Mapping the prevalence and covariates associated with home delivery in Bangladesh: A multilevel regression analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bangladesh has made an intense effort to improve maternal healthcare facilities including facility delivery, but the number of home deliveries is still very high. Therefore, this study aims to find out district-wise prevalence and determine the individual and community-level predictors of home delivery among women in Bangladesh.

Methods

Data were derived from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2019, a nationwide cross-sectional survey in Bangladesh. A final sample of 9,166 (weighted) women who gave birth in the two years preceding the survey were included in this study. Considering the two-stage cluster sampling strategy adopted by MICS, we used multilevel (2-level) logistic regression analysis to find out the correlates of home delivery.

Results

SUBMITTER: Dey R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11556713 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature