Table 1.
Socio-demographic and maternal factors of the study participants n = 4649
| Variables | Women delivering at home | Women delivering at a facility | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 1286 | N = 3363 | |||
| n | % | n | % | |
| Socio-demographic Factors | ||||
| Maternal age (years) | ||||
| < 20 | 32 | 2.50% | 118 | 3.50% |
| 20–35 | 1149 | 89.30% | 3076 | 91.50% |
| > 36 | 105 | 8.20% | 169 | 5.00% |
| Maternal educationa | ||||
| Illiterate | 1156 | 89.90% | 2703 | 80.40% |
| Literate | 130 | 10.10% | 660 | 19.60% |
| Socioeconomic statusb | ||||
| Lower | 591 | 46.20% | 1599 | 47.50% |
| Middle | 684 | 53.00% | 1726 | 51.30% |
| High | 11 | 0.80% | 38 | 1.20% |
| Maternal Factors | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| < 18.5 | 330 | 25.80% | 693 | 20.70% |
| 18.5–23 | 741 | 57.80% | 1861 | 55.60% |
| > 23 | 210 | 16.40% | 792 | 23.70% |
| Maternal hemoglobin (gm/dl) n = 4623 | ||||
| < 8 | 153 | 12.00% | 363 | 10.80% |
| 8–10 | 688 | 54.00% | 1599 | 47.80% |
| 10.1 and above | 433 | 34.00% | 1386 | 41.40% |
| Parity | ||||
| 0 | 222 | 17.30% | 900 | 26.80% |
| 1–2 | 446 | 34.70% | 1214 | 36.10% |
| 3 and above | 618 | 48.10% | 1249 | 37.10% |
| Outcome of last pregnancyc | ||||
| Pregnancy loss | 247 | 19.20% | 961 | 28.60% |
| Live Birth | 1039 | 80.80% | 2402 | 71.40% |
| History of C-sections | ||||
| No | 1239 | 96.30% | 2992 | 89.00% |
| Yes | 47 | 3.70% | 371 | 11.00% |
aIlliterate includes women with no schooling and Literate includes primary, secondary, higher secondary and above
bComposite scores were calculated based on assets and house ownership and then categorized on basis of quartiles
cPregnancy loss includes stillbirths and miscarriages