Table 3

Results of the multilevel analysis of the variables related to the use of maternal health services in Madhya Pradesh (15,782 Women from 2,246 Primary Sampling Units in 45 Districts)

Characteristics

Odds Ratios (Confidence Interval)


Antenatal Care

Skilled attendance at delivery

Postnatal care


Fixed Effects


Individual variables


Mother's age at last birth


= > 35

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25-34

1.27 (1.05-1.53)

1.13 (0.93-1.36)

0.95 (0.73-1.23)


15-24

1.28 (1.05-1.55)

1.22 (1.01-1.48)

0.86 (0.65-1.11)


Mother's level of education


Illiterate

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Primary

1.37 (1.21-1.54)

1.20 (1.07-1.33)

1.00 (0.86-1.15)


Middle

1.69 (1.47-1.94)

1.44 (1.26-1.63)

1.17 (0.99-1.37)


Higher Secondary & above

2.57 (2.11-3.12)

2.35 (1.98-2.79)

1.39 (1.14-1.70)


Mother's occupation


Unemployed

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Farmers/Agricultural Workers/Labourer

0.89 (0.80-0.98)

0.72 (0.66-0.79)

0.92 (0.81-1.04)


Professional/Service/Production Worker

1.37 (1.10-1.70)

0.83 (0.68-1.00)

0.97 (0.77-1.23)


Birth order


= > 3

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2

1.37 (1.21-1.53)

1.19 (1.06-1.32)

1.11 (0.95-1.27)


1

1.69 (1.51-1.90)

1.87 (1.68-2.07)

1.27 (1.11-1.46)


Cast


Scheduled Tribes

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Scheduled Casts

1.64 (1.41-1.91)

1.52 (1.32-1.74)

0.85 (0.70-1.03)


Others

1.53 (1.33-1.73)

1.41 (1.24-1.59)

0.92 (0.77-1.08)


Religion


Hindu

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Muslim

1.52 (1.16-1.97)

1.26 (1.01-1.56)

0.81 (0.63-1.03)


Others

0.79 (0.41-1.48)

0.96 (0.53-1.73)

1.46 (0.75-2.83)


Household socio-economic status


Poorest

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Poor

1.16 (1.04-1.29)

1.07 (0.96-1.18)

0.99 (0.85-1.14)


Medium

1.54 (1.34-1.76)

1.15 (1.01-1.30)

1.13 (0.95-1.35)


Rich

2.16 (1.80-2.57)

1.21 (1.03-1.41)

1.03 (0.84-1.26)


Richest

4.53 (3.47-5.91)

2.32 (1.86-2.90)

1.50 (1.16-1.93)


Poverty index


Possess BPL Card

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No BPL Card

0.90 (0.82-0.98)

0.98 (0.90-1.06)

0.88 (0.79-0.98)


Education level of husband


Illiterate

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Primary

1.21 (1.06-1.36)

1.06 (0.94-1.19)

1.03 (0.87-1.21)


Middle

1.38 (1.21-1.56)

1.15 (1.02-1.29)

0.98 (0.83-1.15)


Higher Secondary & above

1.45 (1.27-1.66)

1.22 (1.08-1.38)

1.14 (0.96-1.35)


Received any ANC


Not received

-

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Received

-

3.52 (3.21-3.84)

2.62 (2.31-2.95)


Skilled assistance at delivery


Delivery by unskilled personnel

-

-

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Delivery by skilled personnel

-

-

58.32 (50.20-67.74)


Community level variables


Type of residence


Rural

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Urban

1.64 (1.35-1.98)

1.88 (1.62-2.18)

0.94 (0.78-1.11)


District level variables


Percent of tribal population in the district of residence


> 50

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26-50

1.23 (0.48-3.10)

0.95 (0.57-1.55)

0.60 (0.26-1.35)


0-25

0.89 (0.35-2.21)

1.07 (0.65-1.75)

0.52 (0.23-1.16)


Ratio of PHC to population in the district


> 30000

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Up to 30000

1.04 (0.53-2.02)

0.75 (0.52-1.07)

1.03 (0.57-1.84)


Random effects


Community (PSU) random variance (SEa)

0.977 (0.071)

0.410 (0.042)

0.541 (0.065)


Community (PSU) VPCb (%)

32.90

14.92

23.68


District random variance (SE)

0.636 (0.145)

0.167 (0.041)

0.480 (0.111)


District VPC (%)

12.97

4.32

11.13


a SE: Standard error

b VPC: variance partition coefficient

Jat et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2011 10:59   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-10-59

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