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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 6.
Published in final edited form as: Trop Med Int Health. 2020 Jul 18;25(9):1044–1054. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13460

Table 2. Multilevel model results predicting the use of SBA using travel time to the nearest health facility, nearest health facility providing birthing services and the nearest hospital.

Effects Travel to the nearest health facility Travel to nearest health facility providing birthing services Travel to the nearest hospital providing birthing service
Fixed effects Odds ratio (95% CI) Odds ratio (95% CI) Odds ratio (95% CI)
Personal level factors
   Education No formal education 1 1 1
Primary 1.63 (1.42, 1.87) *** 1.63 (1.42, 1.87) *** 1.63 (1.42, 1.87) ***
Secondary 2.78 (2.15, 3.59) *** 2.78 (2.15, 3.6) *** 2.78 (2.15, 3.59) ***
Tertiary 11.79 (5.32, 26.16) *** 11.79 (5.31, 26.15) *** 11.8 (5.32, 26.17) ***
   Health Insurance No 1 1 1
Yes 1.69 (1.43, 1.99) *** 1.69 (1.43, 1.99) *** 1.69 (1.43, 1.99) ***
   ANC 1–3 1 1
4 or more 2.9 (2.44, 3.44) *** 2.9 (2.44, 3.44) *** 2.9 (2.44, 3.44) ***
   Parity 1–2 1 1 1
3–4 0.77 (0.67, 0.88) *** 0.77 (0.67, 0.88) *** 0.77 (0.67, 0.88) ***
5 or more 0.6 (0.52, 0.69) *** 0.6 (0.52, 0.69) *** 0.6 (0.52, 0.69) ***
   Wealth Poor 1 1 1
Middle 1.61 (1.35, 1.93) *** 1.61 (1.35, 1.93) *** 1.61 (1.35, 1.93) ***
Rich 2.86 (2.29, 3.58) *** 2.86 (2.29, 3.57) *** 2.88 (2.31, 3.59) ***
Cluster-level factors
   Location Rural 1 1 1
Urban 2.06 (1.67, 2.53) *** 2.05 (1.66, 2.52) *** 2.06 (1.67, 2.54) ***
   Highest EmONC facility near a cluster No EmONC data 1 1 1
Non-EmONC 1.38 (1.05, 1.82) * 1.38 (1.05, 1.81) * 1.4 (1.07, 1.85) *
Partial/Basic 2.02 (1.53, 2.66) *** 2.01 (1.52, 2.65) *** 2.05 (1.55, 2.72) ***
Comprehensive 2.28 (1.68, 3.09) *** 2.28 (1.68, 3.08) *** 2.31 (1.7, 3.14) ***
   Travel time (hours) Travel time (hours) 0.87 (0.69, 1.11) 0.85 (0.67, 1.08) 1 (0.87, 1.16)

Effect is significant at ***P < 0.001, *P < 0.05.