Table 4

Effect of power outage indices on skilled birth attendance (log odds)

Full SampleRural householdsUrban householdsElectrified householdsNon-electrified householdsLow-wealth householdsHigh-wealth households
Frequency Index−0.028*−0.018−0.05*−0.031*0.001−0.022−0.045*
(-0.05,–0.007)(−0.042, 0.008)(-0.095,–0.004)(-0.054,–0.01)(−0.059, 0.068)(−0.054, 0.004)(-0.089,–0.004)
Duration Index−0.004*−0.005*−0.002−0.004*−0.003−0.005−0.005
(−0.008, 0)(−0.01, 0)(−0.011, 0.006)(−0.009, 0)(−0.018, 0.009)(−0.01, 0)(−0.013, 0.004)
Urban0.1320.196−0.5770.435*0.122
(−0.065, 0.332)(−0.021, 0.433)(−1.442, 0.188)(0.11, 0.819)(−0.258, 0.51)
Electrified: No electricity access−0.263*−0.196−0.911*−0.394*15.237*
(-0.501,–0.019)(−0.469, 0.123)(-1.621,–0.242)(-0.65,–0.127)(14.661, 16.604)
Linear Monthly Time Trend0.009*0.013*−0.0020.009*0.0130.013*−0.003
(0.002, 0.015)(0.005, 0.02)(−0.016, 0.013)(0.002, 0.015)(−0.005, 0.039)(0.005, 0.022)(−0.016, 0.012)
Observations912560883037847265336473652
  • 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.

  • Dependent variable takes a value 1 if a mother received assistance from a doctor, auxiliary nurse, midwife, or other health professional, and 0 otherwise.

  • *Denotes statistical significance at the 5% level.