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Table 5 Logistic regression analysis on consistency between preferred and actual mode of birtha

From: Influencing factors associated with the mode of birth among childbearing women in Hunan Province: a cross-sectional study in China

 

OR

95.0 % CI for OR

  

Lower

Upper

Woman’s place of household registration (reference: urban areas)

1.7

1.0

2.9

Husband’s preferred mode of birth (reference: VB)

4.4

1.8

10.8

Prenatal examination (reference: normal)

3.9

2.2

6.9

Doctor’s suggestion (reference: no suggestion)

   

 Suggest VB

0.8

0.3

2.1

 Suggest CS

24.8

3.8

161.9

 Not clearly expressed

1.4

0.4

5.6

Constant

0.4

  
  1. Note: aWhether mothers of infants who preferred VB during pregnancy changed their mode of birth choice was set as the dependent variable (no change = 0, changed from VB to CS = 1)
  2. Variables entered into the multivariate model included age, women’s place of household registration, husbands’ preferred mode of birth, result of prenatal examination, doctor’s suggestion, whether the mother had health insurance, history of abortion and self-assessed health status