Determinants of institutional delivery among young married women in Nepal: Evidence from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, 2011.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify the determinants of institutional delivery among young married women in Nepal.

Design

Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) data sets 2011 were analysed. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed using a subset of 1662 ever-married young women (aged 15-24 years).

Outcome measure

Place of delivery.

Results

The rate of institutional delivery among young married women was 46%, which is higher than the national average (35%) among all women of reproductive age. Young women who had more than four antenatal care (ANC) visits were three times more likely to deliver in a health institution compared with women who had no antenatal care visit (OR: 3.05; 95% CI: 2.40 to 3.87). The probability of delivering in an ins

SUBMITTER: Shahabuddin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5594213 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature