From: Male partner attendance of skilled antenatal care in peri-urban Gulu district, Northern Uganda
Independent Variable | Â | Â | Unadjusted | Â | |
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 | Attended Freq, N = 331(%) | Total | PRR | (95% CI) | p-value |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   15 - 24 | 41(65.0) | 63 | 1 |  |  |
   25 - 34 | 94(63.9) | 147 | 0.98 | (1.78 - 1.22) | 0.875 |
   35 - 44 | 58(65.9) | 88 | 1.01 | (0.80 - 1.28) | 0.916 |
   ≥ 45 | 22(70.9) | 31 | 1.09 | (0.81 - 1.45) | 0.557 |
School education | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   ≤ Primary | 133(62.1) | 214 | 1 |  |  |
   ≥Secondary | 78 (76.4) | 102 | 1.25 | (1.08 - 1.46) | 0.003** |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Semi-urban | 131(65.5) | 200 | 1 |  |  |
   Urban | 83(65.8) | 126 | 1.00 | (0.86 - 1.18) | 0.945 |
Household size | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   ≤ 4 | 72 (64.2) | 112 | 1 |  |  |
   > 4 | 142 (65.7) | 216 | 1.02 | (0.86 - 1.21) | 0.795 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Never married | 63(56.2) | 112 | 1 |  |  |
   Married | 142(71.0) | 200 | 1.26 | (1.04 - 1.52) | 0.014* |
   Not married | 10(58.8) | 17 | 1.04 | (0.67 - 1.60) | 0.839 |
Type of marriage | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   Monogamous | 182 (66.9) | 272 | 1 |  |  |
   Polygamous | 33 (60.0) | 55 | 0.89 | (0.71 - 1.13) | 0.356 |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Manual worker | 185(64.6) | 286 | 1 |  |  |
   Sales | 15 (78.9) | 19 | 1.22 | (0.95 - 1.56) | 0.115 |
   Professionala | 14 (63.6) | 22 | 0.98 | (0.70 - 1.36) | 0.922 |
Reported distance to nearest health facility | Â | Â | Â | ||
   ≤ 5 KM | 178 (67.7) | 263 | 1 |  |  |
   > 5 KM | 37 (56.0) | 66 | 0.82 | (0.65 - 1.04) | 0.108 |
Main sources of health information | Â | Â | Â | ||
Radio | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 47(22.1) | 75 | 1 |  |  |
   Yes | 166(77.9) | 252 | 1.05 | (0.86 - 1.27) | 0.618 |
VHT member | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 136(63.8) | 218 | 1 |  |  |
   Yes | 77(36.2) | 109 | 1.13 | (0.96 - 1.32) | 0.126 |
Health worker at facility | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   No | 115(54.0) | 189 | 1 |  |  |
   Yes | 98(46.0) | 138 | 1.16 | (0.99 - 1.36) | 0.053 |
Community campaign | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   No | 183(85.9) | 263 | 1 |  |  |
   Yes | 30(14.1) | 64 | 0.67 | (0.51 - 0.88) | 0.005** |
Knowledge about services offered at ANC | Â | Â | Â | ||
   ≤ 2 services | 57(35.2) | 162 | 1 |  |  |
   3-5 services | 158(95.8) | 165 | 2.72 | (2.20 - 3.36) | 0.000*** |
Duration since spouse last carried complete pregnancy | Â | Â | |||
   ≤ 1 year | 38 (80.9) | 47 | 1 |  |  |
   >1 year | 177 (62.8) | 282 | 0.77 | (0.65 - 0.91) | 0.003** |
Last delivery of spouse was at health facility | Â | Â | Â | ||
   No | 28 (48.3) | 58 | 1 |  |  |
   Yes | 187 (69.0) | 271 | 1.42 | (1.08 - 1.88) | 0.012* |
Intends spouse to carry another pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | ||
   No | 35 (76.1) | 46 | 1 |  |  |
   Yes | 177 (63.7) | 276 | 0.83 | (0.69 - 1.00) | 0.059 |
Would attend ANC in subsequent pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | ||
   No | 09(4.3) | 20 | 1 |  |  |
   Yes | 199(95.7) | 295 | 1.43 | (0.99 - 2.06) | 0.054 |
Monitoring Feotal growth as perceived benefit | Â | Â | |||
   No | 131(62.4) | 209 | 1 |  |  |
   Yes | 79(37.6) | 107 | 1.20 | (1.03-1.40) | 0.018* |
Walking distance > 1 hour to health facility as perceived barrier | Â | Â | |||
   No | 145(70.4) | 199 | 1 |  |  |
   Yes | 61(29.6) | 102 | 0.88 | (0.73 - 1.05) | 0.176 |