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Table 5 Logistic Regression model predicting the likelihood of using a PHC facility for delivery care

From: Predictors of women’s utilization of primary health care for skilled pregnancy care in rural Nigeria

Variable

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

 

All respondents

Esan South East

Etsako East

Age

0.96(0.94–0.99)*

0.97(0.93–1.01)

0.97(0.93–1.01)

Education

   

 Higher (Ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Secondary

2.37(1.19–4.71)*

1.69(0.67–4.26)

2.74(0.90–8.32)

 Primary

3.10(1.16–8.28)*

2.17(0.53–8.88)

3.32(0.75–14.6)

 No Education

2.36(0.70–7.93)

1.69(0.30–9.54)

2.35(0.38–14.2)

Exposure to media

   

 High (Ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Moderate

1.14(0.87–1.50)

1.14(0.79–1.65)

1.11(0.73–1.71)

 None

1.35(0.96–1.91)

1.43(0.82–2.50)

1.30(0.82–2.08)

Religion

   

 Catholic (Ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Other Christian

1.20(0.91–1.58)

1.37(0.90–2.08)

1.02(0.70–1.48)

 Islam

1.56(1.00–2.42)*

0.56(0.20–1.55)

1.87(1.13–3.10)*

Partner’s age

0.99(0.97–1.01)

0.97(0.94–1.00)

1.00(0.97–1.02)

Partner’s Education

   

 No Education (Ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Primary

0.76(0.33–1.76)

0.70(−.26–1.88)

1.07(0.20–5.80)

 Secondary

0.99(0.34–2.83)

0.71(0.18–2.73)

1.45(0.20–10.5)

 Higher

1.05(0.28–3.95)

0.49(0.08–3.04)

2.11(0.21–20.8)

Partner’s Employment

   

 Not working (Ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Working

1.62(0.95–2.77)

1.25(0.63–2.45)

2.78(1.04–7.44)*

Autonomy

   

 Less (Ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 More

0.75(0.57–0.99)*

0.78(0.52–1.15)

0.76(0.51–1.15)

 Much

1.11(0.83–1.47)

0.83(0.56–1.23)

1.51(0.98–2.33)

Number of children

   

 0–2 (Ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 3–4

1.23(0.90–1.67)

1.18(0.76–1.83)

1.20(0.76–1.89)

 5+

1.61(1.11–2.33)*

2.00(1.19–3.35)**

1.19(0.68–2.07)

Spousal Education Difference

   

 Both have none(Ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Husband more

1.12(0.35–3.59)

0.96(0.19–4.75)

1.08(0.13–8.65)

 Wife more

1.84(0.68–5.00)

0.94(0.23–3.84)

2.23(0.41–11.9)

 Same but not none

1.59(0.55–4.62)

1.06(0.25–4.51)

1.75(0.25–11.8)

LGA

   

 Esan South East (Ref)

   

 Etsako East

0.55(0.42–0.71)***

  
  1. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001