Table 6.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the association between decision-making arrangement and skilled delivery care controlling for confounders.
| Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision-making | ||||
| Who decides about your child’s health care? | ||||
| Agree – Jointly | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- |
| Agree – Wife only | 1.48 | -- | -- | -- |
| Agree – Husband only | 0.89 | -- | -- | -- |
| Agree – Other | 0.73 | -- | -- | -- |
| Disagree | 1.07 | -- | -- | -- |
| Who decides about making major household purchases? | ||||
| Agree – Jointly | -- | 1.00 | -- | -- |
| Agree – Wife only | -- | Omitted | -- | -- |
| Agree – Husband only | -- | 0.78 | -- | -- |
| Agree – Other | -- | 0.77 | -- | -- |
| Disagree | -- | 0.73 | -- | -- |
| Who decides about making daily household purchases? | ||||
| Agree – Jointly | -- | -- | 1.00 | -- |
| Agree – Wife only | -- | -- | 0.81 | -- |
| Agree – Husband only | -- | -- | 0.71 | -- |
| Agree – Other | -- | -- | 0.78 | -- |
| Disagree | -- | -- | 0.93 | -- |
| Who decides about visits to your family or relatives? | ||||
| Agree – Jointly | -- | -- | -- | 1.00 |
| Agree – Wife only | -- | -- | -- | 1.65 |
| Agree – Husband only | -- | -- | -- | 0.92 |
| Agree – Other | -- | -- | -- | 1.11 |
| Disagree | -- | -- | -- | 0.76 |
| Previous use of health services | ||||
| Antenatal care | ||||
| No visits | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| One or more visits | 3.61** | 3.59** | 3.63** | 3.60** |
| Previous complication | ||||
| No previous complication | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Previous complication | 1.88** | 1.91** | 1.90** | 1.90** |
| Parity | ||||
| First birth | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Second birth | 0.49** | 0.49** | 0.49** | 0.49** |
| Third birth | 0.30** | 0.30** | 0.30** | 0.30** |
| Fourth or higher order birth | 0.23** | 0.24** | 0.23** | 0.23** |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Wife’s age | 1.058 | 1.056 | 1.057 | 1.060 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Rural | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Urban | 1.81** | 1.80** | 1.79** | 1.83** |
| Socioeconomic characteristics | ||||
| Wife’s Education | ||||
| No education | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Primary | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.81 |
| Secondary | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.58 |
| Higher | 3.09** | 3.09** | 3.06** | 3.16** |
| Wife’s employment | ||||
| Unemployed | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Employed without earnings | 1.85 | 1.80 | 1.88 | 1.78 |
| Employed with earnings | 0.51** | 0.51** | 0.51** | 0.51** |
| Wealth | 1.00** | 1.00** | 1.00** | 1.00** |
Notes: All results are reported as odds ratios. All variables are reported at the couple-level unless otherwise specified.
*
p< 0.05,
**
p< 0.01.
-- = Not applicable. There were 1,623 observations.