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Table 2 Crude and adjusted odd ratios of determinants of skilled birth attendants at delivery

From: Socio-demographic determinants of skilled birth attendant at delivery in rural southern Ghana

Characteristics

Crude

Adjusted

OR

P values (95% CI)

OR

P values (95% CI)*

Age group

 15–19

1

 

1

 

 20–24

1.34

0.079 (0.97–1.85)

1.53

0.039 (1.02–2.30)

 25–29

1.87

<0.001 (1.34–2.60)†

2.12

0.002 (1.31–3.42)†

 30–34

1.74

0.002 (1.22–2.48)†

2.44

0.002 (1.40–4.24)†

 35–39

2.15

<0.001 (1.42–3.25)†

4

<0.001 (2.10–7.61)†

 40+

1.45

0.139 (0.89–2.36)

4.25

<0.001 (2.08–8.71)†

Marital status

 Single

1

 

1

 

 Married

1.69

<0.001 (1.25–2.29)†

1.32

0.192 (0.87–1.10)

 Separated/divorced

1.56

0.289 (0.687–3.54)

3.4

0.036 (1.08–10.68)†

 Cohabiting

1.09

0.460 (0.87–1.36)

1.2

0.246 (0.88–1.64)

 Widowed

1.82

0.459 (0.37–8.836)

2.19

0.490 (0.24–20.38)

 Missing

0.88

0.760 (0.40–1.97)

0.97

0.956 (0.39–2.42)

Level of education

 No education

1

   

 Primary

1.61

<0.001 (1.26–2.05)†

1.52

0.006 (1.13–2.06)†

 Junior high/middle school

3.09

<0.001 (2.40–4.00)†

2.07

<0.001 (1.51–2.83)†

 Senior high and above

8.88

<0.001 (4.90–16.10)†

3.41

0.001 (1.65–7.04)†

Occupation

 Unemployed

1

   

 Farmer

0.63

0.003 (0.47–0.85)†

0.69

0.050 (0.48–1.00)

 Artisan

2.3

<0.001 (1.59–3.33)†

1.04

0.856 (0.67–1.63)

 Trader

1.43

0.010 (1.09–1.88)†

1.25

0.200 (0.89–1.75)

 Civil servant

7.2

0.007 (1.69–30.60)†

  

 Student

0.95

0.756 (0.69–1.30)

0.87

0.533 (0.56–1.34)

 Others

1.4

0.355 (0.69–2.87)

1.25

0.609 (0.53–2.91)

Parity

 Parity 1

1

 

1

 

 Parity 2

0.74

0.029 (0.56–0.97)†

0.46

<0.001 (0.32–0.66)†

 Parity 3

0.76

0.075 (0.56–1.03)

0.34

<0.001 (0.22–0.52)†

 Parity 4

0.84

0.331 (0.59–1.19)

0.5

0.008 (0.30–0.83)†

 Parity 5+

0.41

<0.001 (0.30–0.55)†

0.24

<0.001 (0.14–0.39)†

Socio economic status

 Poorest

1

 

1

 

 Poorer

1.39

0.034 (1.03–1.88)†

1.17

0.342 (0.84–1.63)

 Poor

1.7

0.001 (1.23–2.34)†

1.31

0.129 (0.92–1.86)

 Less poor

3.54

<0.001 (2.53–4.96)†

2.55

<0.001 (1.77–3.69)†

 Least poor

8.75

<0.001 (5.60–13.67)†

4.8

<0.001 (2.96–7.77)†

ANC attendance

 Attend ANC

1

 

1

 

 Don’t attend ANC

0.03

<0.001 (0.01–0.12)†

0.05

<0.001 (0.01–0.22)†

Type of live birth

 First live birth

1

 

1

 

 Not first live birth

0.65

<0.001 (0.52–0.82)†

  
  1. OR odd ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. †Statistically significant
  3. * Correct classification rate of the model = 72.65%