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Table 1 Relationship between demographic and socio-economic characteristics and the place of delivery

From: Predictors for health facility delivery in Busia district of Uganda: a cross sectional study

Characteristic

Health facility n (%)

Non health facility n (%)

Crude odds ratio (95% CI)

Age of mother at birth of last child

< 20 years

70 (62)

43 (38)

2.4 (1.5–3.8)

20 years and above

157 (41)

230 (59)

1.0

Time since last delivery

   

1–12 months

153 (53)

135 (47)

0.87 (0.6–1.3)

13–24 months

120 (57)

92 (43)

1.0

Religion of mother

Moslem

26 (46)

30 (54)

1.05 (0.6–1.9)

Christian

201 (45)

243 (55)

1.0

Education status of mother

Secondary and above

60 (60)

40 (40)

2.1 (1.3–3.4)

None/Primary

167 (42)

233 (52)

1.0

Occupation status of mother

Employed for cash

37 (57)

28 (43)

1.70 (0.98–2.98)

Employed not for cash

190 (44)

245 (56)

1.0

Marital Status of mother

Married

211 (46)

244 (54)

1.57 (0.80–3.11)

Not married

16 (36)

29 (64)

1.0

Education status of husband

No Husband

10 (22)

35 (78)

0.43 (0.20–0.94)

Secondary and above

117 (54)

100 (46)

1.92 (1.09–2.36)

None/ primary

100 (42)

138 (58)

1.0

Occupation status of husband

No Husband

10 (22)

35 (78)

0.6 (0.3–4.5)

Employed for Cash

119 (64)

68 (36)

3.0 (2.0–4.5)

Employed not for cash

98 (37)

170 (63)

1.0

House hold socio-economic status

High

42 (66)

22 (34)

2.6 (1.5–4.7)

Low/Medium

185 (42)

251 (58)

1.0