Table 4.

Factors associated with mothers being key decision makers on place of birth in the Lira district, Northern Uganda.

	Bi-Variable n = 930 OR (95% CI)	p-Value	Multivariable n = 930 AOR (95% CI)
Mother age
≤19	1		1
20–35	1.6 (1.1, 2.4)	0.018	1.1 (0.60, 2.0)
>35	1.3 (1.3, 4.3)	0.008	1.3 (0.58, 3.1)
Mother’s Wealth index
Lowest	1		1
2	0.89 (0.58, 1.4)	0.590	0.81 (0.51, 1.3)
3	0.90 (0.57, 1.4)	0.639	0.74 (0.47, 1.2)
4	0.95 (0.64, 1.4)	0.809	0.77 (0.50, 1.2)
Highest	0.59 (0.38, 0.93)	0.024	0.45 (0.26, 0.75)
Mothers education
None	1		1
Primary	0.84 (0.52, 1.34)	0.451	1.2 (0.73, 1.9)
Secondary	1.0 (0.57, 1.86)	0.925	1.9 (1.0, 3.6)
Tertiary	0.44 (0.12, 1.6)	0.200	0.84 (0.21, 3.4)
Fathers education			-
None	1
Primary	0.39 (0.19, 0.80)	0.012
Secondary	0.46 (0.22, 0.97)	0.042
Tertiary	0.33 (0.13, 0.85)	0.023
Marital status (living with partner)			-
Single	1
Married	0.38 (0.23, 0.63)	0.001
Parity
1	1		1
2–3	1.4 (0.94, 2.0)	0.101	1.3 (0.85, 2.1)
>4	2.1 (1.5, 3.0)	<0.001	2.1 (1.2, 3.8)
Residence			-
Urban	1
Rural	1.3 (0.90, 1.8)	0.167
Mother formally employed
No	1		1
Yes	1.9 (1.4, 2.7)	<0.001	2.0 (1.5, 2.9)