Table 4. Association between different components of emotional support during childbirth and background characteristics among women giving birth at home (N = 864).
| 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 |
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| % | OR (CI) | AOR (CI) | % | OR (CI) | AOR (CI) | % | OR (CI) | AOR (CI) | % | OR (CI) | AOR (CI) | |
| Age of woman | ||||||||||||
| ≤ 24 years | 73.8 | Ref | Ref | 52.0 | Ref | Ref | 75.8 | Ref | Ref | 86.3 | Ref | Ref |
| 25–34 years | 75.7 | 1.1 (0.80–1.5) |
__ | 52.7 | 1.0 (0.78–1.4) |
1.0 (0.76–1.3) |
73.4 | 0.88 (0.64–1.2) |
__ | 84.1 | 0.84 (0.57–1.2) |
__ |
| ≥35 years | 75.3 | 1.1 (0.63–1.9) |
__ | 67.9 | 2.0 (1.2–3.2) |
1.9 (1.1–3.1) |
71.6 | 0.81 (0.47–1.4) |
__ | 82.7 | 0.76 (0.40–1.5) |
__ |
| Education of women | ||||||||||||
| 0–9 years | 75.8 | Ref | Ref | 55.2 | Ref | Ref | 73.8 | Ref | Ref | 83.8 | Ref | Ref |
| ≥10 years | 67.9 | 0.68 (0.44–1.0) |
0.69 (0.45–1.1) |
44.0 | 0.64 (0.43–0.96) |
0.62 (0.41–0.94) |
78.0 | 1.3 (0.78–2.0) |
__ | 92.7 | 2.4 (1.2–5.1) |
2.1 (0.94–4.5) |
| Religion | ||||||||||||
| Muslim | 75.2 | Ref | Ref | 54.0 | Ref | Ref | 74.8 | Ref | Ref | 85.3 | Ref | Ref |
| Other | 57.9 | 0.45 (0.18–1.1) |
0.48 (0.19–1.2) |
47.3 | 0.77 (0.31–1.9) |
__ | 52.6 | 0.37 (0.15–0.93) |
0.38 (0.15–0.96) |
68.4 | 0.37 (0.14–0.99) |
0.3 (0.11–0.87) |
| Family size | ||||||||||||
| ≤4 | 77.8 | Ref | Ref | 55.6 | Ref | Ref | 71.4 | Ref | Ref | 82.5 | Ref | Ref |
| ≥5 | 73.9 | 0.81 (0.55–1.2) |
__ | 53.3 | 0.91 (0.66–1.3) |
__ | 75.1 | 1.2 (0.84–1.7) |
__ | 85.6 | 1.3 (0.82–1.9) |
__ |
| Parity | ||||||||||||
| Nulliparous | 74.8 | Ref | Ref | 53.6 | Ref | Ref | 74.8 | Ref | Ref | 84.2 | Ref | Ref |
| Multiparous | 74.8 | 1.0 (0.70–1.4) |
__ | 53.9 | 1.0 (0.75–1.4) |
__ | 74.1 | 0.97 (0.68–1.4) |
__ | 85.2 | 1.1 (0.71–1.6) |
__ |
| ANC from facility | ||||||||||||
| No | 74.6 | Ref | Ref | 54.0 | Ref | Ref | 75.6 | Ref | Ref | 85.1 | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 74.9 | 1.0 (0.75–1.4) |
__ | 53.6 | 0.98 (0.75–1.3) |
__ | 73.2 | 0.89 (0.65–1.2) |
__ | 84.8 | 0.98 (0.67–1.4) |
__ |
| Husband living status | ||||||||||||
| Lives with wife | 73.8 | Ref | Ref | 51.3 | Ref | Ref | 72.0 | Ref | Ref | 83.4 | Ref | Ref |
| Lives in other places within the country or abroad | 76.2 | 1.1 (0.83–1.6) |
__ | 57.3 | 1.3 (0.97–1.7) |
1.4 (1.0–1.8) |
76.2 | 1.2 (0.87–1.6) |
__ | 87.1 | 1.3 (0.92–2.0) |
1.1 (0.75–1.7) |
| Income generating act | ||||||||||||
| No | 74.5 | Ref | Ref | 53.8 | Ref | Ref | 74.2 | Ref | Ref | 84.7 | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 80.5 | 1.4 (0.64–3.1) |
__ | 53.7 | 0.99 (0.53–1.9) |
__ | 75.6 | 1.1 (0.52–2.2) |
__ | 90.2 | 1.7 (0.59–4.8) |
__ |
| Wealth quintile | ||||||||||||
| Lowest | 73.5 | Ref | Ref | 53.0 | Ref | Ref | 69.1 | Ref | Ref | 79.4 | Ref | Ref |
| Second | 77.1 | 1.2 (0.77–1.9) |
__ | 59.6 | 1.3 (0.88–1.9) |
__ | 82.0 | 2.0 (1.3–3.3) |
2.0 (1.3–3.3) |
86.3 | 1.6 (0.96–2.8) |
1.6 (0.94–2.7) |
| Middle | 75 | 1.1 (0.69–1.7) |
__ | 57.2 | 1.2 (0.80–1.8) |
__ | 70.0 | 1.0 (0.68–1.6) |
1.1 (0.69–1.6) |
83.3 | 1.3 (0.78–2.2) |
1.2 (0.74–2.1) |
| Fourth | 74.7 | 1.1 (0.67–1.7) |
__ | 50.0 | 0.89 (0.59–1.3) |
__ | 76.0 | 1.4 (0.89–2.2) |
1.4 (0.91–2.3) |
89.5 | 2.2 (1.2–4.0) |
2.0 (1.0–3.6) |
| Highest | 73.3 | 0.99 (0.59–1.6) |
__ | 46.6 | 0.77 (0.49–1.2) |
__ | 76.7 | 1.5 (0.88–2.5) | 1.5 (0.89–2.5) |
89.7 | 2.3 (1.1–4.4) |
1.8 (0.89–3.7) |