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Table 4 Predictors of being asked about more health factors (N = 189)

From: Women’s perceptions of antenatal care: are we following guideline recommended care?

Screen score

 

Number

Median health factors asked about (IQR)

Coefficient (95 % CI)

P-value

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Origin

No

179

18 (15–20)

ref

ref

Yes

10

20 (17–21)

2.084 (0.147–4.021)

0.035

Born in Australia

Yes

172

19 (15–20)

ref

ref

No

17

17 (16–19)

−1.065 (−2.776–0.645)

0.221

Marital status

Married/ De Facto

163

18 (15–20)

ref

ref

Never married

20

18 (16–20)

−0.056 (−1.771–1.658)

0.948

Divorced or separated

6

21 (17–21)

−0.386 (−3.202–2.43)

0.787

Highest level of education

High School or below

66

18 (15–20)

ref

ref

Trade or vocational training

64

19 (16–20)

0.227 (−1.03–1.484)

0.721

University degree

59

18 (15–19)

0.117 (−1.241–1.476)

0.865

Private Health Insurance

No

131

19 (16–20)

ref

ref

 

Yes

58

17 (15–19)

−1.29 (−2.468–0.112)

0.032

Model of antenatal care

Midwife

45

17 (15–20)

ref

ref

High risk

92

18.5 (16–20)

0.888 (−0.446–2.222)

0.191

Shared care

45

19 (16–20)

1.699 (0.202–3.197)

0.026

Birth centre

7

18 (15–19)

0.692 (−2.137–3.522)

0.63

Previous pregnancies

Yes

127

18 (15–20)

ref

ref

No

62

19 (16–20)

0.552 (−0.6–1.705)

0.346

Age

   

0.048 (−0.058–0.154)

0.373

Weeks pregnant

     

Number of visits to GP for antenatal care

  

−0.021 (−0.134–0.091)

0.707

Number of tertiary antenatal visits

  

0.083 (−0.039–0.205)

0.18

SEIFA

   

0.007 (−0.004–0.017)

0.232

Constant

   

9.23 (−1.542–20.001)

0.093