 1,423)

(2)

Exposure to the voucher scheme

  

   No exposure (pre-intervention, 2008)

1.00

1.00

   No exposure (post-intervention, 2009)

1.77***

1.74***

   Not sold voucher booklet (2009)

1.96

1.93

   Sold voucher booklet (2009)

3.07**

4.98***

Program factors unrelated to the voucher scheme

  

Travel time to nearest health facility

  

   More than five minutes

1.00

1.00

   Five minutes or less

2.00***

1.81***

Mass media exposure

  

   Do not watch television daily

1.00

1.00

   Watch television daily

2.06***

1.13

Maternal factors

  

Mother's age

  

   < 24

1.00

1.00

   25-29

1.25*

1.52***

   30-34

1.31

1.81**

   > 34

0.96

1.63*

Parity/Living children

  

   1

1.00

1.00

   2

0.83

0.73

   3

0.66

0.49***

   4

0.52***

0.48***

   5 or more

0.33***

0.34***

Mother's education

  

   None

1.00

1.00

   Any primary

2.21***

1.73**

   Middle

2.22***

1.33

   Secondary

5.40***

2.59***

   Matriculate or higher

10.18***

3.97***

Household factors

  

Wealth quintiles

  

   Fifth/poorest

1.00

1.00

   Fourth

1.75**

1.31

   Third

3.31***

2.24***

   Second

5.43***

3.11***

   First/least poor

10.33***

4.38***

Mother's autonomy

  

   Low

1.00

1.00

   Medium

1.60**

1.42*

   High

1.32

1.12

R-squared

 

19.17%

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001