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Table 5 Multilevel determinants of home deliveries in Zambia, ZDHS 1992–2018

From: Trends, spatial distribution and determinants of maternal home deliveries in Zambia

Background Characteristics

1992 DHS (aOR)

1996 DHS (aOR)

2001/2 DHS (aOR)

2007 DHS (aOR)

2013/14 DHS (aOR)

2018 DHS (aOR)

Intercept

6.88 (2.09–26.33) **

5.58(1.15–26.89) *

2.97 (0.80–11.12)

28.21 (4.75–167.54) ***

3.00(1.08–8.29) *

5.23(1.33–20.60) *

Individual Factors

     

Age

      

15–24

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

25–34

0.81 (0.66–1.00)

1.02 (0.83–1.26)

0.77 (0.61–0.98) *

0.95 (0.75–1.22)

0.82(0.66–1.01)

1.02(0.76–1.37)

35–49

0.76 (0.56–1.04)

0.88 (0.68–1.13)

0.78 (0.55–1.12)

1.01 (0.76–1.33)

0.80(0.63–1.01)

0.88(0.63-1,01)

Marital status

     

Single

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Married

1.14 (0.73–1.76)

0.68 (0.46–1.02)

1.03 (0.68–1.54)

1.34 (0.87–2.06)

0.73(0.54–0.98) *

0.81(0.57–1.15)

Divorced/Widowed/Seperated

1.489(0.96–2.30)

0.71 (0.48–1.05)

1.23 (0.78–1.95)

0.96 (0.57–1.60)

1.00(0.71–1.43)

1.30(0.83–2.03)

Education status

     

No education

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Primary

0.60 (0.47–0.76) ***

0.60 (0.47–0.78) ***

0.49 (0.37–0.64) ***

0.61 (0.45–0.83) **

0.76(0.62–0.94) **

0.65(0.49–0.88) **

Secondary

0.23 (0.17–0.31) ***

0.22 (0.16–0.30) ***

0.18 (0.13–0.25) ***

0.39 (0.27–0.56) ***

0.45(0.35–0.58) ***

0.38(0.26–0.56) ***

Higher

0.06 (0.01–0.25) ***

0.07 (0.02–0.21) ***

0.06 (0.01–0.37) ***

0.04 (0.01–0.20) ***

0.17(0.07–0.41) ***

0.037(0.01–0.17) ***

Wealth index

      

Poor

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Middle

na

na

na

0.76 (0.61–0.94) *

0.86(0.74–1.02)

0.71(0.55–0.91) **

Rich

na

na

na

0.37 (0.26–0.53) ***

0.50(0.38–0.66) ***

0.48(0.31–0.74) ***

Access to media

     

No

   

1.00

1.00

1.00

Yes

   

0.91 (0.76–1.09)

0.90(0.78–1.04)

0.89(0.71–1.11)

Sex of household head

     

Male

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Female

0.86(0.63–1.17)

0.95(0.76–1.20)

0.97(0.74–1.26)

1,04((0.78–1.37)

0.90(0.74–1.08)

1.03(0.80–1.33)

Religious denomination

     

Catholic

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Protestants

1.04 (0.84–1.30)

1.07 (0.88–1.30)

1.14 (0.90–1.44)

0.97 (0.75–1.25)

1.23(1.01–1.50) *

1.01(0.77–1.29)

Muslims

0.32 (0.12–0.87) *

0.56 (0.15–2.05)

0.08 (0.00–4.23)

0.83 (0.26–2.63)

0.18(0.03–1.07)

4.04(0.78–22.45)

Other

1.67 (1.00–2.78)

1.70 (0.94–3.05)

2.16 (1.00–4.76) *

1.50 (0.76–2.99)

0.98(0.45–2.12)

1.17(0.55–2.47)

Parity

      

1 child

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

2 to 4 children

1.77 (1.38–2.27) ***

1.59 (1.27–2.01) ***

1.67 (1.29–2.16) ***

1.83 (1.33–2.52) ***

2.37(1.83–3.04) ***

2.48(1.83–3.33) ***

5 or children

1.80 (1.27–2.58) ***

2.08 (1.48–2.99) ***

1.69 (1.17–2.42) ***

2,02 (1.40–2.91) ***

3.26(2.36–4.49) ***

3.07(2.06–4.58) ***

ANC

      

