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. 2017 Oct 11;12(10):e0185667. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185667

Table 3. Factors associated with the institutional delivery among teenage and non-teenage mothers in Nepal- NDHS 2011 (N = 5391).

  Teenage mothers Non-teenage mothers
Characteristics AOR [95%CI] AOR [95%CI]
Place of residence
Urban 1.00 1.00
Rural 0.46 [0.24 0.89]* 0.42 [0.31 0.57]***
Mother's education
No education 1.00
Primary education 1.22 [0.93 1.61]
Secondary education or higher 1.80 [1.39 2.32]***
Mother’s occupation
Not working 1.00 1.00
Agriculture 0.42 [0.21 0.86]* 0.57 [0.45 0.72]***
Paid jobs 1.00     0.67 [0.37 1.23]
Socioeconomic status
Poor 1.00 1.00
Middle 1.73 [1.00 3.02]* 1.98 [1.54 2.54]***
Rich 13.70 [1.89 59.09]* 4.71 [3.35 6.64]***
ANC visit
No visit 1.00 1.00
1–3 visits 3.53 [1.26 9.89]* 1.94 [1.17 3.20]*
4 or more visits 5.04 [1.91 13.29]** 5.25 [3.13 8.78]***
Parity
Primi 1.00
Multi 0.40 [0.32 0.50]***
Birth preparedness
None 1.00
One 1.70 [1.35 2.14]***
Two or more 3.72 [2.16 6.41]***
Women autonomy
No autonomy 1.00
Some autonomy 1.15 [0.90 1.47]
Full autonomy 1.30 [1.02 1.65]*
Intercept 0.72 [0.21 2.46] 0.34 [0.19 0.61]***

AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval

*<0.05

**<0.01

***<0.001