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Table 2 Factors associated with out of pocket payment during skilled delivery services

From: An assessment of out of pocket payments in public sector health facilities under the free maternal healthcare policy in Ghana

Variables

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Type of health facility

 Health center/clinic/CHPS

1.00

1.00

 Hospital

1.55 (1.28, 1.87)**

1.23 (1.00, 1.52)*

Intravenous infusion during delivery

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.61 (1.36, 1.92)**

1.31 (1.08, 1.60)**

Length of stay after delivery

 24 hours

1.00

1.00

 Two to seven

1.06 (0.91, 1.26)

0.81 (0.67, 0.97)*

 More than a week

1.62 (1.15, 2.30)*

0.97 (0.66, 1.42)

Delivery by caesarean section

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

2.00 (1.66, 2.42)**

1.73 (1.36, 2.20)**

Place of residence

 Rural

1.00

1.00

 Urban

1.55 (1.30, 1.86)**

1.28 (1.04, 1.59)*

Education

 No formal education

1.00

1.00

 Primary education

1.63 (1.25, 2.14)**

1.47 (1.11, 1.93)**

 Secondary education

1.96 (1.59, 2.41)**

1.63 (1.30, 2.10)**

 Higher education

1.89 (1.30, 2.76)**

1.29 (0.85, 1.95)

Wealth

 Poor

1.00

1.00

 Middle

1.30 (1.06, 1.60)*

1.03 (0.81, 1.29)

 Rich

1.66 (1.40, 2.00)**

1.14 (0.89, 1.45)

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence Interval, 95% confidence intervals in brackets; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, 1 = Reference category