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Table 6 Changes in PNC 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)

1.30

1.18

   Not sold voucher booklet (2009)

1.71

1.53

   Sold voucher booklet (2009)

3.68***

5.80***

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

1.50**

1.32

Mass media exposure

  

   Do not watch television daily

1.00

1.00

   Watch television daily

1.51*

0.95

Maternal factors

  

Mother's age

  

   < 24

1.00

1.00

   25-29

1.06

1.11

   30-34

1.22

1.44

   > 34

0.87

1.22

Parity/Living children

  

   1

1.00

1.00

   2

0.79

0.72*

   3

0.59***

0.50***

   4

0.49**

0.52*

   5 or more

0.39***

0.47**

Mother's education

  

   None

1.00

1.00

   Any primary

1.62***

1.33

   Middle

2.25***

1.70**

   Secondary

3.89***

2.58***

   Matriculate or higher

5.58***

3.44***

Household factors

  

Wealth quintiles

  

   Fifth/poorest

1.00

1.00

   Fourth

1.36

1.10

   Third

2.70***

2.04***

   Second

3.42***

2.21***

   First/least poor

5.19***

2.80***

Mother's autonomy

  

   Low

1.00

1.00

   Medium

0.96

0.81

   High

1.31

1.13

R-squared

 

13.62%

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