Table 2.
Factors identified in Moyer and Mustafa (2012) paper and whether they are included in this analysis [3]
| Factors Listed in Moyer and Mustafa, 2012 | Included in this analysis? |
|---|---|
| Maternal Factors | |
| Maternal Age | Yes |
| Maternal Education | Yes, years of education |
| Religion | No |
| Ethnicity | No |
| Region/province of residence | Yes, clustered by stratum |
| Urban/rural | Yes |
| Wealth/SES | Yes, wealth index |
| Maternal Employment | Yes, employed/not |
| Health insurance coverage | No, only collected in sub-set of countries |
| Parity/birth order | Yes, parity |
| Martial Status | Yes |
| Polygamous union | No, only applicable to a subset of countries |
| Empowerment/autonomy | Yes, score of acceptability of wife beating |
| Attitude towards importance of facility delivery/perceived need | No, not available |
| Attitude towards skills of doctor vs. TBA | No, not available |
| Embarrassment/fear of being shamed | No, not available |
| Discussion with male partner on place of delivery | No, not available |
| Knowledge of pregnancy risk factors | No, high levels of missing data |
| Completion of birth plan | No, not available |
| Concept of abnormal vs. normal pregnancy | No, not available |
| Having means of transport to facility/vouchers | No, not available |
| Quality of previous delivery | No, not available |
| Location of previous delivery | No, because not all women had a previous delivery |
| Pregnancy wantedness | Yes, desired pregnancy/not |
| Birth complications | No, not available |
| Use of herbal drugs | No, not available |
| Desire to appear modern | No, not available |
| Fear of episiotomy | No, not available |
| Precipitate Labor | No, not available |
| Use of maternity waiting homes | No, not available |
| Social Factors | |
| Non-male household head | Yes |
| Husband’s occupation | Yes |
| Husband/partner education | Yes |
| Small family norm (community level) | No, not available |
| Stigma/gossip/on lookers | No, not available |
| Living in socially disadvantaged neighborhood | No, not available |
| Permission from husband, TBA, mother, mother-in-law | No, not available |
| Social influence of others | Yes, stratum level acceptability of wife beating score |
| Village level: % of village who agree facility delivery is important | No, high levels of missing data |
| Village level: % of village who rated local facility as “excellent” | No, not available |
| Village level: % of village who attended 4+ ANC | Yes |
| Village level: % of village who agreed doctors and nurses have good skills | No, not available |
| Village level: % of village who agree TBAs have good skills | No, not available |
| Community perception of access to nearest facility | No, not available |
| Traditional views on delivery and motherhood | No, not available |
| Antenatal care (ANC) factors | |
| Attended ANC | Yes, any ANC |
| Timing of firs ANC visit (early) | No, not available |
| Number of ANC | Yes, 4+ ANC |
| Saw doctor at ANC | Yes |
| Quality of ANC | No, not available |
| Advised to deliver in a facility during ANC | No, not available |