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Table 2 Exposure to the PLM campaign and the utilisation of maternal health care services (logistic model) (n = 3439)

From: The impact of a community driven mass media campaign on the utilisation of maternal health care services in rural Malawi

Outcome variables

OR

(95 % CI)

p-value

AOR

(95 % CI)

p-value

Used contraceptives

      

 No (Rc)

1.00

     

 Yes

1.72

(1.43–2.07)

<0.001*

1.61

(1.32–1.96)

<0.001*

Utilised antenatal care services

      

 No (Rc)

1.00

     

 Yes

2.90

(1.65–5.10)

<0.001*

2.62

(1.45–4.73)

0.001

Slept under bed-net

      

 No (Rc)

1.00

     

 Yes

1.88

(1.59–2.22)

<0.001*

1.65

(1.39–1.97)

<0.001*

Delivered at a health facility

      

 No (Rc)

1.00

     

 Yes

1.17

(0.91–1.51)

0.209**

1.11

(0.85–145)

0.44**

Utilised postnatal care services

      

 No (Rc)

1.00

     

 Yes

1.64

(1.35–1.99)

<0.001*

1.59

(1.29–1.95)

<0.001*

  1. OR Odds ratio
  2. AOR Adjusted odds ratio
  3. CI Confidence interval
  4. Rc Reference category
  5. *Significant (p < 0.05)
  6. **Not significant (p > 0.05)