The distribution of maternity services across rural and remote Australia: does it reflect population need?

Table 4 Multivariable logistic Stage 2 model for catchments of no C-section birthing facilities and C-section facilities

Parameters	Wald p	Adjusted OR	aOR 95% CI^a
Catchment births per annum	0.037
< 50		1.00
50-100	0.009	46.81	[2.64-830]
100-150	0.002	89.06	[5.06-1569]
150-200	0.024	18.34	[1.47-229]
> 200	0.004	47.17	[3.32-670]
Time to nearest C-section facility	0.003
< 0.5 h	0.128	4.70	[0.64-34.6]
0.5-1 h		1.00
1-1.5 h	0.051	4.28	[1.00-18]
1.5-2 h	0.035	15.18	[1.21-189]
> 2 h	0.000	80.26	[6.79-948]
SES (IRSD deciles)	0.627
6, 7 Less disadvantaged			1.00
5	0.206	32.91	[0.15-7434]
4	0.205	29.47	[0.16-5502]
3	0.288	17.52	[0.08-346]
1, 2 Most disadvantaged	0.360	11.32	[0.06-2043]
Jurisdiction categories	0.001
VIC WAplus		1.00
NSW QLD SA	0.001	11.34	[2.88-44.7]

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