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Table 2 Odds ratio estimates from binary logistic regression model showing mother and child (0–5 years) health care by levels of women’s FHWE among the poor and non-poor households in India, 2015–2016

From: Does engagement with frontline health workers improve maternal and child healthcare utilisation and outcomes in India?

Predictor variables

Antenatal care (4 or > 4 times)

Place of delivery (all institutions)

Child full immunisation (12–23 months)

Infant postnatal care (within 2 days of delivery)

Odds ratio (SEa)

Odds ratio (SE)

Odds ratio (SE)

Odds ratio (SE)

Poor (n = 90,521)

Non-poor (n = 100,377)

Total (n = 190,898)

Poor (n = 130,132)

Non-poor (n = 129,495)

Total (n = 259,627)

Poor (n = 36,995)

Non-poor (n = 34,427)

Total (n = 71,422)

Poor (n = 90,521)

Non-poor (n = 100,377)

Total (n = 190,898)

Panel A (unadjusted)

 Level of FHWE

  Low

            

  Medium

2.448* (0.06)

1.704* (0.03)

1.855* (0.02)

1.805* (0.03)

1.729* (0.04)

1.801* (0.02)

1.784* (0.05)

1.444* (0.04)

1.627* (0.03)

1.971* (0.06)

1.554* (0.03)

1.723* (0.03)

  High

8.023* (0.18)

2.297* (0.04)

3.375* (0.04)

2.803* (0.04)

2.684* (0.06)

2.746* (0.03)

2.882* (0.08)

2.109* (0.06)

2.505* (0.05)

4.647* (0.11)

2.713* (0.05)

3.334* (0.05)

Panel B (adjusted)

 Level of FHWE

  Low

            

  Medium

2.174* (0.05)

1.766* (0.03)

1.771* (0.03)

1.678* (0.03)

1.616* (0.04)

1.659* (0.02)

1.717* (0.05)

1.429* (0.04)

1.586* (0.03)

1.95*** (0.06)

1.567* (0.03)

1.706* (0.03)

  High

6.367* (0.16)

2.489* (0.04)

3.305* (0.05)

2.538* (0.04)

2.543* (0.07)

2.531* (0.03)

2.692* (0.08)

2.067* (0.06)

2.406* (0.05)

4.63*** (0.12)

2.876* (0.05)

3.480* (0.05)

 Birth order

  1

            

  2

0.747* (0.02)

0.777* (0.01)

− 0.277* (0.01)

0.582* (0.01)

0.519* (0.01)

0.554* (0.01)

0.827* (0.03)

0.871* (0.02)

0.846* (0.02)

0.965 (0.02)

0.958* (0.02)

0.957* (0.01)

  3

0.588* (0.02)

0.597* (0.01)

− 0.557* (0.02)

0.464* (0.01)

0.356* (0.01)

0.411* (0.01)

0.769* (0.03)

0.696* (0.03)

0.729* (0.02)

0.911* (0.02)

0.949* (0.02)

0.918* (0.02)

  3+

0.426* (0.01)

0.421* (0.01)

− 0.962* (0.02)

0.389* (0.01)

0.273* (0.01)

0.328* (0.01)

0.718* (0.03)

0.622* (0.03)

0.653* (0.02)

0.952 (0.03)

0.881* (0.03)

0.874* (0.02)

 Current age of woman

  15–19

            

  20–24

0.955 (0.04)

1.054 (0.05)

0.026 (0.03)

0.969 (0.04)

0.909 (0.06)

0.999 (0.04)

1.088 (0.07)

1.009 (0.08)

1.066 (0.05)

1.074 (0.05)

0.959 (0.02)

1.039 (0.03)

  25–29

1.043 (0.04)

1.302* (0.06)

0.221* (0.03)

1.042 (0.04)

1.113 (0.09)

1.164* (0.04)

1.159* (0.07)

1.152* (0.09)

1.186* (0.06)

1.119* (0.05)

0.999 (0.02)

1.098* (0.04)

  30–34

1.143* (0.05)

1.606* (0.08)

0.409* (0.03)

1.135* (0.05)

1.577* (0.13)

1.416* (0.06)

1.159* (0.08)

1.249* (0.11)

1.246* (0.07)

1.119* (0.06)

1.008 (0.05)

1.117* (0.04)

  35–39

1.195* (0.06)

1.720* (0.09)

0.454* (0.04)

1.004 (0.05)

1.764* (0.16)

1.326* (0.06)

1.090 (0.09)

1.577* (0.16)

1.314* (0.08)

1.144* (0.06)

1.198* (0.07)

1.239* (0.05)

  40–44

1.097 (0.08)

1.641* (0.13)

0.355* (0.05)

0.898* (0.05)

1.346* (0.15)

1.130* (0.06)

1.109 (0.13)

1.385* (0.25)

1.264* (0.12)

1.141* (0.08)

1.189* (0.09)

