Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of deliveries.

	Place of delivery
	Home (n = 559)	Public facility (n = 454)	Private facility (n = 493)
Predisposing
Birth order*
2 or less	276 (30%)	292 (31.8%)	351 (38.2%)
More than 2	283 (48.2%)	162 (27.6%)	142 (24.2%)
Mother's age*
< 20 yrs	365 (43.6%)	246 (29.4%)	226 (27%)
20 – 29 yrs	144 (31.7%)	140 (30.8%)	171 (37.5%)
> 30 yrs	50 (23.4%)	68 (31.8%)	96 (44.8%)
Mother's education*
Primary or less	399 (55.9%)	206 (28.8%)	109 (15.3%)
Up to secondary	143 (25%)	199 (34.7%)	231 (40.3%)
More than secondary	17 (7.8%)	49 (22.4%)	153 (69.8%)
Father's education*
Primary or less	270 (58%)	130 (28%)	66 (14%)
Up to secondary	218 (32%)	246 (36.2%)	216 (31.8%)
More than secondary	68 (19.3%)	76 (21.6%)	208 (59.1%)
Religion*
Hindu	465 (42.7%)	300 (27.5%)	324 (29.6%)
Muslim	57 (20.4%)	103 (36.8%)	120 (42.8%)
Others	33 (25.6%)	49 (38%)	47 (36.4%)
Scheduled caste status*
No	295 (32.7%)	256 (28.4%)	350 (38.9%)
Yes	260 (43.4%)	196 (32.7%)	143 (23.9%)
Enabling
Household standard of living*
Low	274 (71.3%)	73 (19%)	37 (9.7%)
Medium	238 (32.1%)	272 (36.7%)	231 (31.2%)
High	30 (9.8%)	83 (27%)	194 (63.2%)
Media exposure*	0.75	1.6a	2.0a
Healthcare decision-maker*
Mother	133 (27.1%)	167 (34%)	191 (38.9%)
Father	280 (45.3%)	165 (26.7%)	174 (28.1%)
Mother & father jointly	54 (30.3%)	63 (35.4%)	61 (34.3%)
Others in household	92 (42.2%)	59 (27.1%)	67 (30.7%)
Number of antenatal visits*
3 or less	451 (60.5%)	155 (20.8%)	139 (18.7%)
More than 3	107 (14.1%)	298 (39.3%)	354 (46.6%)
Location*
Urban	130 (15.3%)	341 (40.1%)	380 (44.6%)
Rural	429 (65.5%)	113 (17.3%)	113 (17.2%)
Need
Low	487 (36.8%)	401 (30.3%)	435 (32.9%)
High	72 (39.3%)	53 (29%)	58 (31.7%)

^a indicates a continuous variable; * p < 0.05