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Table 2 Results from bivariate and logistic regression analysis for JSY utilization by background factors in India, 2015–16

From: Regional inequality in the Janani Suraksha Yojana coverage in India: a geo-spatial analysis

Variables

JSY (%)

OR (95% C.I.)

Age (in years)

 Less than 25

36.6

Ref.

 25 or more

36.3

1.06***(1.03–1.08)

Met with CHW

 No

29.7

Ref.

 Yes

42.6

1.71***(1.67–1.75)

Educational level

 No schooling

51.4

Ref.

 Educated

32.3

0.78***(0.76–0.81)

Caste

 Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

44.3

Ref.

 Non-Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

33.0

0.82***(0.80–0.84)

Religion

 Hindu

37.9

Ref.

 Non-Hindu

29.9

0.76***(0.74–0.79)

Wealth quintile

 Poor

53.2

Ref.

 Non-poor

26.2

0.48***(0.47–0.49)

Mass media exposure

 No exposure

54.4

Ref.

 Some exposure

32.12

0.85***(0.83–0.88)

Place of residence

 Urban

21.4

Ref.

 Rural

43.8

1.46***(1.42–1.50)

  1. JSY: Janani Suraksha Yojana, OR: Odds Ratio, CI: Confidence Interval, ***if p< 0.01, Ref: Reference category, %: percentage, CHW: Community health worker