1.198* (0.06)

  45–49

0.931 (0.11)

1.369* (0.22)

0.159* (0.09)

0.758* (0.06)

0.929 (0.16)

0.918 (0.07)

1.380* (0.23)

1.156 (0.50)

1.403* (0.22)

0.911 (0.10)

1.218 (0.19)

0.999 (0.09)

 Education status of women

  Illiterate

            

  Primary

1.556* (0.04)

1.290* (0.04)

0.453* (0.02)

1.252* (0.02)

1.194* (0.04)

1.272* (0.02)

1.269* (0.04)

1.317* (0.06)

1.336* (0.03)

1.082* (0.03)

1.069* (0.04)

1.123* (0.02)

  Secondary

1.724* (0.04)

1.713* (0.04)

0.741* (0.01)

1.837* (0.03)

2.133* (0.05)

2.263* (0.03)

1.443* (0.04)

1.513* (0.06)

1.604* (0.03)

1.061* (0.02)

1.171* (0.03)

1.221* (0.02)

  Higher

2.146* (0.14)

2.357* (0.07)

1.145* (0.02)

3.203* (0.24)

4.685* (0.21)

5.587* (0.20)

1.557* (0.15)

1.736* (0.08)

1.908* (0.07)

1.152* (0.08)

1.333* (0.04)

1.447* (0.03)

 Education status of husband/partner

  Illiterate

            

  Primary

1.044 (0.06)

1.135 (0.09)

0.106* (0.05)

1.132* (0.05)

0.939 (0.09)

1.077* (0.04)

1.121 (0.09)

0.983 (0.13)

1.056 (0.07)

1.067 (0.06)

1.001 (0.09)

1.052 (0.05)

  Secondary

1.077 (0.05)

1.186* (0.09)

0.192* (0.04)

1.272* (0.05)

1.324* (0.10)

1.331* (0.04)

1.206* (0.08)

1.372* (0.15)

1.288* (0.07)

1.019 (0.05)

1.057 (0.08)

1.076* (0.04)

  Higher

1.038 (0.12)

1.314* (0.11)

0.343* (0.05)

1.593* (0.19)

1.689* (0.17)

1.803* (0.12)

1.173 (0.21)

1.166 (01.4)

1.168* (0.09)

1.030 (0.13)

0.975 (0.08)

1.017 (0.05)

  Don't know/missing

1.061 (0.23)

1.077 (0.23)

0.129 (0.15)

1.230 (0.21)

2.185* (0.58)

1.565* (0.22)

1.209 ( 0.39)

1.289 (0.45)

1.239 (0.29)

1.073 (0.24)

0.922 (0.19)

1.013 (0.16)

 Occupational status of woman

  Not working

            

  White collar

0.686* (0.14)

0.771* (0.07)

− 0.281* (0.08)

1.089 (0.19)

1.013 (0.17)

1.076 (0.13)

3.159* (1.09)

1.085 (0.17)

1.323* (0.19)

1.258 (0.24)

1.111* (0.09)

1.119* (0.08)

  Agricultural worker

0.919 (0.05)

1.107 (0.08)

− 0.031 (0.04)

0.857* (0.04)

0.712* (0.06)

0.816* (0.03)

0.946 (0.07)

1.116 (0.13)

0.970 (0.06)

1.113* (0.06)

1.226* (0.08)

1.147* (0.05)

  Service/manual work

1.130 (0.09)

1.020 (0.07)

− 0.066 (0.05)

0.810* (0.05)

0.691* (0.06)

0.771* (0.04)

1.322* (0.15)

0.845 (0.10)

1.047 (0.09)

1.205* (0.09)

1.124* (0.07)

1.156* (0.06)

  Don’t know/missing

0.996 (0.17)

0.752 (0.13)

− 0.159 (0.12)

0.801* (0.11)

0.581* (0.13)

0.695* (0.08)

1.045 (0.28)

1.052 (0.03)

1.051 (0.19)

1.245 (0.22)

1.311 (0.22)

1.277* (0.15)

 Occupational status of husband/ partner

  Not working

            

  White collar

0.980 (0.12)

1.137 (0.09)

0.129* (0.07)

1.052 (0.09)

0.956 (0.13)

1.091 (0.08)

0.959 (0.16)

1.447* (0.20)

1.255* (0.13)

1.289* (0.16)

1.068 (0.09)

1.149* (0.08)

  Agricultural worker

1.003 (0.11)

0.933 (0.08)

− 0.017 (0.07)

0.956 (0.08)

0.859 (0.11)

0.910 (0.06)

1.042 (0.15)

1.099 (0.16)

1.091 (0.12)

1.027 (0.11)

0.923 (0.08)

0.961 (0.07)

  Service/manual work

1.092 (0.11)

1.227* (0.11)

0.163* (0.07)

1.128 (0.09)

0.891 (0.11)

1.053 (0.07)

