Table 3. Association between different components of emotional support during childbirth and background characteristics among women giving birth in a facility (N = 503).

	Had a companion of choice during labour or childbirth			Offered or allowed to give birth in the position of their choice			Were allowed to eat and drink during labour			Were allowed to be ambulatory during the first stages of labour
	%	OR (CI)	AOR (CI)	%	OR (CI)	AOR (CI)	%	OR (CI)	AOR (CI)	%	OR (CI)	AOR (CI)
Age of woman
15–24	57.6	Ref	Ref	26.7	Ref	Ref	34.7	Ref	Ref	47.7	Ref	Ref
25–34	52.3	0.81 (0.56–1.2)	__	26.6	0.99 (0.66–1.5)	__	31.8	0.87 (0.60–1.3)	__	44.4	0.87 (0.61–1.3)	__
35+	59.3	1.1 (0.48–2.4)	__	25.9	0.96 (0.39–2.4)	__	37.0	1.1 (0.49–2.5)	__	44.4	0.88 (0.40–1.9)	__
Education
0–9 years	58.3	Ref	Ref	29.8	Ref	Ref	34.1	Ref	Ref	46.3	Ref	Ref
10 or more years	50.3	0.72 (0.50–1.0)	0.72 (0.47–1.1)	20.9	0.62 (0.40–0.96)	0.63 (0.39–1.0)	32.8	0.94 (0.64–1.4)	__	45.8	0.98 (0.68–1.4)	__
Religion
Muslim	57.2	Ref	Ref	26.9	Ref	Ref	33.9	Ref	Ref	46.5	Ref	Ref
Other	5.9	0.05 (0.01–0.36)	0.05 (0.01–0.36)	17.7	0.58 (0.16–2.1)	__	23.5	0.60 (0.19–1.9)	__	35.3	0.63 (0.23–1.7)	__
Family size
≤4	59.3	Ref	Ref	32.7	Ref	Ref	31.3	Ref	Ref	48	Ref	Ref
≥5	53.8	0.80 (0.54–1.2)	__	24.1	0.65 (0.43–0.99)	0.66 (0.42–1.0)	34.6	1.2 (0.77–1.7)	__	45.3	0.90 (0.61–1.3)	__
Parity
Nulliparous	50.3	Ref	Ref	22.3	Ref	Ref	33.5	Ref	Ref	50.3	Ref	Ref
Multiparous	58.7	1.4 (0.98–2.0)	1.2 (0.84–1.8)	29.4	1.5 (0.97–2.2)	1.4 (0.93–2.2)	33.9	1.0 (0.69–1.5)	__	43.9	0.77 (0.54–1.1)	__
Type of birth attendant
Nurses/midwives/paramedics	64.0	Ref	Ref	36	Ref	Ref	50	Ref	Ref	66.0	Ref	Ref
Doctor	54.5	0.67 (0.37–1.2)	__	25.6	0.61 (0.33–1.1)	0.55 (0.28–1.1)	31.8	0.47 (0.26–0.84)	0.53 (0.28–0.97)	44.0	0.40 (0.22–0.75)	0.48 (0.26–0.91)
Type of health facility
Public facility	71.1	Ref	Ref	31.1	Ref	Ref	51.1	Ref	Ref	66.7	Ref	Ref
Private facility	53.9	0.48 (0.24–0.93)	0.52 (0.26–0.99)	26.2	0.79 (0.40–1.5)	0.55 (0.29–1.0)	31.9	0.45 (0.24–0.83)	0.55 (0.29–1.0)	44.1	0.39 (0.21–0.75)	0.49 (0.25–0.97)
ANC from facility
No	38.9	Ref	Ref	13.7	Ref	Ref	35.8	Ref	Ref	45.3	Ref	Ref
Yes	59.3	2.3 (1.4–3.6)	2.5 (1.6–4.0)	29.7	2.7 (1.4–4.9)	2.6 (1.4–5.0)	33.1	0.89 (0.56–1.4)	__	46.3	1.0 (0.67–1.6)	__
Husband living status
Lives with wife	56.4	Ref	Ref	25.5	Ref	Ref	32.8	Ref	Ref	43.2	Ref	Ref
Lives in other places within the country or abroad	54.5	0.93 (0.65–1.3)	__	27.9	1.1 (0.76–1.7)	__	34.4	1.1 (0.74–1.6)	__	49.2	1.3 (0.89–1.8)	__
Income generating activities
No	55.9	ref	Ref	27.3	ref	Ref	34.1	Ref	Ref	46.4	Ref	Ref
Yes	43.8	0.61 (0.23–1.7)	__	6.3	0.18 (0.02–1.4)	0.16 (0.02–1.3)	18.8	0.45 (0.13–1.6)	__	37.5	0.69 (0.25–1.9)	__
Wealth quintile
Lowest	70.6	Ref	Ref	45.1	Ref	Ref	51.0	Ref	Ref	64.7	Ref	Ref
Second	53.3	0.48 (0.23–0.99)	0.50 (0.24–1.1)	23.3	0.37 (0.18–0.77)	0.37 (0.18–0.79)	32.2	0.46 (0.23–0.93)	0.47 (0.23–0.97)	45.6	0.46 (0.22–0.93)	0.47 (0.23–0.97)
Middle	50	0.42 (0.20–0.86)	0.48 (0.22–1.0)	20.2	0.31 (0.15–0.65)	0.35 (0.16–0.75)	34.0	0.50 (0.25–0.99)	0.54 (0.27–1.1)	44.7	0.44 (0.22–0.89)	0.48 (0.24–0.99)
Fourth	52.3	0.46 (0.22–0.93)	0.54 (0.25–1.1)	24.3	0.39 (0.19–0.79)	0.45 (0.22–0.94)	29.7	0.41 (0.21–0.81)	0.42 (0.21–0.84)	47.8	0.50 (0.25–0.99)	0.52 (0.26–1.0)
Highest	57.3	0.56 (0.28–1.1)	0.69 (0.33–1.4)	28.0	0.47 (0.25–0.91)	0.62 (0.31–1.2)	31.2	0.44 (0.23–0.83)	0.48 (0.25–0.93)	40.1	0.37 (0.19–0.71)	0.41 (0.21–0.79)