Table 5 Result of logistic regression showing utilization of institutional delivery by selected background characteristics and husbands knowledge of pregnancy complication

 19–24®

 25–29

1.340

0.765

2.348

0.713

0.375

1.356

 >  29

1.448

0.776

2.699

0.944

0.543

1.643

 Illiterate®

 Primary

2.296**

1.149

4.589

0.330

0.134

0.809

 Secondary

3.865***

2.129

7.015

0.766

0.304

1.932

 Graduation and above

5.758***

2.590

12.800

1.085

0.496

2.373

 Agriculture®

 Agriculture labours

1.418

0.807

2.492

0.395*

0.144

1.079

 Govt./Private employees

1.382

0.665

2.875

0.794

0.270

2.331

 Others

2.386*

0.914

6.226

0.601

0.189

1.909

 Nuclear family®

 Joint family

0.781

0.494

1.235

1.152

0.717

1.853

 Gond®

 Madiya

0.745

0.462

1.202

1.178

0.717

1.937

 Arrange marriage®

 Love marriage

0.986

0.566

1.716

1.113

0.624

1.983

 Rich®

 Middle

0.323***

0.186

0.562

1.787**

0.993

3.216

 Poor

0.522**

0.298

0.913

0.614*

0.348

1.083

 No knowledge®

 Partial knowledge

1.486

0.631

3.504

1.353

.518

3.533

 Complete knowledge

1.519

0.573

4.028

1.290

.436

3.821

 No knowledge®

 Partial knowledge

0.736

0.295

1.836

0.566

0.204

1.567

 Complete knowledge

1.846

0.686

4.966

1.707

0.576

5.060

 No knowledge®

 Partial knowledge

1.658*

0.962

2.858

1.672***

.913

3.064

 Complete knowledge

3.665***

1.835

7.321

2.639

1.194

5.830