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Yes

0.04 (0.02–0.08) ***

0.09 (0.04–0.21) ***

0.09 (0.05–0.17) ***

0.02 (0.01–0.08) ***

0.05(0.05–0.08) ***

0.04(0.02–0.08) ***

Employment status

     

Not working

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Working

1.04 (0.85–1.27)

1.10 (0.92–1.31)

1.12 (0.90–1.40)

0.87 (0.72–1.07)

0.96(0.08–1.13)

1.07(0.88–1.31)

Selected contextual factors

     

Place of residence

     

Urban

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Rural

4.18 (2.72–6.40) ***

4.91 (3.21–7.53) ***

3.07 (1.98–4.75) ***

3.79 (2.53–5.67) ***

2.25(1.72–2.96) ***

2.04(1.19–3.51) **

Region

      

Central

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Copperbelt

0.38 (0.21–0.72) **

0.32 (0.17–0.63) ***

0.51 (0.27–0.96)

0.45 (0.23–0.87) *

0.48(0.30–0.76) **

0.62(0.33–1.16)

Eastern

0.54 (0.31–0.93) *

0.47 (0.26–0.85) *

0.82 (0.43–1.55)

0.29 (0.16–0.51) ***

0.19((0.12–0.31) ***

1.00(0.05–0.18) ***

Luapula

0.96 (0.50–1.82)

0.78 (0.41–1.50)

0.87 (0.47–1.61)

0.71 (0.42–1.20)

0.28(0.17–0.46) ***

0.20(0.05–0.19) ***

Lusaka

0.41 (0.23–0.75) **

0.31 (0.17–0.58) ***

0.42 (0.25–0.75) ***

0.39 (0.22–0.69) ***

0.33(0.21–0.53) ***

0.76(0.43–1.34)

Muchinga

na

na

na

na

0.43(0.26–0.71) **

0.40(0.21–0.76) **

Northern

1.84 (0.99–3.41)

1.00 (0.55–1.81)

1.18 (0.69–2.00)

0.86 (0.47–1.57)

0.72(0.44–1.17)

0.65(0.32–1.31)

North-westen

0.30 (0.14–0.64) **

0.16 (0.07–0.34) ***

0.45 (0.21–0.96)

0.37 (0.20–0.70) **

0.24(0.15–0.39) ***

0.30(0.14–0.61) ***

Southern

0.95 (0.54–1.67)

0.86 (0.47–1.60)

1.36 (0.67–2.76)

0.81 (0.49–1.33)

0.74(0.48–1.13)

0.62(0.33–1.19)

Western

0.67 (0.35–1.28)

0.45 (0.24–0.86) *

0.72 (0.40–1.32)

0.36 (0.19–0.70) **

0.46(0.28–0.75) **

0.60(0.34–1.07)

Community education

     

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Medium

1.56 (0.80–3.02)

3.47(1.45–8.33) ***

3.50 (1.38–8.88) *

1.38 (0.60–3.16)

2.87(1.80–4.31) ***

1.58(0.89–2.80) *

High

3.24 (0.59-2.93- 2.78) ***

5.66 (2.33–13.73) ***

9.74 (3.72–25.51) ***

2.03 (0.84–4.90)

4.05(2.49–6.57) ***

0.50(0.22–1.17)

Community media access

     

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Medium

na

na

na

1.25 (0.73–2.15)

1.18(0.79–1.77)

0.98(0.46–2.08)

high

na

na

na

1.001(0.51–2.50)

1.33(0.84–2.09)

0.99(0.45–2.16)

Community employment status

    

low

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Medium

1.01 (0.53–1.95)

0.62 (0.27–1.46)

0.62 (0.38–1.00*)

0.79 (0.40–1.57)

0.62(0.42–0.91) *

0.37(0.15–0.91)

high

1.01 (0.50–2.03)

0.55 (0.23–1.33)

0.55 (0.29–1.03)

0.77 (0.38–1.58)

0.77(0.52–1.14)

0.50(0.22–1.17)

ICC

0.1766

0.1766

0.2481

0.1656

0.2146

0.2710

Variance

      

AIC

5824.77

6861.74

4223.49

4241.57

8369.67

4665.66

BIC

6033.68

7075.00

4421.99

4469.17

8625.87

4913.48

  1. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05; CI = Confidence Intervals, 1 = Reference Categories; PVC = Proportional Variance Change; ICC = Inter Cluster Correlation; BIC = Bayesian information criterion; AIC = Akaike information criterion