Factors associated with compliance with the recommended frequency of postnatal care services in three rural districts of Tanzania

Table 3 Adjusted relative risk ratio (aRRR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) of maternal socio-demographic, pregnancy, continuum of care and nearest health facility characteristics on the likelihood to attend at postnatal care services (model with interaction terms between “place of delivery and ANC visits” (n = 889)

Variable	Category	1 VS No PNC	2+ VS No PNC
Variable	Category	(95 % CI)	(95 % CI)
Maternal socio-demographic
Antenatal care visits	Less than 3	Ref.	Ref.
Antenatal care visits	3+	2.81 (1.32–6.00)**	4.50 (1.55–13.11)**
Place of delivery	Not at health facility	Ref.	Ref.
Place of delivery	At health facility	0.62 (0.27–1.40)	1.31 (0.42–4.07)

Controlled for socio-demographic factors (age group, education attainment, religion, ethnic group, district of residence), factors related to pregnancy (parity, wantedness), mother’s knowledge of risk factors during pregnancy, delivery and the postnatal period, newborn health status and use of family planning services
Others models with interaction terms did not show significant association between “Age group and maternal education, “Illness of child during first month and place and delivery” or “maternal education and distance to the nearest facility
**p<0.01

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