Hidden cost of hospital-based delivery and associated factors among postpartum women attending public hospitals in Gamo zone, southern Ethiopia

Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis of hidden cost of hospital based delivery and associated, 2023 (N = 411)

Variable	Category	β	SE	p-value	95%CI
Constant		2.934	0.049	0.001	2.837	3.031
Residence	rural urban (ref)	−0.041	0.016	0.012*	0.072	0.011
family monthly income		0.019	0.006	0.001*	0.007	0.031
obstetrics complication	Yes No(ref)	0.033	0.014	0.023*	0.005	0.062
distance from the health facility		0.003	0.001	0.001*	0.001	0.004
mode of delivery	cesarean section vaginal delivery (ref)	0.072	0.019	0.001*	0.035	0.109
length of stay		0.022	0.011	0.055	− 0.001	0.044
age of respondent		0.002	0.002	0.197	− 0.001	0.005
educational status of husband	no formal education	− 0.050	0.024	0.041	− 0.098	− 0.002
	primary education	0.016	0.023	0.490	− 0.029
	secondary education	0.012	0.019	0.547	− 0.027	0.060
	above secondary education(ref)
method of arrival	self referred from health facility(ref)	0.001	0.016	0.964	− 0.031	0.033

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