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J Res Health Sci. 2025;25(4): e00662.
doi: 10.34172/jrhs.9131
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Barriers to Institutional Delivery in Urban Poor Society: Findings From Indonesia’s National Survey

Marizka Khairunnisa 1* ORCID logo, Agung Dwi Laksono 1, Leny Latifah 1, Mohamad Samsudin 1, Taufiq Hidayat 1, Diah Yunitawati 1

1 Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, Research Organization for Health, National Research and Innovation Agency, Bogor, Indonesia
*Corresponding Author: Marizka Khairunnisa, Email: mari043@brin.go.id

Abstract

Background: The urban poor represent a vulnerable population within society, particularly in terms of maternal health. Economic and access-related limitations often prevent this group from accessing healthcare services, especially in the institutional delivery process. This study aimed to analyze the barriers to institutional delivery among Indonesia’s poor urban society.

Study Design: This study employed a cross-sectional design.

Methods: Data were obtained from the 2023 Indonesian Health Survey, including 7,548 participants. Eight independent variables were analyzed, including age, education, marital status, employment, wealth, insurance, and parity, with institutional delivery used as the dependent variable. Binary logistic regression was employed for analysis.

Results: Approximately 38.1% of Indonesian pregnant women had non-institutional deliveries. All age groups showed a higher likelihood of non-institutional delivery compared to those aged≥45. Lower education levels were associated with a heightened probability of choosing non-institutional delivery. Married women were 0.704 times less likely than divorced or widowed women to give birth in non-institutional settings (AOR: 0.704; 95% CI: 0.693-0.716). Unemployed women had 1.218 times higher likelihood of engaging in non-institutional delivery compared to employed women (AOR: 1.218; 95% CI: 1.1210-1.226). The poorest women were 0.973 times less likely than the poorer group to have non-institutional delivery (AOR: 0.973; 95% CI: 0.967-0.980). Uninsured women were 2.364 times more likely than insured women to give birth outside of healthcare institutions(AOR: 2.364; 95% CI: 2.345-2.379). Women with all other parity levels were less likely than grand multiparous women to have non-institutional deliveries.

Conclusion: Seven barrier factors to institutional delivery were younger age, low education, divorced/widowed marital status, unemployment, lower wealth status, lack of insurance, and grand multiparity.



Please cite this article as follows: Khairunnisa M, Laksono AD, Latifah L, Samsudin M, Hidayat T, Yunitawati D. Barriers to institutional delivery in urban poor society: findings from Indonesia’s national survey. J Res Health Sci. 2025; 25(4):e00662. doi:10.34172/jrhs.9131
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Submitted: 26 Mar 2025
Revision: 30 Apr 2025
Accepted: 19 Jul 2025
ePublished: 15 Sep 2025
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