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Table 6 Associations between distance to nearest health facility and maternal health care utilization

From: The effects of changes in distance to nearest health facility on under-5 mortality and health care utilization in rural Malawi, 1980–1998

Variables

(1) Homebirth

(2) Antenatal

(3) Assistance

(4) Health check

Distance (km)

0.012*** (0.008–0.015)

−0.008** (− 0.014 - -0.002)

− 0.012*** (− 0.016 - -0.008)

− 0.000 (− 0.003–0.003)

First birth

− 0.050** (− 0.093 - -0.007)

− 0.001 (− 0.073–0.072)

0.052** (0.010–0.095)

− 0.014 (− 0.048–0.020)

Twin

−0.083** (−0.149 - -0.017)

− 0.009 (− 0.132–0.114)

0.082** (0.016–0.148)

− 0.042 (−0.096–0.013)

Mother under 19

0.018 (−0.026–0.063)

0.001 (−0.072–0.073)

−0.021 (−0.065–0.023)

0.005 (−0.030–0.039)

Mother over 35

− 0.004 (−0.044–0.036)

0.002 (− 0.049–0.053)

0.003 (−0.036–0.043)

− 0.003 (− 0.032–0.027)

Mother primary ed.

−0.101*** (−0.131 - -0.072)

0.080*** (0.037–0.123)

0.103*** (0.074–0.132)

0.041*** (0.019–0.063)

Mother secondary ed.

−0.334*** (−0.432 - -0.236)

0.173*** (0.045–0.301)

0.335*** (0.237–0.432)

−0.045 (−0.157–0.067)

Constant

0.489*** (0.455–0.523)

0.552*** (0.502–0.602)

0.505*** (0.471–0.539)

0.054*** (0.029–0.079)

Observations

4889

2333

4926

2333

R-squared

0.026

0.011

0.028

0.008

  1. Notes: Coefficients from linear probability models
  2. ***p < 0.01
  3. **p < 0.05
  4. *p < 0.1