1.232 (0.18)

1.614* (0.22)

1.406* (0.14)

1.320* (0.15)

1.166* (0.09)

1.221* (0.08)

  Don’t know/missing

0.984 (0.20)

1.427* (0.25)

0.188 (0.13)

1.143 (0.17)

0.825 (0.19)

1.042 (0.13)

0.947 (0.25)

1.129 (0.32)

1.029 (0.20)

0.937 (0.22)

0.919 (0.16)

0.923 (0.13)

 Caste

  Others

            

  SC

0.723* (0.02)

0.839* (0.02)

− 0.306* (0.02)

0.973 (0.02)

0.737* (0.02)

0.816* (0.02)

0.958 (0.04)

1.043 (0.04)

0.982 (0.03)

1.069* (0.03)

0.998 (0.02)

0.969* (0.02)

  ST

0.807* (0.03)

0.781* (0.03)

− 0.259* (0.02)

0.629* (0.02)

0.488* (0.02)

0.517* (0.01)

0.754* (0.04)

0.985 (0.06)

0.793* (0.03)

1.096* (0.04)

0.906* (0.03)

0.954* (0.02)

  OBC

0.626* (0.02)

0.769* (0.01)

− 0.377* (0.02)

1.075* (0.02)

0.884* (0.02)

0.948* (0.02)

0.939 (0.04)

1.058* (0.03)

0.992 (0.02)

1.077* (0.03)

0.966* (0.02)

0.972* (0.01)

  Don’t know/missing

1.101* (0.05)

1.029 (0.04)

0.029 (0.03)

0.874* (0.03)

1.171* (0.06)

0.899* (0.03)

1.013 (0.07)

1.130* (0.07)

1.052 (0.04)

0.867* (0.04)

0.800* (0.03)

0.805* (0.02)

 Religion

  Hindus

            

  Muslims

1.048* (0.03)

1.140* (0.02)

0.118* (0.02)

0.556* (0.01)

0.660* (0.02)

0.591* (0.01)

0.804* (0.03)

0.839* (0.03)

0.829* (0.02)

1.016 (0.03)

1.148* (0.02)

1.105* (0.02)

  Christians

1.057 (0.07)

0.885* (0.04)

− 0.013 (0.04)

0.589* (0.03)

0.919 (0.08)

0.770* (0.03)

1.198* (0.12)

1.099 (0.09)

1.169* (0.07)

0.908 (0.06)

1.039 (0.05)

1.007 (0.04)

  Others

1.429* (0.08)

1.391* (0.06)

0.347* (0.03)

0.574* (0.03)

1.287* (0.08)

0.814* (0.03)

1.358* (0.12)

1.741* (0.13)

1.620* (0.09)

1.125* (0.07)

1.490* (0.05)

1.404* (0.04)

 Place of residence

  Rural

            

  Urban

1.576* (0.05)

1.451* (0.02)

0.607* (0.01)

1.243* (0.03)

1.375* (0.02)

1.611* (0.02)

1.064 (0.05)

0.957* (0.02)

1.085* (0.02)

1.096* (0.03)

1.057* (0.02)

1.164* (0.01)

 Region

  Northern

            

  Central

0.551* (0.02)

0.694* (0.02)

− 0.544* (0.02)

0.553* (0.02)

0.663* (0.02)

0.574* (0.01)

0.937 (0.04)

0.789* (0.03)

0.776* (0.02)

1.064* (0.04)

1.221* (0.03)

1.073* (0.02)

  Eastern

0.829* (0.03)

1.157* (0.03)

− 0.186* (0.02)

0.484* (0.01)

0.823* (0.03)

0.512* (0.01)

1.734* (0.08)

1.356* (0.06)

1.361* (0.04)

0.870* (0.03)

0.885* (0.02)

0.794* (0.02)

  North-eastern

0.946* (0.04)

1.313* (0.06)

− 0.056* (0.03)

0.471* (0.02)

0.796* (0.05)

0.483* (0.02)

0.740* (0.05)

0.634* (0.05)

0.611* (0.03)

0.976 (0.05)

0.712* (0.04)

0.762* (0.03)

  Western

2.299* (0.09)

2.265* (0.06)

0.765* (0.02)

0.952* (0.03)

2.083* (0.08)

1.339* (0.03)

0.731* (0.04)

0.544* (0.02)

0.579* (0.02)

1.157* (0.05)

0.841* (0.20)

0.881* (0.02)

  Southern

3.451* (0.15)

2.780* (0.06)

1.041* (0.02)

1.448* (0.06)

3.395* (0.13)

2.319* (0.07)

1.118* (0.07)

0.807* (0.03)

0.869* (0.03)

1.003 (0.04)

0.982 (0.02)

0.959* (0.02)

  1. FHWE Frontline Health Worker Interaction, CFI Child Full Immunisation
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. aSE represents standard error in the parentheses