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Table 2 Factors associated with husband’s active involvement in facility delivery

From: Husband’s involvement with mother’s awareness and knowledge of newborn danger signs in facility-based childbirth settings: a cross-sectional study from rural Bangladesh

Characteristics

Husband’s involved (n = 81)

COR (95% CI)

p value

Age, in years

 < 25

38 (46.9)

Ref.

 ≥ 25

43 (53.1)

1.4 (1.2–2.1)*

0.001

Location of residence

 Rural

32 (39.5)

Ref.

 Semi-urban

49 (60.5)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)*

0.001

Occupation

 Housewife

56 (69.1)

Ref.

 Employed

25 (30.9)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

0.21

Education level

 < Secondary

33 (40.7)

Ref.

 ≥ Secondary

48 (59.3)

1.1 (1.0–1.3)*

0.001

Number of children

 < 3

56 (69.1)

Ref.

 ≥ 3

25 (30.9)

0.8 (0.7–1.1)

0.1

Number of ANC visit

 < 2 visits

35 (43.2)

Ref.

 ≥ 2 visits

46 (56.8)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)*

0.002

Husband’s education

 < Higher secondary

52 (64.2)

Ref.

 ≥ Higher secondary

29 (35.8)

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

0.41

Household assets

 Low

49 (60.5)

Ref.

 High

32 (39.5)

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

0.32

Previous experience of facility delivery

 No

29 (35.8)

Ref.

 Yes

52 (64.2)

1.5 (1.2–1.6)*

0.01

  1. ANC antenatal care, secondary 10 class/grade, higher secondary 12 class, ref. reference value, COR crude odds ratio
  2. * p < 0.05