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)†|  |  |