Table 6 Women’s characteristics and its association with antennal consultation in the Southern Region of Mozambique (n = 951)

Province*

Inhambane vs. Maputo City

0.102

1.659

0.904

3.044

0.246

1.848

0.655

5.219

Gaza vs. Maputo City

0.000

2.478

1.509

4.068

0.663

1.199

0.531

2.707

Maputo Province vs. Maputo City

0.011

1.995

1.173

3.394

0.238

1,684

0.709

3.999

Age

Age vs. increase

0.400

0.987

0.958

1.017

-

Can you read and write a letter in Portuguese

Can read and write vs. doesn’t know

0.351

1.313

0.741

2.326

-

Educational level

< Grade 7 vs. Grade 8 +

0.333

0.754

0.426

1.336

-

Marital status

currently married vs. currently unmarried

0.789

0.949

0.650

1.388

-

Parity

Small parity vs. Great parity

0.846

0.926

0.425

2.015

-

Work that provides you with income

With work that provides you with income vs. No work

0.493

1.180

0.735

1.892

-

Privacy

It is not the only patient to be seen vs. the only patient

0.222

0.743

0.462

1.197

-

Reason for choosing this health facility instead of another

reason: Quality Service vs. other reasons

0.420

0.743

0.361

1.529

-

reason: Close to Home vs. other reasons

0.238

0.594

0.250

1.413

Satisfied with the waiting time

Dissatisfied with the waiting time vs. Satisfied

0.350

0.808

0.516

1.264

-

Attendance at antenatal consultations

It’s not hard to attend ANC vs. it’s hard

0.285

0.625

0.264

1.480

-

Sufficient time at ANC*

Didn’t spend enough time with the nurse vs. Spent enough time

0.000

0.149

0.090

0.249

0.000

0.173

0.079

0.381

Suitable waiting area*

Not suitable vs. is suitable

0.000

0.464

0.313

0.686

0.014

0.479

0.265

0.863

When arriving late, the patient is seen that day*

Not attended that day vs. is attended

0.002

0.558

0.386

0.805

0.034

0.528

0.292

0.954

In the morning, nurses serve patients better than in the afternoon

Do not attend better patient’s vs. attends better

0.600

0.907

0.629

1.308

-

Nurses provide antenatal consultations until 3:30 p.m.*

Do not provide until 3:30 p.m. vs. Provide

0.001

0.472

0.309

0.723

0.177

0.642

0.337

1.222

If you do not attend ANC may be badly assisted

Don’t Speak Badly vs. Speak

0.697

0.929

0.641

1.346

-

If you do not attend antenatal consultations in this HF, you can be assisted for delivery here*

You can’t give birth here vs. you can give birth

0.044

0.627

0.398

0.988

0.011

0.481

0.273

0.846

Attending antenatal consultations is a duty of every mother

It’s not every mother’s duty VS it’s a duty

0.549

0.820

0.429

1.568

-

If you do not attend the appointments, the baby may have compromised health*

the baby can’t have compromised health vs. the baby can

0.000

0.037

0.020

0.068

0.000

0.030

0.014

0.066

Quintile Information and Counselling at ANC

Lowest vs. Highest

0.639

1.147

0.647

2.031

-

Low vs. Highest

0.174

0.670

0.376

1.194

Medium vs. Higher

0.704

0.893

0.499

1.598

High vs. Highest

0.762

1.096

0.605

1.987

Quintile Clinical Observation at ANC

Lowest vs. Highest

0.960

0.986

0.559

1.738

-

Low vs. Highest

0.541

1.202

0.667

2.163

Medium vs. Higher

0.343

0.765

0.440

1.331

High vs. Highest

0.129

1.636

0.866

3.090

Quintile Prophylaxis at ANC

Lowest vs. Highest

0.512

1.216

0.678

2.183

-

Low vs. Highest

0.502

1.217

0.686

2.157

Medium vs. Highest

0.365

1.318

0.725

2.396

High vs. Highest

0.630

1.152

0.649

2.044