Women’s Health Decision-Making Autonomy and Skilled Birth Attendance in Ghana
Table 4
Binary logistic results on relationship between decision-making autonomy and place of delivery in Ghana.
Variable
Model I
95% CI
Model II
95% CI
Model III
95% CI
Final say on own healthcare
Respondent and others
1
1
1
Respondent Alone
1.27
(1.09–1.48)
1.49
(1.26–1.77)
1.20
(0.98–1.48)
Final say on household large purchases
Respondent and others
1
1
Respondent Alone
0.71
(0.59–0.84)
0.88
(0.71–1.09)
Final say on visits
Respondent and others
1
1
Respondent Alone
0.86
(0.73–1.01)
0.92
(0.74–1.13)
Age
15–19
1
20–24
0.77
(0.45–1.31)
25–29
0.71
(0.42–1.29)
30–34
0.69
(0.41–1.18)
35–39
0.83
(0.49–1.41)
40–44
0.83
(0.47–1.44)
45–49
0.87
(0.46–1.62)
Education
No education
1
Primary
1.33
(1.08–1.64)
Secondary
2.27
(1.84–2.80)
Higher/Tertiary
19.39
(2.67–140.94)
Religious affiliation
No religion
1
Christianity
1.99
(1.43–2.78)
Islam
2.15
(1.49–3.09)
Traditionalist
0.57
(0.35–0.91)
Wealth Status
Poorest
1
Poorer
1.25
(1.01–1.55)
Middle
1.68
(1.26–2.23)
Richer
4.08
(2.69–6.18)
Richest
5.95
(3.19–11.10)
Occupation
Not working
1
Primary
1.09
(0.87–1.38)
Secondary
1.16
(0.88–1.54)
Tertiary
1.37
(1.08–1.75)
Marital status
Not married
1
Married
1.11
(0.93–1.34)
Residential status
Rural
1
Urban
2.23
(1.78–2.78)
NHIS subscription
Not subscribed
1
Subscribed
1.64
(1.39–1.92)
Region of residence
Western
1
Central
0.91
(0.65–1.27)
Greater Accra
1.37
(0.83–2.27)
Volta
0.85
(0.61–1.19)
Eastern
0.83
(0.59–1.15)
Ashanti
1.51
(1.03–2.20)
Brong Ahafo
1.72
(1.24–2.40)
Northern
0.57
(0.41–0.80)
Upper east
5.01
(3.34–7.51)
Upper west
1.61
(1.13–2.30)
Partner’s occupation
Primary
1
Secondary
1.15
(0.93–1.44)
Tertiary
1.45
(1.09–1.92)
Frequency of watching TV
Not at all
1
Less than once a week
0.86
(0.70–1.07)
At least once a week
1.07
(0.87–1.32)
Frequency of listening to radio
Not at all
1
Less than once a week
1.12
(0.91–1.37)
At least once a week
1.52
(1.24–1.88)
Frequency of listening reading newspaper
Not at all
1
Less than once a week
1.37
(0.81–2.31)
At least once a week
1.02
(0.56–1.88)
Source: computed from 2014 GDHS dataset. M = Model; OR = odds ratio; value in parenthesis; confidence interval in square brackets; ref = reference; , , and .
