Table 3. Bivariate analysis of women’s characteristics and type of assistance at delivery.

Variable	Unskilled birth attendants		Skilled birth attendants		X 2
	N	%	N	%
Age difference between man and woman
Woman older than man	56	12.4	394	87.6
0–4 years	125	14.0	765	86.0	7.55
5–7 years	54	12.5	380	87.5
>7 years	63	16.3	325	83.7
Birth rank and interval
Second or third child, interval >2 years	113	11.6	857	88.4
First birth	53	8.8	550	91.2	136.16 ***
Second or third child, interval ≤2 years	22	16.6	109	83.4
Fourth or higher child, interval >2 years	87	22.7	297	77.3
Fourth or higher child, interval ≤2 years	24	31.9	50	68.1
Planning status of births
Then	254	14.3	1,520	85.7	5.43
Later	29	11.8	217	88.2
No more	15	10.5	127	89.5
Husband/partner’s education attainment
Incomplete primary education/none	106	35.4	193	64.6	367.17 ***
Completed primary or some secondary	130	15.5	711	84.5
Completed secondary or higher	61	6.0	961	94.0
Husband/partner’s occupation
Agricultural	229	19.6	940	80.4	155.85 ***
Non-agricultural	69	6.9	924	93.1
Wealth quintile
Poorest	243	26.9	660	73.1
Poorer	39	8.6	415	91.4	509.25 ***
Middle	11	3.4	304	96.6
Richer	3	1.3	250	98.7
Richest	2	0.7	235	99.3
Number of household members
<4	30	11.3	238	88.7	3.24
≥4	267	14.1	1,627	85.9
Number of antenatal care visits
<4	102	40.5	149	59.5	364.74 ***
≥4	197	10.3	1,714	89.7
Covered by health insurance
No	121	15.7	651	84.3	8.03 *
Yes	177	12.7	1,213	87.3
Residence
Urban	38	5.3	681	94.7	139.61 ***
Rural	260	18.0	1,183	82.0
Labor force participation
Poor	125	18.0	567	82.0
Moderate	119	17.0	579	83.0	95.35 ***
Good	56	7.2	716	92.8
Attitude toward domestic violence
Poor	111	16.5	563	83.5	20.25 **
Moderate	106	14.1	647	85.9
Good	80	10.9	655	89.1
Decision-making power
Poor	119	15.6	645	84.4	7.34
Moderate	92	13.1	611	86.9
Good	86	12.4	609	87.6
Women’s knowledge level
Poor	180	24.1	568	75.9	231.52 ***
Moderate	74	10.4	640	89.6
Good	43	6.1	657	93.9

*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001