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Table 3 Association between socio-demographic features of respondents and desire for health-provider collaboration with own clergy

From: Reshaping maternal services in Nigeria: any need for spiritual care?

Variable

Desires collaboration with clergy

Adjusted

  
 

Yes

No/Not sure

Odd ratio

95% CI

P value

Age (years)

     

15-24

35(68.6)

16(31.4)

1.44

0.78-2.78

0.25

25-34

170(59.9)

114(40.1)

1.00

  

≥35

42(67.7)

20(32.3)

1.39

0.78-2.52

0.24

Occupation

     

Unskilled

84(56.0)

66(44.0)

1.61

1.02-2.57

0.04

Semi-skilled

58(63.7)

33(36.3)

1.17

0.68-2.02

0.57

Skilled

105(67.3)

51(32.7)

1.00

  

Marital status

     

Single

17(60.7)

11(39.3)

1.08

0.49-2.34

0.87

Married

229(62.2)

139(37.8)

1.00

  

Widowed

1(100)

0(0)

0.55

0.02-13.56

0.71

Religion

     

Christianity

124(59.9)

83(40.1)

1.00

  

Islam

123(64.7)

67(35.3)

0.81

0.54-1.22

0.32

Tribe

     

Yoruba

207(62.7)

123(37.3)

1.00

  

Igbo

33(62.3)

20(37.7)

1.03

0.56-1.86

0.95

Hausa

7(50.0)

7(50.0)

1.68

0.57-4.91

0.34

Educational level

     

None

10(58.8)

7(41.2)

1.32

0.48-3.42

0.61

Primary

28(66.7)

14(33.3)

0.94

0.46-1.85

0.82

Secondary

50(53.8)

43(46.2)

1.59

0.98-2.58

0.06

Tertiary

159(64.9)

86(35.1)

1.00

  

Husband educational status

     

None

5(62.5)

3(37.5)

1.07

0.24-4.32

0.98

Primary

12(63.2)

7(36.8)

1.01

0.38-2.57

0.98

Secondary

27(57.5)

20(42.5)

1.26

0.67-2.33

0.48

Tertiary

203(62.8)

120(37.2)

1.00

  

Monthly income

     

< $100

86(65.6)

45(34.4)

1.00

  

$100-500

65(62.5)

39(37.5)

1.15

0.67-1.96

0.62

$501-1000

55(67.1)

27(32.9)

0.94

0.52-1.68

0.83

> $1000

41(51.3)

39(48.7)

1.81

1.03-3.21

0.04