Table 2.

Factors associated with home delivery (n=423)

Characteristics	Total	Home delivery	COR [95% CI]	AOR [95% CI]
Maternal age (years)
<20	52	17 (32.7)	0.83 [0.44–1.55]	0.66 [0.33–1.31]
20–35	284	105 (37.0)	1.0	1.0
>35	87	28 (32.2)	0.81 [0.49–1.35]	0.77 [0.44–1.34]
Education level
None	124	73 (58.9)	1.0	1.0
Primary	238	71 (29.8)	0.30 [0.19–0.47]	0.30 [0.19–0.48]
Secondary	59	6 (10.2)	0.08 [0.03–0.20]	0.07 [0.03–0.18]
Occupation
Unemployed	389	139 (35.8)	1.0	1.0
Employed	33	11 (33.3)	0.90 [0.42–1.91]	1.11 [0.48–2.59]
Marital status
Married	363	123 (33.7)	1.0	1.0
Unmarried	60	27 (45.0)	1.60 [0.92–2.78]	2.60 [1.33–5.11]
Decision maker
Wife	134	41 (30.4)	1.0	1.0
Husband	46	25 (54.5)	2.70 [1.36–5.36]	2.88 [1.32–6.27]
Wife & husband	233	80 (34.3)	1.19 [0.75–1.87]	1.84 [1.08–3.15]
Others	10	4 (40.0)	1.51 [0.41–5.65]	2.01 [0.46–8.81]
Area of residence
Urban	248	54 (21.8)	1.0	1.0
Rural	175	96 (54.9)	4.37 [2.86–6.67]	3.49 [2.12–5.75]
Parity
Primipara	97	18 (18.6)	1.0	1.0
Multipara	235	80 (34.0)	2.27 [1.27–4.04]	2.14 [1.20–3.84]
Grand multipara	91	52 (57.1)	5.85 [3.03–11.31]	5.30 [2.73–10.30]
ANC visits
<4	174	75 (42.4)	1.0	1.0
≥4	246	73 (29.7)	0.56 [0.37–0.84]	0.61 [0.40–0.94]
Distance to HF
<5 km	298	83 (27.7)	1.0	1.0
>5 km	125	67 (53.6)	2.99 [1.94–4.61]	2.67 [1.65–4.31]
Perception of cost delivery
Normal	244	65 (26.6)	1.0	1.0
Low	22	1 (4.6)	0.13 [0.02–0.99]	0.13 [0.02–0.99]
High	157	84 (53.5)	3.17 [2.08–4.83]	2.93 [1.88–4.56]

COR: Crude odds ratio; AOR: Adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval

Adjusted for maternal age, education level, occupation, marital status, decision maker, area of residence, distance to health facility, ANC visits, parity and perceived delivery cost