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Table 5 Factors associated with inadequate prenatal care among women giving birth in Manitoba from 2004/05 to 2008/09, compared to women having intermediate or adequate prenatal care, using multivariable logistic regression (adjusted odds ratios [aOR] and 95% confidence intervals [CI])

From: Inequities in utilization of prenatal care: a population-based study in the Canadian province of Manitoba

Variable

Model 1* (N = 64,166)

Model 2** (N = 55,048)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Marital status

 Single parent

1.85 (1.69–2.02)

1.47 (1.33–1.63)

 Married/partnered

Reference

Reference

 Unknown

3.08 (2.89–3.03)

2.24 (1.93–2.59)

On Income Assistance

 Yes

2.15 (2.00–2.30)

1.81 (1.65–1.98)

 No

Reference

Reference

Income Quintile -neighborhood

 Q1 (lowest)

1.92 (1.72–2.13)

1.60 (1.14–1.82)

 Q2

1.65 (1.47–1.84)

1.34 (1.18–1.52)

 Q3

1.27 (1.13–1.44)

1.12 (0.99–1.28)

 Q4

1.03 (0.91–1.17)

0.98 (0.86–1.12)

 Q5 (highest)

Reference

Reference

Age Group

 12–17 years

1.96 (1.70–2.27)

2.04 (1.68–2.48)

 18–19 years

1.60 (1.41–1.80)

1.50 (1.28–1.76)

 20–24 years

1.32 (1.22–1.43)

1.31 (1.19–1.44)

 25–29 years

Reference

Reference

 30–34 years

0.90 (0.83–0.98)

0.89 (0.80–0.98)

 35+

0.98 (0.88 1.10)

0.99 (0.87–1.12)

Region of Residence

 North

2.72 (2.52–2.98)

2.53 (2.21–2.98)

 South Rural

1.15 (1.41–1.62)

1.30 (1.19–1.41)

 Urban (Winnipeg/Brandon)

Reference

Reference

Maternal Age at First Birth

  < 20 years

1.38 (1.28–1.49)

1.32 (1.20–1.45)

 20+ years

Reference

Reference

Number of births

 Multiple birth

0.40 (0.29–0.56)

0.52 (0.35–0.75)

 Singleton birth

Reference

Reference

Parity

 0–3

Reference

Reference

 4+

2.29 (2.09–2.50)

2.59 (2.31–2.91)

Inter-Pregnancy Interval

  < 180 days

3.11 (2.79–3.48)

3.47 (3.01–4.01)

 180–365 days

2.26 (2.06–2.50)

2.45 (2.17–2.77)

 366+ days

1.48 (1.37–1.61)

1.53 (1.39–1.69)

 First child

Reference

Reference

Diabetes

 Yes

0.47 (0.41–0.53)

0.50 (0.41–0.61)

 No

Reference

Reference

Hypertension

 Yes

0.76 (0.66–0.85)

0.72 (0.62–0.83)

 No

Reference

Reference

Antepartum hemorrhage

 Yes

0.71 (0.63–0.81)

0.71 (0.60–0.83)

 No

Reference

Reference

Maternal psychological distress

 Yes

0.80 (0.79–0.85)

0.76 (0.69–0.83)

 No

Reference

Reference

Education

 Less than Grade 12

–

1.93 (1.76–2.12)

 High school or better

–

Reference

 Unknown

–

1.53 (1.33–1.76)

Social isolation

 Yes

–

1.21 (1.03–1.42)

 No

–

Reference

Smoking, alcohol and/or illicit drug use during pregnancy

 Yes

–

1.43 (1.31–1.56)

 No

–

Reference

 Unknown

–

1.03 (0.87–1.23)

  1. *Model 1: Entire population of women giving birth in Manitoba (after exclusions). Value of c statistic for Model 1 = 0.83
  2. **Model 2: Subset of population of women giving birth in Manitoba who had a Families First screen. Value of c statistic for Model 2 = 0.81