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Table 7 Factors determining non-use of maternal healthcare services: non-adjusted analyses

From: Determinants of maternal health services utilization in urban settings of the Democratic Republic of Congo – A Case study of Lubumbashi City

Variables

n

Antenatal consultations (No versus Yes) n = 1762

Delivery at a health facility (No versus Yes) n = 1762

Postnatal consultations (No versus Yes) n = 1762

        

PNC ≤ 7 days

PNC ≤ 28 days

PNC ≤ 42 days

  

%

OR (95%CI)

p

 

%OR (95%CI)

p

%

OR (95%CI)

p

%

OR (95%CI)

p

%

OR (95%CI)

p

Age (years)

   

0.07

  

0.03

  

0.21

  

0.92

  

0.81

<20

154

12.3

1.9 (1.1-3.3)

 

4.5

0.6 (0.3-1.4)

 

89.0

1.1 (0.6-1.3)

 

75.3

0.9 (0.6-1.4)

 

66.2

1.0 (0.7-1.5)

 

20 - 34

1420

6.8

1.0

 

6.9

1.0

 

88.4

1.0

 

76.6

1.0

 

65.6

1.0

 

≥35

188

8.0

1.2 (0.7-2.1)

 

2.7

0.4 (0.1-0.9)

 

84.0

0.7 (0.5-1.1)

 

76.1

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

 

63.3

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

 

Marital status

   

0.11

  

0.97

  

0.07

  

0.14

  

0.29

Married

1699

7.2

1.0

 

6.2

1.0

 

87.7

1.0

 

76.2

1.0

 

65.2

1.0

 

Single

63

12.7

1.9 (0.9-4.0)

 

6.3

1.0 (0.4-2.9)

 

95.2

2.8 (0.9-14.1)

 

84.1

1.7 (0.8-3.5)

 

71.4

1.3 (0.8-2.3)

 

Profession

   

0.43

  

0.60

  

0.15

  

0.57

   

Household

1021

7.0

1.0

 

6.2

1.0

 

89.3

1.0

 

77.3

1.0

 

65.6

1.0

 

Sales

486

9.1

1.3(0.9-2.0)

 

5.8

0.9(0.6-1.5)

 

86.6

0.8(0.1-1.1)

 

76.1

0.9(0.6-1.2)

 

65.6

1.0(0.8-1.3)

 

Agriculture

120

6.7

1.0(0.4-2.0)

 

5.8

0.9(0.4-2.1)

 

83.3

0.6(0.1-1.0)

 

71.7

0.7(0.2-1.1)

 

60.0

0.8(0.5-1.2)

 

Public service

135

5.9

0.8(0.4-1.8)

 

8.9

1.5(0.8-2.8)

 

86.7

0.8(0.4-1.3)

 

75.6

0.9(0.7-1.4)

 

67.4

1.1(0.7-1.6)

 

Level of studies

   

0.090

  

0.35

  

0.77

  

0.73

  

0.09

None and primary

847

8.0

1.6(1.0-2.7)

 

5.8

1.0(0.6-1.7)

 

88.6

1.1(0.8-1.6)

 

77.2

1.1(0.8-1.5)

 

65.3

1.2(0.9-1.5)

 

Secondary

429

5.1

1.0

 

5.6

1.0

 

87.4

1.0

 

75.3

1.0

 

61.8

1.0

 

University

486

8.4

1.7(1.0-2.9)

 

7.6

1.4(0.8-2.4)

 

87.5

1.0(0.7-1.5)

 

76.1

1.0(0.8-1.4)

 

68.7

1.4(1.0-1.9)

 

Parity (number)

   

<0.001

  

0.04

  

0.12

  

0.31

  

0.34

1

534

9.6

2.0 (1.3-3.0)

 

5.6

0.7 (0.5-1.1)

 

89.5

1.4 (0.9-1.9)

 

78.7

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

 

67.0

1.1 (0.8-1.3)

 

2 - 4

856

5.0

1.0

 

7.6

1.0

 

86.3

1.0

 

75.1

1.0

 

65.7

1.0

 

≥5

372

9.9

2.1 (1.3-3.3)

 

4.0

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

 

89.5

1.4 (0.9-2.0)

 

76.3

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

 

62.4

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

 

Complications at previous delivery

   

0.16

  

0.28

  

0.16

  

0.85

   

Yes

1.057

6.6

1.1(0.7-1.9)

 

6.2

1.1(0.7-1.9)

 

88.6

0.7(0.1-1.0)

 

76.4

0.9(0.8-1.3)

 

65.9

1.0(0.8-1.3)

 

No

286

7.3

1.0

 

7.0

1.0

 

84.3

1.0

 

75.5

1.0

 

66.1

1.0

 

Primigest

419

9.6

1.5(0.9-2.2)

 

5.7

0.9(0.6-1.5)

 

89.0

1.0(0.8-1.5)

 

77.3

1.1(0.7-1.4)

 

63.7

0.9(0.7-1.2)

 

Antenatal consultations

  

   

0.09

  

0.006

  

0.001

  

<0.001

Yes

    

6.5

1.0

 

87.4

1.0

 

75.5

1.0

 

64.1

1.0

 

No

    

3.1

0.5 (0.2-1.2)

 

95.4

3.0 (1.3-8.5)

 

88.5

2.5 (1.4-4.5)

 

80.9

2.4 (1.5-3.7)

 

Place of delivery

  

  

   

0.41

  

0.83

  

0.98

Healthcare facility

1652

      

88.1

1.0

 

76.4

1.0

 

65.4

1.0

 

Home

110

      

85.5

0.8(0.5-1.4)

 

77.3

1.1(0.7-1.7)

 

65.5

1.0 (0.7-1.5)

 

Complications at delivery

  

  

   

0.03

  

0.020

  

0.003

No

1687

      

88.3

1.0

 

76.9

1.0

 

66.1

1.0

 

Yes

75

      

80.0

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

 

65.3

0.6 (0.3-0.9)

 

49.3

0.5 (0.3-0.8)

 

Desire for pregnancy

   

<0.001

  

0.93

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

Partner

83

7.2

0.7 (0.3-1.6)

 

4.8

0.7 (0.3-2.1)

 

81.9

0.4 (0.2-0.8)

 

73.5

0.6 (0.4-1.1)

 

69.9

0.8 (0.5-1.3)

 

Woman

103

2.9

0.3 (0.1-0.9)

 

6.8

1.0 (0.4-2.5)

 

83.5

0.5 (0.2-0.8)

 

70.9

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

 

54.4

0.4 (0.3-0.6)

 

Couple

773

5.3

0.5 (0.3-0.7)

 

6.1

0.9 (0.6-1.4)

 

85.1

0.5 (0.4-0.7)

 

71.9

0.6 (0.5-0.7)

 

57.6

0.5 (0.4-0.6)

 

Accidental

803

10.1

1.0

 

6.5

1.0

 

91.9

1.0

 

81.8

1.0

 

73.8

1.0

 
  1. †: not calculated, same data or no temporal relationship.