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. 2023 Sep 16;23:665. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05962-2

Table 4.

Factors associated with summative PC-ISP preference scores (multivariable linear regression model)

Combined preference scores
B 95%CI
Age -0.04** (0.06, -0.01)
Parity 0.06 (-0.04, 0.15)
Marital status (Ref. Not married/partnered)
 Married or partnered 0.18* (0.00, 0.35)
Education (ref. Primary or less)
 Vocational/Secondary -0.06 (0.17, 0.06)
 College/University -0.06 (-0.40, 0.27)
Employment (ref. no)
 Yes 0.12* (0.01, 0.22)
Birthplace (ref. born elsewhere)
 Born in Nairobi or Kiambu Counties 0.05 (-0.14, 0.24)
Self-rated health -0.03 (-0.09, 0.03)
Covered under health scheme or health insurance (ref. No)
 Yes 0.04 (-0.21, 0.30)
Total support persons -0.18* (-0.29, -0.07)
Support person types
Male partner (Ref. No) 0.21 (-0.02, 0.44)
 Yes
Mother (Ref. No) 0.35* (0.10, 0.61)
 Yes
Mother-in-law (Ref. No) 0.26 (-0.23, 0.74)
 Yes
Father (Ref. No) 0.17 (-0.24, 0.58)
 Yes
Sister (Ref. No) 0.23 (-0.07, 0.52)
 Yes
Brother (Ref. No) 0.10 (-0.32, 0.53)
 Yes
Other family members (Ref. No) 0.21 (0.00, 0.43)
 Yes
Accompanied to facility (Ref. No support person accompanied)
 Yes 0.23 (-0.06, 0.52)
Labor & childbirth (Ref. No support person during L&D)
 Yes 0.09 (-0.13, 0.30)
Postpartum (Ref. No support person postpartum)
 Yes 0.12** (0.05, 0.19)
Household decision-making (Ref. no say in all decisions)
 Yes 0.11* (0.03, 0.19)
Facility type (Ref. Public hospital)
 Public health center 0.01 (-0.11, 0.13)
 Private facility -0.10 (-0.22, 0.01)
Total providers attending birth -0.11 (-0.30, 0.08)
Selected facility based on quality 0.05 (-0.17, 0.26)
Referred to facility 0.14 (-0.02, 0.30)

Notes: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 ; B = Beta coefficient

The Friend/Neighbor/Other support person measure was omitted from models because of collinearity