TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of facility-based delivery among women of reproductive age from the Digo community residing in Kwale, Kenya
AU - Mochache, Vernon
AU - Lakhani, Amyn
AU - El-Busaidy, Hajara
AU - Temmerman, Marleen
AU - Gichangi, Peter
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study was provided through the Missed Opportunities in Maternal and Infant health (MOMI) project (www.momiproject.eu) funded by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme (Grant Agreement #265448) and the Mama Na Mtoto II (MNM II) project funded by the Delegation of the European Commission in Kenya (Contract # DCI‑ NSAPVD/2011/276‑298). The funders played no role in either the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in preparation of this manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Author(s).
PY - 2018/10/10
Y1 - 2018/10/10
N2 - Objective: This study sought to describe factors associated with facility-based delivery among women of reproductive age in Kwale County, Kenya. Results: Between March and December 2015, 745 women from 15 villages were interviewed through a cross-sectional household survey. Respondents were selected using stratified, systematic sampling and completed a sexual and reproductive health questionnaire. Of 632 (85%) women who had a previous birth, 619 (98%) reported antenatal care attendance. Of these, 491 (79%) subsequently had a facility-based delivery. Factors associated with increased likelihood of facility delivery included respondent's education (odds ratio, OR = 2.0, 95% confidence interval, CI 1.2-3.2, P = 0.004), ideal antenatal care attendance (OR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.4-3.7, P = 0.001) and pregnancy intention (OR = 1.5, 95% CI 1.0-2.2, P = 0.040). Being in a polygamous relationship (OR = 0.6, 95% CI 0.3-0.9, P = 0.024) and having a husband ≥ 40 years (OR = 0.5, 95% CI 0.3-0.9, P = 0.013) were associated with reduced likelihood of facility delivery. Respondent's education (aOR = 1.9, 95% CI 1.1-3.3, P = 0.030) as well as ideal ANC attendance (aOR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.0-3.8, P = 0.040) remained significantly associated with facility delivery in multivariate analyses.
AB - Objective: This study sought to describe factors associated with facility-based delivery among women of reproductive age in Kwale County, Kenya. Results: Between March and December 2015, 745 women from 15 villages were interviewed through a cross-sectional household survey. Respondents were selected using stratified, systematic sampling and completed a sexual and reproductive health questionnaire. Of 632 (85%) women who had a previous birth, 619 (98%) reported antenatal care attendance. Of these, 491 (79%) subsequently had a facility-based delivery. Factors associated with increased likelihood of facility delivery included respondent's education (odds ratio, OR = 2.0, 95% confidence interval, CI 1.2-3.2, P = 0.004), ideal antenatal care attendance (OR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.4-3.7, P = 0.001) and pregnancy intention (OR = 1.5, 95% CI 1.0-2.2, P = 0.040). Being in a polygamous relationship (OR = 0.6, 95% CI 0.3-0.9, P = 0.024) and having a husband ≥ 40 years (OR = 0.5, 95% CI 0.3-0.9, P = 0.013) were associated with reduced likelihood of facility delivery. Respondent's education (aOR = 1.9, 95% CI 1.1-3.3, P = 0.030) as well as ideal ANC attendance (aOR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.0-3.8, P = 0.040) remained significantly associated with facility delivery in multivariate analyses.
KW - Correlates
KW - Digo
KW - Facility-based delivery
KW - Kenya
KW - Kwale
KW - Women of reproductive age
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U2 - 10.1186/s13104-018-3818-3
DO - 10.1186/s13104-018-3818-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 30305159
AN - SCOPUS:85054775734
SN - 1756-0500
VL - 11
JO - BMC Research Notes
JF - BMC Research Notes
IS - 1
M1 - 715
ER -