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. 2020 Jun 23;1(1):179–189. doi: 10.1089/whr.2019.0022

Table 4.

Determinants of Postnatal Care in Rural India

  OR SE Z p > |Z| 95% CI
Year 1998–Ref.        
 2005 2.46 0.09 25.26 0.00 2.29–2.64
 2015 2.61 0.09 28.65 0.00 2.45–2.79
Women's education Illiterate–Ref.        
 Primary 1.53 0.08 8.31 0.00 1.38–1.69
 Secondary 2.17 0.11 15.66 0.00 1.97–2.39
 Higher 4.11 0.38 15.18 0.00 3.42–4.93
Women's age (in years) 15–19 to Ref.        
 20–29 1.10 0.08 1.32 0.19 0.96–1.26
 30–39 0.99 0.08 −0.08 0.94 0.86–1.15
 40–49 0.74 0.10 −2.32 0.02 0.57–0.95
Parity 1–Ref.        
 2–4 1.09 0.05 2.03 0.04 1.00–1.19
 5+ 0.97 0.05 −0.58 0.56 0.87–1.08
Health card No–Ref.        
 Yes 2.43 0.09 23.85 0.00 2.26–2.61
Partner's education Illiterate–Ref.        
 Primary 1.12 0.06 2.00 0.05 1.00–1.26
 Secondary 1.12 0.06 2.37 0.02 1.02–1.24
 Higher 1.26 0.09 3.38 0.00 1.10–1.45
Religion Hindu–Ref.        
 Muslim 0.92 0.05 −1.77 0.08 0.83–1.01
 Others 0.81 0.05 −3.56 0.00 0.73–0.91
Caste SCs–Ref.        
 Scheduled tribes 0.72 0.05 −5.02 0.00 0.63–0.82
 Other backward class 1.19 0.06 3.75 0.00 1.09–1.31
 Upper caste 1.26 0.06 4.69 0.00 1.14–1.39
Women's autonomy No autonomy–Ref.        
 Go to health center 1.28 0.04 7.52 0.00 1.20–1.37
 Bank account 1.54 0.08 8.40 0.00 1.39–1.71
 Watching TV 1.43 0.06 8.54 0.00 1.32–1.55
 Reading newspaper 1.57 0.07 10.67 0.00 1.44–1.71
Village level factors No facility–Ref.        
 Drainage 1.40 0.06 8.56 0.00 1.30–1.51
 Electricity 2.28 0.11 17.31 0.00 2.08–2.51
 Clean water 1.21 0.05 4.45 0.00 1.11–1.32
 Transport 1.03 0.02 2.11 0.04 1.00–1.06
Standard of living Poorest–Ref.        
 Poorer 1.15 0.07 2.55 0.01 1.03–1.29
 Middle 1.22 0.06 3.77 0.00 1.10–1.35
 Richer 1.18 0.06 3.42 0.00 1.07–1.29
 Richest 1.11 0.05 2.40 0.02 1.02–1.21
 LR chi2(30) 8,433.65        
 Pseudo R2 0.2645        

Source: Based on three rounds of NFHS pooled data.