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. 2023 Sep 26;18(9):e0291790. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291790

Table 4. Best subset model and individual contribution for skilled birth attendants.

Final step
Independent variables B SE Wald p-value AOR 95% CI of AOR Change in Individual
Lower Upper -2 LR contribution (%)
Geographical location (Division) 39.27 3.09
Barisal vs Sylhet® 0.27 0.14 3.82 0.051 1.31 1.00 1.72
Chittagong vs Sylhet® 0.05 0.12 0.14 0.713 1.05 0.82 1.33
Dhaka vs Sylhet® 0.29 0.13 5.07 0.024 1.34 1.04 1.72
Khulna vs Sylhet® 0.68 0.14 22.90 0.001 1.97 1.49 2.60
Mymensingh vs Sylhet® 0.15 0.13 1.18 0.278 1.16 0.89 1.51
Rajshahi vs Sylhet® 0.52 0.14 13.88 0.001 1.68 1.28 2.20
Rangpur vs Sylhet® 0.41 0.14 8.77 0.003 1.51 1.15 1.98
Type of residence 10.70 5.37
Rural vs Urban® 0.26 0.08 10.74 0.001 1.29 1.11 1.51
Religion 11.12 0.57
Non-Muslim vs Muslim® -0.41 0.12 10.99 0.001 0.66 0.52 0.85
Wealth index 89.13 18.74
Poor vs Rich® -0.86 0.09 88.37 0.001 0.42 0.35 0.51
Middle vs Rich® -0.47 0.10 23.15 0.001 0.63 0.52 0.76
Mothers’ body mass index 55.96 6.29
Underweight vs Normal Weight® -0.18 0.09 3.52 0.061 0.84 0.70 1.01
Overweight vs Normal Weight® 0.58 0.09 45.17 0.000 1.79 1.51 2.13
Mothers’ education level 58.60 18.74
No education vs Higher® -1.05 0.19 30.30 0.001 0.35 0.24 0.51
Primary vs Higher® -0.89 0.14 43.21 0.001 0.41 0.31 0.53
Secondary vs Higher® -0.43 0.12 13.11 0.001 0.65 0.51 0.82
Mothers’ occupation 16.98 2.74
Others vs Housewife® 0.30 0.07 17.00 0.001 1.35 1.17 1.55
Total ever born children 57.70 7.09
1 children vs ≥3 children® 0.61 0.09 47.49 0.001 1.84 1.55 2.19
2 child vs ≥3 children® 0.12 0.09 1.91 0.167 1.13 0.95 1.34
Mothers’ age at first birth (year) 15.06 5.37
> 20-year vs ≤ 20 years® -0.35 0.09 14.97 0.001 0.70 0.59 0.84
Number of ANC visits 49.79
Adequate (≥4times) vs Inadequate(<4 times) ® -0.48 0.07 49.76 0.001 0.62 0.55 0.71
Husbands’ education level 19.90 5.14
No education vs Higher® -0.62 0.15 16.43 0.001 0.54 0.40 0.73
Primary vs Higher® -0.53 0.13 16.75 0.001 0.59 0.46 0.76
Secondary vs Higher® -0.39 0.12 9.85 0.002 0.68 0.53 0.87
Husbands’ occupation 12.07 9.49
Unemployed vs Business® 0.16 0.36 0.21 0.649 1.18 0.58 2.38
Farmer vs Business® -0.30 0.11 7.39 0.007 0.74 0.60 0.92
Hard work vs Business® -0.12 0.09 1.88 0.170 0.89 0.75 1.05
Service holder vs Business® 0.32 0.22 2.21 0.137 1.38 0.90 2.11
Constant 1.62 0.22 55.57 0.000 5.07

N.B.: AOR = Adjusted odds ratio, CI = Confidence Interval, SE = Standard Error, B = Co-efficient

® = Reference category.