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. 2018 Jan 8;18:116. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-5009-x

Table 4.

Odds ratios (95% CIs) of birth registration by different models, Lao PDR

Birth registration
Model 1 a Model 2 b Model 3 c
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Maternal factors
Maternal age
15–19 1.00 1.00 1.00
20–29 1.45 1.21 1.73*** 1.45 1.21 1.73*** 1.35 1.12 1.64***
30–39 1.67 1.37 2.02*** 1.67 1.37 2.02*** 1.54 1.24 1.91***
40–49 1.83 1.41 2.37*** 1.83 1.41 2.37*** 1.49 1.06 2.10**
Maternal educational attainment
No education
Primary
Secondary
Higher
Ever experienced loss of a child
No 1.00 1.00
Yes 0.86 0.76 0.96** 0.86 0.76 0.96**
Household factors
Father’s educational attainment
No education 1.00 1.00 1.00
Primary 1.05 0.91 1.19 1.05 0.91 1.19 0.96 0.81 1.13
Secondary 1.19 1.02 1.40 * 1.19 1.02 1.40 ** 1.11 0.92 1.35
Higher 2.04 1.37 3.05*** 2.04 1.37 3.05*** 2.03 1.30 3.18***
Ethnicity of HHH
Lao 1.00 1.00 1.00
Khmu 1.08 0.82 1.41 1.08 0.82 1.41 0.86 0.62 1.18
Khmer 0.37 0.20 0.68*** 0.37 0.20 0.68*** 0.42 0.19 0.92**
Other 0.63 0.52 0.77*** 0.63 0.52 0.77*** 0.59 0.47 0.75***
Ethno-linguistics of HHH
Lao-Thai 1.00 1.00 1.00
Mon-Khmer 1.40 1.14 1.72*** 1.40 1.14 1.72*** 1.64 1.27 2.12***
Hmong-Mien 1.20 0.67 2.18 1.20 0.67 2.18 1.12 0.51 2.44
Chinese-Tibetan 1.20 0.93 1.56 ** 1.20 0.93 1.56 1.07 0.77 1.47
Religion of HHH
Buddhist 1.00 1.00
Animist 0.89 0.75 1.05 0.89 0.75 1.05
Other 1.51 0.96 2.40** 1.51 0.96 2.40*
Wealth index quintiles
Poorest 1.00 1.00
2nd quintile 1.00 0.88 1.13 1.00 0.88 1.13
3rd quintile 1.34 1.15 1.57*** 1.34 1.15 1.57***
4th quintile 1.40 1.16 1.70*** 1.40 1.16 1.70***
Wealthiest 2.78 2.05 3.77*** 2.78 2.05 3.77***
Community factors
Settlement
Urban 1.00 1.00 1.00
Rural w/ road 0.62 0.52 0.74 *** 0.62 0.52 0.74*** 0.63 0.51 0.77***
Rural w/o road 0.39 0.31 0.49*** 0.39 0.31 0.49*** 0.38 0.30 0.49***
Delivery factors
Delivery place
Hospital 1.00
Health center 0.53 0.38 0.76***
Private facility 1.56 0.54 4.55
Home 0.47 0.39 0.56***
Other 0.15 0.11 0.22***
SBA assisted
No
Yes
N 9576 9576 5778
Log likelihood 10,127.238 10,127.238 6589.391
X2 test for model <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Hosmer-Lemeshow 0.369 0.369 0.233

CI: confidence interval; HHH: head of household; OR: odds ratio; SBA: skilled birth attendant

*p < .10, ** p < .05, *** p < .01

aModel 1: maternal, household and community variables only

bModel 2: maternal, household, community variables and birth attendance

cModel 3: maternal, household, community variables, birth attendance and delivery place