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Table 7 Predictors of facility delivery or skilled birth attendant among women participating in the endline survey (n = 1376)

From: Can community health worker home visiting improve care-seeking and maternal and newborn care practices in fragile states such as Afghanistan? A population-based intervention study

 

Univariable modela

Multivariable modela,b

 

RR (95% CI)

p value

RR (95% CI)

p value

Maternal educational level

 No education

Reference

   

 Primary school

1.22 (1.09–1.36)

0.0005

1.07 (0.96–1.19)

0.21

 Secondary school or higher

1.21 (1.09–1.33)

0.0003

0.99 (0.89–1.11)

0.91

 Madrassa

1.10 (1.01–1.22)

0.04

1.07 (0.97–1.18)

0.20

Paternal educational level

 No education

Reference

   

 Primary school

1.15 (1.02–1.29)

0.02

1.08 (0.96–1.22)

0.19

 Secondary school or higher

1.22 (1.12–1.33)

< 0.0001

1.07 (0.98–1.17)

0.12

 Madrassa

1.01 (0.91–1.11)

0.89

0.96 (0.88–1.06)

0.46

Maternal age (years)

 15–19

1.27 (1.12–1.43)

0.0001

1.19 (1.05–1.34)

0.007

 20–24

1.05 (0.96–1.16)

0.29

1.01 (0.92–1.11)

0.85

 25–29

Reference

   

 30–34

1.09 (0.98–1.21)

0.10

1.08 (0.99–1.19)

0.10

 35–40

0.98 (0.86–1.11)

0.74

1.02 (0.9–1.14)

0.80

  > 40

0.97 (0.82–1.16)

0.75

1.02 (0.87–1.2)

0.76

Attended at least one antenatal care visit

1.60 (1.43–1.79)

< 0.0001

1.41 (1.27–1.58)

< 0.0001

Mothers reported having knowledge about the importance of:

 Skilled birth attendance

1.41 (1.26–1.59)

< 0.0001

1.12 (0.99–1.25)

0.06

 Preplanning for travel

1.47 (1.30–1.67)

< 0.0001

1.14 (1.01–1.3)

0.04

 Saving money in preparation for delivery

1.53 (1.37–1.71)

< 0.0001

1.32 (1.18–1.47)

< 0.0001

  1. aRelative risk estimated by log binomial regression models
  2. bAdjusted for maternal education, paternal education, maternal age, antenatal care attendance, maternal knowledge, clustering by district