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Table 2 Binary logistic regression results of predictors of delivery care use using individual, husband/partner and health policy factors

From: Determinants of use of supervised delivery care under Ghana’s fee exemption policy for maternal healthcare: the case of the Central Region

Variable

Model 1 Individual variables

Model 2 Individual/Partner variables

Model 3 Individual/Partner/Health Policy variables

 

Odds Ratio

Odds Ratio

Odds Ratio

Age Group (RC = 40–49)

 20–29

0.178

0.088**

0.069**

 30–39

0.421

0.271

0.247

Parity (RC = 5 and above)

 1

3.405**

4.998**

5.283**

 2

3.974***

5.338**

6.390***

 3

4.171**

4.675**

5.713**

 4

2.146

3.248

3.087

Religion (RC = Muslim)

 Christian (Catholic)

0.719

0.584

0.527

 Christian (Orthodox)

0.146***

0.110***

0.077***

 Other Christian (SDA, Jehovah’s Witnesses)

0.344*

0.305

0.283

 Christian (Pentecostal/Charismatic)

0.581

0.751

0.847

 Other (Traditional/Spiritual/No religion)

0.299

0.613

0.636

Education (RC = Other – Vocational, Technical)

 No Education

1.019

0.788

0.968

 Primary

1.006

0.450

0.427

 Middle/JHS

1.771

1.214

1.141

 Secondary/SHS/Technical

2.403

2.343

2.634

 Higher than Secondary

3.226

0.263

0.217

Ethnicity (RC = Other (Ga-Adangme, Guan, Hausa))

 Akan

1.531

2.873

2.905

 Ewe

2.049

3.151

2.724

Marital Status (RC = Single (Never married, Never-cohabited)

 Married/cohabiting

0.316*

0.124

0.094

 Formerly in union (Widowed, Divorced/Sep)

0.114**

0.178

0.098

Residence (RC = Rural)

 Urban

3.566***

3.188***

3.793***

Employment Status (RC = Other – seasonal work)

 Unemployed

2.151

2.969

4.714

 Self-employed

1.416

1.448

1.809

 Employee (Paid)

0.994

4.691

13.629

 Informal work (paid)

2.896

3.891

4.673

Husband/Partner Education (RC = Other- Vocational, Technical)

 No education

 

0.791

0.652

 Primary

 

4.297

5.177

 Middle/JHS

 

4.740

6.222

 Secondary/SHS/Technical

 

2.336

2.925

 Higher than Secondary

 

7.573

8.317

Husband Employment Status (RC = Other – seasonal work)

 Unpaid Family worker

 

1.317

1.227

 Unemployed

 

3.075

3.150

 Self-employed

 

1.889

1.784

 Employee (Formal work paid)

 

3.654

6.386

 Informal work (paid)

 

3.096

3.320

Age of husband

 

1.024

1.022

Awareness about policy (RC = No)

 Awareness about policy (Yes)

  

13.820*

Full knowledge about policy (RC = No)

 Full Knowledge (Yes)

  

2.985***

 Constant

2.723

0.532

0.020

 Nagelkerke R2

0.302

0.380

0.433

  1. Note: For significance levels
  2. RC reference category
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001