Table 2.

Factors associated with delivering in a health facility compared with a home delivery, with unadjusted odds ratios for a health facility delivery

Factors	Home delivery % (n)	Health facility delivery % (n)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
Place of delivery decision-makers
Pregnant woman	62 (2,023)	38 (1,261)	Reference
Husband	30 (358)	70 (833)	6.6 (5.7–7.7)
Mother	35 (163)	65 (307)	3.5 (2.9–4.3)
Friends	27 (56)	73 (154)	4.8 (3.5–6.6)
Delivered previous babies in a health facility
Yes	29 (141)	71 (342)	4.8 (3.9–5.9)
No	66 (2,620)	34 (1,323)
Received ANC from a health facility
Yes	50 (1,242)	50 (1,238)	3.5 (3.0–4.0)
No	78 (1,436)	22 (412)
Had a complication during pregnancy
Yes	58 (728)	42 (535)	1.3 (1.1–1.5)
No	64 (2,019)	36 (1,121)
Had complication during labor
Yes	50 (502)	50 (497)	1.9 (1.6–2.2)
No	66 (2,210)	34 (1,145)
Distance to health center (minutes)
0–60	55 (1,071)	45 (862)	Reference
61–120	67 (848)	33 (413)	0.6 (0.5–0.7)
>121	75 (307)	25 (105)	0.4 (0.3–0.5)
Ability to read and write
Yes	44 (414)	56 (535)	2.6 (2.3–3.1)
No	68 (2,280)	32 (1,094)
Primigravid
Yes	44 (325)	56 (417)	2.5 (2.1–2.9)
No	66 (2,435)	34 (1,246)
Living on less than US$1.5/day
Yes	65 (695)	35 (368)	0.7 (0.6–0.8)
No	56 (424)	44 (331)
Radio ownership
Yes	53 (716)	47 (641)	1.8 (1.6–2.0)
No	66 (1,981)	34 (999)
Phone ownership
Yes	52 (796)	48 (731)	1.9 (1.7–2.2)
No	68 (1,907)	32 (901)
Maternal care at health center
With package	56 (835)	44 (646)	Reference
No package (same district)	61 (952)	39 (610)	0.8 (0.7–0.9)
No package (outside district)	70 (974)	30 (408)	0.5 (0.5–0.6)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; ANC, antenatal care; OR, odds ratio.