Table 2.
Odds ratios from multinomial logistic regression for preferences for places to give birth, Addis Ababa, January 2014.
| Variables | Preferred place of delivery, AOR [95% CI] | |
|---|---|---|
| Home | Private facility | |
| Age | 0.90 [0.83, 0.98]∗ | 1.02 [0.97, 1.07] |
| Number of living children | ||
| 0–2 | 0.24 [0.10, 0.56]∗∗ | 1.20 [0.71, 2.03] |
| 3–6 | 1 | 1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Currently married | 0.70 [0.25, 1.91] | 1.33 [0.61, 2.90] |
| Cohabiting/living together | 0.51 [0.16, 1.66] | 0.80 [0.32, 2.00] |
| Others | 1 | 1 |
| Mother's pregnancy intention | ||
| Unintended | 2.11 [1.03, 4.33]∗ | 0.57 [0.34, 0.94]∗ |
| Intended | 1 | 1 |
| Mother's educational status | ||
| No education | 3.56 [1.38, 9.21]∗∗ | 0.18 [0.08, 0.40]∗∗∗ |
| Primary education | 1.20 [0.51, 2.85] | 0.33 [0.22, 0.52]∗∗∗ |
| Secondary and above | 1 | 1 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Low | 0.63 [0.29, 1.38] | 0.56 [0.37, 0.82]∗∗ |
| Middle | 2.79 [1.18, 6.61]∗ | 0.61 [0.31, 1.21] |
| High | 1 | 1 |
| Type of residence | ||
| Slum | 1.32 [0.53, 3.24] | 0.35 [0.24, 0.51]∗∗∗ |
| Nonslum | 1 | 1 |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 1.19 [0.51, 2.78] | 0.42 [0.27, 0.68]∗∗∗ |
| Muslim | 1 | 1 |
| High risk pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 0.89 [0.36, 2.19] | 0.77 [0.48, 1.23] |
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Adequacy of ANC services | ||
| Inadequate | 1.40 [0.31, 6.36] | 0.40 [0.24, 0.67]∗∗ |
| Adequate | 1 | 1 |
Note. (∗ P < 0.05; ∗∗ P < 0.01; ∗∗∗ P < 0.001). ANC: antenatal care, CI: confidence interval, COR: crude odds ratio, and AOR: adjusted odds ratio.