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Table 3 Determinants of attendance for antenatal care

From: Antenatal care and perinatal outcomes in Kwale district, Kenya

 

At least 1 ANC Visit (OR, 95% CI) (n = 1,562)

Number of ANC Visits if >0 (OR, 95% CI) (n = 506)

 

Univariate

Multivariate Model 1

Multivariate Model 2

Univariate

Multivariate Model 1

Multivariate Model 2

Background Variables

      

Distance from dispensary

      

(n = 1,562)

      

Less than 5 km

reference

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reference

reference

 

More than 5 km

0.32 (0.25–0.42)

0.29 (0.22–0.39)

 

17.63 (9.87–31.19)

18.00 (9.97–32.46)

 

Actual Distance

0.71 (0.67–0.75)

 

0.68 (0.64–0.72)

1.42 (1.31–1.55)

 

1.46 (1.33–1.60)

Wealth Quintile (n = 1,535)

      

1 (most poor)

reference

  

reference

  

2

1.45 (1.04–2.02)

  

1.22 (0.75–1.97)

  

3

0.86 (0.61–1.21)

  

0.90 (0.53–1.52)

  

4

0.87 (0.62–1.22)

  

0.95 (0.57–1.58)

  

5 (least poor)

1.12 (0.80–1.57)

  

0.98 (0.60–1.62)

  

Income (Kenyan

      

Shillings/month) (n = 1,504)

      

<2,500

reference

  

reference

  

2,501–5,000

0.85 (0.66–1.10)

  

1.39 (0.94–2.03)

  

5,001–7,500

1.29 (0.93–1.78)

  

1.38 (0.87–2.18)

  

7,501–10,000

1.06 (0.71–1.58)

  

1.08 (0.61–1.90)

  

>10,000

0.63 (0.37–1.08)

  

1.30 (0.51–3.32)

  

Education (n = 1,562)

      

None

reference

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Primary

1.11 (0.89–1.38)

1.15 (0.92–1.44)

 

1.03 (0.75–1.44)

  

Secondary or above

1.82 (1.04–3.07)

1.83 (1.06–3.15)

 

0.99 (0.51–2.01)

  

Mothers' age (n = 1,562)

      

Age

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

  

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

  

Gravidity (n = 1,418)

      

Primigravidae

0.91 (0.69–1.21)

  

0.72 (0.47–1.09)

  

Dispensary

      

Kafuduni

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

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Magodzoni

1.23 (0.84–1.79)

0.93 (0.63–1.37)

0.74 (0.49–1.11)

0.88 (0.51–1.51)

1.30 (0.75–2.26)

1.06 (0.61–1.82)

Matuga

1.03 (0.75–1.42)

0.67 (0.48–0.93)

0.49 (0.35–0.69)

0.38 (0.23–0.60)

0.58 (0.35–0.95)

0.45 (0.28–0.74)

Mazeras

1.34 (1.02–1.76)

1.10 (0.83–1.46)

0.87 (0.64–1.17)

0.86 (0.57–1.30)

1.22 (0.80–1.86)

1.23 (0.84–1.94)

Mazumalume

0.97 (0.67–1.40)

1.05 (0.72–1.54)

1.05 (0.70–1.58)

0.56 (0.31–1.00)

0.54 (0.30–0.97)

0.47 (0.26–0.85)

Pseudo R 2

 

0.047

0.118

 

0.095

0.082

  1. Multivariate model 1 uses distance from dispensary as a dichotomous variable, Multivariate model 2 uses distance as a continuous variable.