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Place of birth: Why urban women still prefer home deliveries?
Authors: Murthy, M.S.R., P.V. Murthy, M. Hari, V.K.R. Kumar, R. Rajasekhar
Source: Journal of Human Ecology, Vol. 21, Num 2, Page: 149-154
Topic(s): Delivery care
Country: Asia
  India
Published: MAY 2007
Abstract: In spite of advances in medical care and services urban women prefer home deliveries followed by public facility compared to private facility. The NFHS-1 and NFHS-2 data are utilized for this analysis. The reasons are many. Multinomial regression revealed that a good proportion of short-term migrants, respondents with low levels of education, lack of media exposure (radio, News paper reading and T.V.), low standard of living, SC/ST, are more log odds of using home and public facility than private facility.