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Table 4 Odds ratio of factors for future delivery at public health facilities among women in Jharkhand, India (N = 500)

From: Factors influencing women’s preference for health facility deliveries in Jharkhand state, India: a cross sectional analysis

Exposure variables

Respondent n (%)

Unadjusted OR (95 % CI)

p value

Adjusteda OR (95 % CI)

p value

Age

 Less than 25

271 (54.2)

1

 

1

 

 25 years and above

229 (45.8)

1.02 (0.68–1.53)

0.890

2.14 (1.26–3.64)

0.005

Caste

 General Caste

102 (20.4)

1

 

1

 

 Backward caste

398 (79.6)

0.81 (0.48–1.36)

0.420

0.62 (0.35–1.09)

0.091

Education

 Illiterate

267 (53.4)

1

 

1

 

 Literate

233 (46.6)

2.26 (1.48–3.45)

0.000

1.67 (1.04–2.70)

0.032

Monthly household income (INR)

 Up to 5000

424 (84.8)

1

 

1

 

 Above 5000

76 (15.2)

2.00 (1.04–3.85)

0.030

1.51 (0.74–3.07)

0.250

Family type

 Nuclear

153 (30.6)

1

 

1

 

 Joint

347 (69.4)

1.90 (1.25–2.89)

0.002

1.50 (0.94–2.41)

0.082

Parity

 Primi

162 (32.4)

1

 

1

 

 Multi

338 (67.6)

0.68 (0.44–1.07)

0.10

0.83 (0.47–1.48)

0.543

Place of delivery of last child

 Home

290 (58.0)

1

 

1

 

 Facility

210 (42.0)

5.26 (3.16–8.76)

0.000

5.19 (2.97–9.08)

0.000

Antenatal check up by skilled provider

 Did not receive antenatal check up

28 (5.6)

1

 

1

 

 Received antenatal check up (at least one)

472 (94.4)

4.28 (1.96–9.33)

0.000

2.26 (0.96–5.28)

0.061

Mother’s health post delivery

 No health Problem

346 (69.2)

1

 

1

 

 Health problem

154 (30.8)

1.82 (1.14–2.92)

0.010

1.85 (1.08–3.19)

0.023

Newborn health post delivery

 No health Problem

441 (88.2)

1

 

1

 

 Health problem

59 (11.8)

1.39 (0.71–2.72)

0.322

1.02 (0.47–2.17)

0.951

  1. aAdjusted for other variables given in the table