Table 5. Predictors of the Intention to Deliver with a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) vs. a Skilled healthcare provider (n = 1562) - multivariate model accounting for clustering by sitea,b,c.
| Variable | Number of women in the category (n) | Adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) for theintention to deliver with a TBA (95% CI)a | Adjusted Risk Ratio (RR) for the intention to deliver with a TBA (95% CI)b |
| Primary or less education | 1301 | 4.944 (1.116–21.903)* | 4.104 (1.503–11.201)** |
| Farmer vs. other occupation | 742 | 1.359 (0.726–2.543) | 1.290 (0.594–2.800) |
| Polygamous relationship | 390 | 1.073 (0.593–1.943) | 1.001 (0.788–1.274) |
| Having a television | 169 | 0.675 (0.182–2.51) | 0.733 (0.283–1.902) |
| Expects to pay for transport | 672 | 0.203 (0.080–0.512)** | 0.247 (0.090–0.680)** |
| Expects to pay for supplies | 1091 | 0.087 (0.043–0.174)** | 0.140 (0.056–0.350)** |
| Low HFBA score | 820 | 5.559 (2.686–11.506)** | 6.001 (3.847–9.361)** |
| Anticipated male partner stigma | 591 | 1.205 (0.683–2.125) | 1.330 (1.157–1.529)** |
*
p<.05.
**
p<.01.
a
Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated using mixed effects logistic regression adjusted for clustering by site.
b
Risk ratios (RRs) were calculated using binomial regression adjusted for clustering by site.
c
Analysis includes women who expressed an intention to deliver with a TBA or a skilled healthcare provider.