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Table 3 Logistic regression model examining characteristics associated with inadequate use of antenatal care (N = 394; unweighted)

From: Empowerment and use of antenatal care among women in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

 

OR (95% CI)

Age (years)

1.01 (0.96, 1.07)

Marital status

 

Never/formerly married

1.00

Married

3.85 (0.75, 19.77)

Education1

 

None

1.00

Primary or less

0.91 (0.32, 2.62)

Middle

0.80 (0.32, 1.98)

Secondary and above

0.18 (0.02, 1.40)

Religion

 

Christian

1.00

Muslim

0.15 (0.05, 0.41)**

Traditional

1.12 (0.42, 2.96)

None

2.53 (0.80, 8.06)

Wealth quintile

0.95 (0.70, 1.30)

Urban residence

0.57 (0.24, 1.40)

Region

 

Western

6.79 (0.48, 95.80)

Central

2.80 (0.16, 47.97)

Gt. Accra

1.00

Volta

21.77 (1.90, 249.58)*

Eastern

4.96 (0.47, 52.62)

Ashanti

8.17 (0.78, 85.72)

Brong Ahafo

11.27 (0.91, 139.17)

Northern

39.82 (3.26, 487.14)**

Upper East

7.19 (0.49, 104.53)

Upper West

2.60 (0.12, 58.04)

General health

 

Very healthy

0.42 (0.10, 1.68)

Somewhat healthy

0.61 (0.13, 3.03)

Unhealthy

1.00

Total number of children

0.96 (0.82, 1.12)

Physical abuse

5.12 (1.35, 19.43)*

  1. *P-value <0.05; **P-value <0.01.
  2. 1Among women with no formal education, having experienced physical abuse (compared to not having this experience) was associated with significantly higher odds of receiving inadequate antenatal care (OR = 84.37; 95% CI = 3.96, >999.999). Among women with a primary level and middle or higher level of education, experiencing physical abuse was not statistically associated with inadequate antenatal care (OR among women with a primary level of education = 1.27; 95% CI = 0.18, 8.83; OR among women with a middle or higher level of education = 6.17; 95% CI =0.41, 92.79).
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