Are Problems During Pregnancy a Predictor of Childbirth in The Hospital?: Determinants Analysis of Hospital Childbirth in Urban Poor Communities in Indonesia

Authors

  • Ratna Dwi Wulandari1 , Agung Dwi Laksono2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12145

Keywords:

childbirth, hospital, pregnancy, wealth, poor, urban.

Abstract

Although hospital services were available, urban poor people often have limited access to hospitals when
needed. This study was conducted to analyze the determinants of childbirth in a hospital in urban poor
women in Indonesia. The study uses raw data from the 2017 IDHS. With stratification and multistage
random sampling, 7,891 women aged 15-49 years old in urban poor communities with live births in the last
5 years were sampled. Data were analyzed using a Binary Logistic Regression test. The results of the study
found that “problems during pregnancy” was not proven as a determinant of the hospital use for delivery
in urban poor women in Indonesia. Age was proven to be one of the determinants, while in the education
level category, urban poor women with tertiary education were 2.506 times more likely to use hospitals
for delivery than urban poor women who were not in school. Parity was significantly proven as one of
the determinants that influence the use of hospitals for delivery in urban poor women in Indonesia. Urban
poor women who were covered by health insurance have 1.933 times more possibility of utilizing hospital
for delivery than those who do not have health insurance. It could be concluded that the “problem during
pregnancy” variable was not a predictor of the hospital use for childbirth in the urban poor community
in Indonesia. The determinants or variables that influence, on the hospital use for childbirth were age,
education, parity, and health insurance.

Author Biography

  • Ratna Dwi Wulandari1 , Agung Dwi Laksono2

    1
    Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 2Researcher, National Institute of Health
    Research and Development, The Indonesian Ministry of Health. Jakarta, Indonesia

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Published

2020-10-29

How to Cite

Are Problems During Pregnancy a Predictor of Childbirth in The Hospital?: Determinants Analysis of Hospital Childbirth in Urban Poor Communities in Indonesia . (2020). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 14(4), 3373-3378. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12145