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. 2016 Sep 15;6(9):e012424. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012424

Table 2.

Factor associated with health facility-based deliveries and caesarean section among adolescent girls; adjusted multivariate model

Facility-based delivery
Caesarean section
OR (95% CI) p Value OR (95% CI) p Value
Maternal age (years) 0.597 0.086
 <18 1 1
 18–19 1.071 (0.829 to 1.385) 1.323 (0.961 to 1.820)
Place of residence <0.01 0.880
 Urban 1 1
 Rural 0.666 (0.503 to 0.881) 1.027 (0.723 to 1.457)
Region <0.001 <0.05
 Barisal 1 1
 Chittagong 1.070 (0.663 to 1.728) 0.978 (0.553 to 1.728)
 Dhaka 1.224 (0.770 to 1.945) 1.103 (0.650 to 1.870)
 Khulna 2.615 (1.570 to 4.356) 1.399 (0.819 to 2.388)
 Rajshahi 2.104 (1.302 to 3.398) 1.876 (1.115 to 3.156)
 Rangpur 1.591 (0.958 to 2.643) 0.767 (0.398 to 1.478)
 Sylhet 1.417 (0.777 to 2.585) 1.146 (0.583 to 2.252)
Maternal education 0.168 0.690
 No education 1 1
 Primary 1.220 (0.684 to 2.174) 1.222 (0.560 to 2.666)
 Secondary 1.463 (0.822 to 2.604) 1.334 (0.631 to 2.819)
 Higher than secondary 2.230 (1.041 to 4.778) 1.730 (0.679 to 4.408)
Husband's education 0.174 0.282
 No education 1 1
 Primary 0.834 (0.567 to 1.226) 1.013 (0.570 to 1.800)
 Secondary 1.197 (0.813 to 1.763) 1.259 (0.723 to 2.193)
 Higher than secondary 1.103 (0.642 to 1.896) 1.633 (0.837 to 3.184)
Wealth index <0.001 <0.001
 Poorest 1 1
 Poorer 1.271 (0.851 to 1.899) 2.560 (1.340 to 4.890)
 Middle 1.468 (0.964 to 2.236) 3.103 (1.609 to 5.983)
 Richer 2.255 (1.462 to 3.477) 3.711 (1.850 to 7.442)
 Richest 2.643 (1.583 to 4.414) 5.763 (2.743 to 12.106)
Decisions making power 0.780 0.612
 No power 1 1
 1–2 decisions power 0.945 (0.691 to 1.292) 1.208 (0.827 to 1.766)
 All 3 decisions power 1.046 (0.782 to 1.399) 1.121 (0.777 to 1.617)
Birth order <0.01 0.053
 First 1 1
 Second 0.547 (0.380 to 0.788) 0.531 (0.318 to 0.886)
 Higher than two 0.948 (0.365 to 2.462) 0.381 (0.048 to 2.972)
ANC coverage <0.0001 <0.001
 No ANC attendance 1 1
 <4 ANC visits 2.141 (1.483 to 3.093) 1.638 (0.979 to 2.741)
 At least 4 ANC visits 4.040 (2.725 to 5.991) 2.743 (1.605 to 4.685)

ANC, antenatal care.