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. 2016 Apr 27;11(4):e0154388. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154388

Table 2. Correlates of institutional delivery across Guatemalan and Mexican women in the Salud Mesoamérica Initiative, 2011–2013.

Univariable Non-indigenous Multivariable Indigenous Multivariable
n = 10,895 n = 2,616 n = 7,671
RR (95% CI) aRR (95% CI) aRR (95% CI)
Age (years)
    15–24 1.00
    25–34 0.93 (0.84–1.03)
    35–49 0.85 (0.74–0.98)
Education
    None 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Primary 1.50 (1.26–1.79) 0.96 (0.77–1.21) 0.98 (0.74–1.32)
    Secondary or higher 2.96 (2.46–3.56) 1.05 (0.84–1.32) 1.36 (1.04–1.79)
Literate 2.09 (1.78–2.45) 1.24 (0.98–1.57) 1.13 (0.90–1.43)
Indigenous 0.39 (0.32–0.47)
Married 0.79 (0.69–0.91) 0.77 (0.63–0.94)
Urban 2.15 (1.71–2.70) 1.17 (0.96–1.44)
Wealth index
    Low 1.00 1.00
    Medium 1.45 (1.24–1.69) 1.02 (0.91–1.14)
    High 1.98 (1.68–2.32) 1.12 (1.01–1.25)
Conditional cash transfer recipient 0.57 (0.50–0.64) 0.81 (0.72–0.92) 0.65 (0.55–0.77)
Wanted the pregnancy 0.74 (0.67–0.83) 0.81 (0.71–0.92)
Primiparous 1.69 (1.51–1.89) 1.44 (1.24–1.68)
≥1 skilled antenatal care visit 3.31 (2.69–4.06) 1.40 (1.09–1.81) 1.94 (1.44–2.61)
≥4 skilled antenatal care visits 2.55 (2.18–2.99) 1.09 (0.96–1.25) 1.42 (1.18–1.71)
Advised to give birth in a health facility 2.33 (2.04–2.66) 1.13 (1.02–1.26) 1.46 (1.18–1.81)
Advised to create a transportation plan 1.66 (1.43–1.92)
Informed that should have a C-section 2.14 (1.90–2.41) 1.41 (1.21–1.63)
Closest health facility type
    Ambulatory 1.00
    Basic 0.88 (0.64–1.23)
    Complete 1.02 (0.71–1.47)
Travel time to closest delivery facility
    <30 min. 1.00
    30 min. <1 hr. 0.87 (0.70–1.09)
    1 hr. to <2 hr. 0.87 (0.67–1.13)
    > 2 hr. 0.93 (0.57–1.53)
Country
    Guatemala 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Mexico 1.99 (1.59–2.48) 1.35 (1.09–1.68) 1.28 (0.96–1.71)