Table 2.
Association between socio-demographic factors and choice of place of delivery.
| Variables | Place of delivery | Total N (%) | p-Values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home N (%) | Institutional N (%) | |||
| Age (in Years) | ||||
| ⩽20 | 16 (40.0) | 24 (60.0) | 40 (13.3) | 0.819 |
| 21–24 | 40 (38.1) | 65 (61.9) | 105 (35.0) | χ2 = 0.926 |
| 25–29 | 46 (38.7) | 73 (61.3) | 119 (39.7) | |
| ⩾30 | 11 (30.6) | 25 (69.4) | 36 (12.0) | |
| Religion* | ||||
| Hindu | 79 (31.9) | 169 (68.1) | 248 (81.7) | <0.001 |
| Muslim | 34 (65.4) | 18 (34.6) | 52 (17.3) | χ2 = 20.583 |
| Caste | ||||
| General | 51 (31.1) | 113 (68.9) | 164 (54.7) | 0.028 |
| OBC | 12 (40.0) | 18 (60.0) | 30 (10.0) | χ2 = 7.161, |
| Schedule caste | 50 (47.2) | 56 (52.8) | 106 (35.3) | |
| Type of family | ||||
| Nuclear | 59 (38.1) | 96 (61.9) | 155 (51.7) | 0.883 |
| Joint | 54 (37.2) | 91 (62.8) | 145 (48.3) | χ2 = 0.022 |
| Education | ||||
| Illiterate | 54 (60.0) | 36 (40.0) | 90 (30.0) | <0.001 |
| Up to primary | 15 (34.9) | 28 (65.1) | 43 (14.3) | χ2 = 33.514 |
| Middle school | 26 (36.1) | 46 (63.9) | 72 (24.0) | |
| High school and above | 18 (18.9) | 71 (81.1) | 95 (31.7) | |
| Education of spouse | ||||
| Illiterate | 40 (70.1) | 17 (29.9) | 57 (19.0) | <0.001 |
| Up to primary | 27 (61.4) | 27 (38.6) | 54 (14.7) | χ2 = 57.393 |
| Middle school | 26 (30.2) | 60 (69.8) | 86 (28.7) | |
| High school and above | 20 (17.7) | 93 (82.3) | 113 (37.6) | |
The values in bold shows the significant association i.e. p-value < 0.05.
*
As Sikhs constitute only 1% of the study subjects, they are included in the Hindu religion for analysis.