Table 3

Effect of power outage indices on institutional delivery: subgroup analyses (log odds)

Rural HouseholdsUrban HouseholdsElectrified HouseholdsNon-electrified HouseholdsLow-wealth HouseholdsHigh-wealth HouseholdsPerceived distance to health facility as a major barrier
Frequency Index−0.021−0.027−0.026*0.008−0.025−0.049−0.039*
(−0.045, 0.002)(−0.085, 0.03)(-0.05,–0.002)(−0.051, 0.069)(−0.055, 0.001)(−0.11, 0.018)(-0.076,–0.001)
Duration Index−0.002−0.002−0.0030.003−0.001−0.008−0.002
(−0.007, 0.003)(−0.013, 0.01)(−0.007, 0.001)(−0.009, 0.017)(−0.006, 0.004)(−0.017, 0.006)(−0.01, 0.005)
Urban0.461*0.3290.541*0.657*0.76*
(0.229, 0.708)(−0.426, 1.214)(0.187, 0.97)(0.21, 1.196)(0.28, 1.296)
Electrified: No electricity access−0.210−0.343−0.368*16.120*0.040
(−0.461, 0.034)(−1.026, 0.404)(-0.629,–0.12)(15.32, 17.666)(−0.355, 0.463)
Linear Monthly Time Trend0.017*0.0140.015*0.024*0.015*0.0150.018*
(0.01, 0.025)(−0.001, 0.034)(0.008, 0.022)(0.004, 0.047)(0.006, 0.024)(−0.001, 0.034)(0.007, 0.031)
  • Bootstrapped 95% CIs are reported in parentheses.

  • Included in most models but not shown in the tables are wealth index, mother’s education, mother’s age, parity, and religion. The full results are available from the authors upon request.

  • All columns include month and district-level dummy variables.

  • Columns 5 and 6 include a sample of respondents for the lowest and highest two wealth indices, respectively.

  • *Denotes statistical significance at the 5% level.