Table 3.
Summary Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression result.
| Variables | Coefficients | Robust-statistics | Robust probability | VIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 0.181 | 1.885 | 0.060 | |
| Rural residence | 0.064 | 1.819 | 0.069 | 2.899 |
| Mothers’ with no formal education | 0.118 | 3.351 | 0.000*** | 2.768 |
| Poor Household Wealth index | 0.007 | 0.165 | 0.868 | 3.609 |
| Family size above five | 0.152 | 3.794 | 0.000*** | 2.161 |
| No media access | 0.115 | 2.306 | 0.021* | 3.164 |
| Home delivery | 0.072 | 1.467 | 0.143 | 3.301 |
| No ANC utilization | 0.144 | 2.496 | 0.013* | 3.341 |
| No PNC checkup | 0.069 | 3.12 | 0.000*** | 2.963 |
| Ordinary least square regression diagnostics | ||||
| Number of observations | 295 | AIC | 777.009 | |
| Multiple R-squared | 0.876 | Adjusted R-Squared | 0.873 | |
| Joint F-Statistic | 254.129 | Prob(>F), (8,286) DF | 0.000 | |
| Joint Wald statistic | 3214.006 | Prob(>chi-squared), (10) DF | 0.000 | |
| Koenker (BP) statistic | 18.700 | Prob(>chi-squared), (10) DF | 0.016 | |
| Jarque–Bera statistic | 13.404 | Prob(>chi-squared), (2) DF | 0.122 | |
ANC stands for antenatal care, and PNC stands for postnatal care. Determinants at p-value < 0.05 = *, <0.01 = ** and <0.001 = ***.