Table 5.
Odds ratios from logistic regression showing factors associated with ANC visit (4 + ANC visits) and SBA among young women aged 15–24, Nepal DHS 2016
| 4+ ANC Visit | Skilled birth attendant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background variable | Odds ratios | 95% CI | Odds ratio | 95% CI |
| Education | ||||
| No education | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Primary | 1.25 | 0.85–1.83 | 1.14 | 0.77–1.68 |
| Secondary | 1.93*** | 1.31–2.84 | 1.59* | 1.03–2.44 |
| SLC & above | 2.91*** | 1.79–4.76 | 1.35 | 0.84–2.16 |
| Working status | ||||
| Not working | 1.00 | |||
| Working | 1.90*** | 1.43–2.53 | ||
| Caste/ethnicity | ||||
| Dalit | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Brahman/Chhetri | 1.29 | 0.81–2.07 | 1.22 | 0.77–1.93 |
| Terai caste | 0.78 | 0.45–1.36 | 0.76 | 0.45–1.28 |
| Janajati | 0.83 | 0.53–1.31 | 1.04 | 0.73–1.48 |
| Muslim | 0.69 | 0.37–1.29 | 1.18 | 0.59–2.37 |
| Wealth quintile | ||||
| Poorest | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Poorer | 1.30 | 0.88–1.91 | 1.69** | 1.19–2.40 |
| Middle | 1.85* | 1.16–2.97 | 4.46*** | 2.70–7.38 |
| Richer | 2.55*** | 1.54–4.21 | 4.01*** | 2.56–6.27 |
| Richest | 2.12* | 1.14–3.93 | 9.16*** | 4.47–18.76 |
| Birth order | ||||
| 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 2 | 0.64** | 0.46–0.88 | 0.49*** | 0.35–0.67 |
| 3+ | 0.70 | 0.45–1.08 | 0.35*** | 0.21–0.58 |
| Fertility preference | ||||
| Wants no more children | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Wants more children | 1.65*** | 1.25–2.18 | 0.86 | 0.65–1.12 |
| Undecided | 1.89 | 0.92–3.89 | 1.01 | 0.50–2.07 |
| Women’s participation in decision-making | ||||
| Not participate | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Participate one or more decisions | 1.12 | 0.87–1.44 | 1.16 | 0.89–1.52 |
| Exposure to media (at least once a week) | ||||
| Not exposed | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Exposed | 1.48* | 1.09–2.02 | 1.21 | 0.90–1.63 |
| ANC visits | ||||
| Less than four visits | 1.00 | |||
| Four or more visits | 2.59*** | 1.95–3.43 | ||
Note: *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05