Table 4.

Bivariate logistic regression analysis of the association between decision-making arrangement and skilled delivery care by respondent.

Variables	Wives	Husbands	Couples
Decision-making
Who decides about your child’s health care?
Jointly	1.00	1.00	1.00
Wife only	0.87	1.23	1.23
Husband only	0.57**	0.84	0.61
Other	0.97	1.23	1.33
Disagree	--	--	0.88
Who decides about making major household purchases?
Jointly	1.00	1.00	1.00
Wife only	0.78	0.47	Omitted
Husband only	0.63*	0.84	0.59
Other	1.48	1.28	1.49
Disagree	--	--	0.65**
Who decides about making daily household purchases?
Jointly	1.00	1.00	1.00
Wife only	0.76	1.34	1.16
Husband only	0.60*	0.92	0.45*
Other	1.22	1.90**	1.34
Disagree	--	--	0.76
Who decides about visits to your family or relatives?
Jointly	1.00	1.00	1.00
Wife only	1.47	0.82	1.06
Husband only	0.52**	0.83	0.58
Other	1.32	1.53*	1.87*
Disagree	--	--	0.75

Notes: All data are presented as odds ratios.

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01.

-- = Not applicable. There were 1,623 observations.