Table 3.
Bivariate and multiple logged linear regression models (N=1472)
| Variables | Unadjusted model | Adjusted model | ||
| Coefficient (95% CI) | P value | Coefficient (95% CI) | P value | |
| Length of stay | 0.15 (0.01 to 0.13) | <0.001 | 0.13 (0.11 to 0.15) | <0.001 |
| Patient age in months | −0.01 (−0.02 to −0.01) | <0.001 | −0.1 (−0.01 to −0.01) | <0.01 |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| No formal education (ref) | ||||
| Up to primary | −0.21 (−0.3 to −0.1) | <0.001 | −0.01 (−0.09 to 0.07) | 0.83 |
| Secondary | −0.11 (−0.23 to 0.00) | 0.05 | 0.04 (−0.03 to 0.12) | 0.27 |
| Higher | 0.1 (−0.05 to 0.24) | 0.19 | 0.09 (−0.01 to 0.19) | 0.08 |
| Father’s education | ||||
| No formal education (ref) | ||||
| Up to primary | −0.19 (−0.3 to −0.09) | <0.001 | −0.04 (−0.1 to 0.03) | 0.3 |
| Secondary | −0.09 (−0.19 to 0.02) | 0.1 | −0.03 (−0.1 to 0.04) | 0.41 |
| Higher | 0.12 (0.0 to 0.24) | 0.05 | −0.01 (−0.09 to 0.07) | 0.82 |
| Wealth quintile | ||||
| Poorest (ref) | ||||
| Poorer | 0.13 (0.04 to 0.23) | 0.01 | 0.02 (−0.05 to 0.09) | 0.61 |
| Middle | 0.32 (0.22 to 0.42) | <0.001 | 0.09 (0.01 to 0.17) | 0.02 |
| Richer | 0.52 (0.43 to 0.62) | <0.001 | 0.14 (0.05 to 0.23) | <0.001 |
| Richest | 0.73 (0.64 to 0.82) | <0.001 | 0.24 (0.014 to 0.34) | <0.001 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 0.61 (0.55 to 0.66) | <0.001 | – | – |
| Rural (ref) | ||||
| Father’s occupation | ||||
| Transport worker (ref) | ||||
| Informal worker | 0.27 (0.15 to 0.40) | <0.001 | −0.09 (−0.18 to 0.00) | 0.06 |
| Farmer | 0.32 (0.2 to 0.44) | <0.001 | −0.11 (−0.2 to −0.02) | 0.02 |
| Salaried employee | 0.43 (0.33 to 0.53) | <0.001 | −0.06 (−0.14 to 0.02) | 0.16 |
| Business | 0.43 (0.32 to 0.53) | <0.001 | 0.0 (−0.09 to 0.09) | 0.98 |
| Others | 0.36 (0.21 to 0.50) | <0.001 | −0.08 (−0.18 to 0.02) | 0.12 |
| Type of facility | ||||
| Autonomous/specialised hospital | 0.5 (0.44 to 0.56) | <0.001 | 0.14 (0.06 to 0.22) | <0.001 |
| Private hospital | 1.06 (0.97 to 0.14) | <0.001 | 0.68 (0.59 to 0.76) | <0.001 |
| District hospital | 0.08 (−0.01 to 0.17) | 0.07 | 0.17 (0.11 to 0.24) | <0.001 |
| Upazila health complex (ref) | ||||
| Constant | – | – | 3.93 (3.78 to 4.08) | <0.001 |
| N | 1472 | |||
| Probability > F | <0.001 | |||
| R-squared | 0.63 | |||
| Root MSE | 0.37 | |||
| Mean VIF | 2.67 | |||
MSE, mean square error; ref, reference; VIF, variance inflation factor.