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Table 4 Estimated odds ratios (multinomial logistic regression models) of the effects of women’s autonomy, maternal childbearing practices, and antenatal care on pregnancy risk of Bangladesh women

From: Maternal autonomy and high-risk pregnancy in Bangladesh: the mediating influences of childbearing practices and antenatal care

Variables

Model 1

Model 2

Low-risk

vs.

No risk

High-risk

vs.

No risk

Low-risk

vs.

No risk

High-risk

vs.

No risk

Autonomy of women

Decision-making autonomy

  No autonomy@

-

-

-

-

  Autonomous

0.82

0.79*

0.85

0.81*

Autonomy in physical mobility

  No autonomy@

-

-

-

-

  Autonomous

0.86*

0.78*

0.71

1.08

Economic autonomy

  No autonomy@

-

-

-

-

  Autonomous

0.55

0.63*

0.53

0.49*

Maternal childbearing practices Maternal age

  Low-risk (20–34 years)@

  

-

-

  High-risk (< 20 and/or > 34 years)

  

1.21*

1.30*

Parity

  Low-risk (1–3 births)@

  

-

-

  High-risk (> 3 births)

  

1.24*

1.23*

Birth interval

  Low-risk (> 18 months)@

  

-

-

  High-risk (< 18 months)

  

1.23*

1.31*

Antenatal care

  Insufficient (< 3 ANC visits)@

  

-

-

  Sufficient (≥ 3 ANC visits)

  

0.68*

0.54*

  1. * - p < 0.05; @ - reference category