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Table 2 Determinants of antenatal care and professional attendance at delivery in Bangladesh (1991–2004)

From: A decade of inequality in maternity care: antenatal care, professional attendance at delivery, and caesarean section in Bangladesh (1991–2004)

 

Antenatal care consultation (one or more)

Professional attendance at delivery

Live births (N = 23,769)

%

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis*

%

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis*

  

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

 

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

Year groups

          

1991 – 1993

26.6

1.00

 

1.00

 

8.4

1.00

 

1.00

 

1994 – 1996

31.7

1.28

(1.18, 1.39)

1.09

(1.00, 1.20)

10.3

1.24

(1.10, 1.42)

0.90

(0.78, 1.05)

1997 – 1999

43.0

2.08

(1.91, 2.27)

1.48

(1.34, 1.64)

13.6

1.71

(1.50, 1.95)

0.95

(0.82, 1.11)

2000 – 2004

55.8

3.48

(3.19, 3.79)

2.52

(2.28, 2.78)

13.4

1.68

(1.48, 1.91)

0.96

(0.82, 1.12)

Annual trend

          

1991 – 2004

38.3

1.14

(1.13, 1.15)

1.11

(1.10, 1.12)

11.3

1.06

(1.05, 1.07)

1.00

(0.99, 1.02)

Asset quintile

          

Lowest

20.6

1.00

 

1.00

 

3.1

1.00

 

1.00

 

Second

24.8

1.27

(1.13, 1.42)

1.04

(0.92, 1.17)

3.8

1.24

(0.96, 1.58)

0.99

(0.76, 1.28)

Middle

33.7

1.96

(1.76, 2.20)

1.27

(1.12, 1.44)

5.8

1.90

(1.50, 2.40)

1.17

(0.91, 1.51)

Fourth

46.5

3.35

(3.01, 3.74)

1.60

(1.41, 1.82)

11.5

4.03

(3.26, 5.00)

1.72

(1.36, 2.18)

Highest

70.8

9.37

(8.36, 10.50)

2.59

(2.24, 2.99)

35.3

16.92

(13.85, 20.67)

3.06

(2.40, 3.90)

Woman's education

          

None

23.6

1.00

 

1.00

 

4.3

1.00

 

1.00

 

Primary

39.0

2.09

(1.93, 2.26)

1.48

(1.35, 1.62)

8.3

2.02

(1.75, 2.33)

1.29

(1.09, 1.52)

Secondary

65.7

6.10

(5.58, 6.67)

2.51

(2.22, 2.83)

23.8

7.00

(6.15, 7.98)

2.15

(1.79, 2.59)

Higher

94.8

52.89

(37.27, 75.05)

9.97

(6.86, 14.47)

66.8

44.99

(36.95, 54.77)

5.31

(4.05, 6.95)

Husband's education

          

None

25.8

1.00

 

1.00

 

4.5

1.00

 

1.00

 

Primary

35.7

1.59

(1.47, 1.73)

1.14

(1.04, 1.26)

7.1

1.61

(1.38, 1.88)

1.07

(0.90, 1.28)

Secondary

52.9

3.13

(2.88, 3.41)

1.40

(1.25, 1.55)

17.3

4.43

(3.87, 5.08)

1.61

(1.36, 1.92)

Higher

78.1

9.59

(8.40, 10.95)

1.79

(1.50, 2.13)

45.3

17.62

(15.22, 20.40)

2.41

(1.94, 3.00)

Area of residence

          

Rural

32.9

1.00

 

1.00

 

7.2

1.00

 

1.00

 

Urban

66.1

3.98

(3.67, 4.31)

1.97

(1.79, 2.18)

31.8

6.06

(5.50, 6.68)

2.70

(2.39, 3.06)

  1. * Multivariate model controls for all variables in table plus age, parity, singleton birth, and administrative division.