Table 2.

Variables considered in the analysis

1. Referral	2. Social class hierarchy	3. Relational factors	4. Environmental factors	5. Obstetric factors	6. Transportation factors
No. health facilities before admission to CEmOC	Asset-based socio-economic status	Husband’s participation in community activities in last 12 months	Season	Complication type	Transferred in an ambulance
	Husband’s occupation	No. people the husband can rely on to borrow a small amount of money from	Urban/rural	Antenatal care utilization	Community usually has a vehicle
	Husband’s education	No. people the husband can rely on in long-term emergency		Parity	Reported difficulty obtaining a vehicle
		Family type (nuclear vs. extended family)
		Woman’s birth family lives nearby