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Table 5 Changes in institutional delivery 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)

1.22*

1.09

   Not sold voucher booklet (2009)

1.13

0.98

   Sold voucher booklet (2009)

2.58**

4.04***

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

1.43**

1.23

Mass media exposure

  

   Do not watch television daily

1.00

1.00

   Watch television daily

1.77***

0.97

Maternal factors

  

Mother's age

  

   < 24

1.00

1.00

   25-29

1.09

1.22

   30-34

1.19

1.58*

   > 34

0.95

1.64***

Parity/Living children

  

   1

1.00

1.00

   2

0.88

0.79*

   3

0.72*

0.58**

   4

0.55***

0.54***

   5 or more

0.34***

0.34***

Mother's education

  

   None

1.00

1.00

   Any primary

1.84***

1.41***

   Middle

1.82**

1.15

   Secondary

3.50***

1.79

   Matriculate or higher

11.87***

5.03***

Household factors

  

Wealth quintiles

  

   Fifth/poorest

1.00

1.00

   Fourth

1.20

0.94

   Third

2.70***

1.88**

   Second

3.92***

2.47***

   First/least poor

8.00***

3.72***

Mother's autonomy

  

   Low

1.00

1.00

   Medium

1.66*

1.50*

   High

1.42*

1.23

R-squared

 

16.69%

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