Effect of maternal education on choice of location for delivery among Indian women.

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dc.contributor.authorAggarwal, Rakesh
dc.contributor.authorThind, Amardeep
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-27T09:45:51Z
dc.date.available2012-06-27T09:45:51Z
dc.date.issued2011-11
dc.description.abstractBackground. Delivery in a healthcare facility is associated with better outcomes for both mother and child. However, in India, a large proportion of deliveries take place outside health facilities. We studied the effect of maternal education on the choice of location for delivery in the Indian population. Methods. Data from the National Family Health Survey 3 (NFHS-3) were used. The survey included women who were selected using a multi-stage (2-stage for urban areas and 3- stage for rural areas), stratified (based on demographic or social factors) sampling technique; the primary sampling units selected were proportional to population size, and the subsequent steps used simple random sampling. Effect of maternal education on the choice of place for delivery (home, public or private facility) was investigated through a multinomial logistic regression model. The model adjusted for several factors at individual, household and community level, the survey design effect and included sampling weights. Results. Of the 124 385 women aged 15–49 years included in the NFHS-3 dataset, 36 850 (29.6%) had had one or more childbirth during the past 5 years. A little more than half of all the deliveries were at home, and approximately a quarter each of the remaining deliveries were at public and private facilities, respectively. Maternal education was strongly and independently associated with the choice of location of delivery. For the choice sets of public facility versus home delivery and private facility versus home delivery, a clear dose–response relationship was apparent—higher maternal education was associated with a higher probability of delivery at a public or private health facility compared to home. Conclusion. Level of maternal education was a significant independent predictor of choice of location for childbirth among Indian women. Compared to cash incentives to increase facility-based delivery, improving maternal education may be a better way to achieve long term and sustained increase in facility deliveries in India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAggarwal Rakesh, Thind Amardeep. Effect of maternal education on choice of location for delivery among Indian women. National Medical Journal of India. 2011 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 328-334.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/139238
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.nmji.in/archives/Volume-24/Issue-6/Original-Article-I.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshChoice Behavior
dc.subject.meshDelivery, Obstetric
dc.subject.meshEducational Status
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia
dc.subject.meshLogistic Models
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshMothers
dc.subject.meshParturition
dc.subject.meshPregnancy
dc.titleEffect of maternal education on choice of location for delivery among Indian women.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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