Table 2 Factors associated with maternal use of orthodox medication (N=795)

Health unit

135.0

19

0.000

 A^r,p

43(5.4)

21 (48.8)

 B^r,g

37(4.7)

30 (81.1)

 C^r,g

29(3.6)

23 (79.3)

 D^r,g

22(2.8)

20 (90.9)

 E^u,p

29(3.6)

27 (93.1)

 F^u,g

39(4.9)

23 (59.0)

 G^r,g

36(4.5)

19 (52.8)

 H^r,g

35(4.4)

28 (80.0)

 I^r,g

26(3.3)

22 (84.6)

 J^u,g

44(5.5)

32 (72.7)

 K^u,p

50(6.3)

49 (98.0)

 L^u,g

15(1.9)

14 (93.3)

 M^u,g

67(8.4)

52 (77.6)

 N^u,p

18(2.3)

17 (94.4)

 O^r,g

108(13.6)

45 (41.7)

 P^r,g

21(2.6)

18 (85.7)

 Q^r,g

45(5.7)

42 (93.3)

 R^r,g

56(7.0)

39 (69.6)

 S^r,g

49(6.2)

36 (73.5)

 T^u,g

26(3.3)

25 (96.2)

Health Districts

43.9

6

0.000

 Fontem^a

43(5.4)

21 (48.8)

 Mbonge

66(8.3)

53 (80.3)

 Kumba

90(11.3)

70 (77.8)

 Muyuka

97(12.2)

69 (71.1)

 Buea^a

194(24.4)

164 (84.5)

 Tiko^a

174(21.9)

105 (60.3)

 Limbe

131(16.5)

100 (76.3)

Setting type

1.4

1

0.235

 Urban

439(55.2)

314 (71.5)

 Rural

356(44.8)

268 (75.3)

Age (years)

1.9

3

0.594

 13-17

41(5.2)

24 (58.5)

 18-25

380(47.8)

285 (75.0)

 26-35

335(42.1)

243 (72.5)

 36-45

39(4.9)

30 (76.9)

Marital status

()

2.5

4

0.645

 Married

486(61.1)

352 (72.4)

 Divorced

6(0.8)

4 (66.7)

 Engaged

64(8.1)

44 (68.8)

 Cohabitating (No formal engagement)

68(8.6)

54 (79.4)

Single

171(21.5)

128 (74.9)

Level of Education

33.9

4

0.000

 Never went to school

19(2.4)

13 (68.4)

 Primary^a

205(25.8)

123 (60.0)

 Secondary

329(41.4)

245 (74.5)

 High School

129(16.2)

101 (78.3)

 University/Professional^a

113(14.2)

100 (88.5)

Living condition

13.8

2

0.001

 House with Pit /external toilet^a

597(75.1)

417 (69.8)

 Renting self-contained studio

104(13.1)

86 (82.7)

 Renting or Own a self-contained House

94(11.8)

79 (84.0)

Level of Alcohol consumption in pregnancy

0.4

3

0.937

 Do not drink Alcohol

362(45.5)

264 (72.9)

 Drink Occasionally

324(40.8)

237 (73.1)

 1-2 bottles of beer/glass of wine a week

86(10.8)

65 (75.6)

 Greater than 1 bottles of beer/glass of wine a day

23(2.9)

16 (69.6)

Gravidity

4.6

4

0.332

 1

293(36.9)

221 (75.4)

 2

197(24.8)

145 (73.6)

 3

152(19.1)

114 (75.0)

 4

94(11.8)

64 (68.1)

 ≥5

59(7.4)

38 (64.4)

Parity

7.5

3

0.057

 0

323(40.6)

236 (73.1)

 1

202(25.4)

155 (76.7)

 2

145(18.2)

111 (76.6)

 ≥3

125(15.7)

80 (64.0)

Terminations/miscarriages

1.9

2

0.385

 0

424(53.3)

308 (72.6)

 1

56(7.0)

40 (71.4)

 2

22(2.8)

13 (59.1)

GA at interview

7.6

3

0.056

 4th month

212(26.7)

168 (79.2)

 5th month

230(28.9)

171 (74.3)

 6th month

294(37.0)

203 (69.0)

 7th month

59(7.4)

40 (67.8)

GA at ANC booking

72.8

3

0.000

 < 13 weeks^a

199(25.0)

184 (92.5)

 13 - 24 weeks^a

529(66.5)

369 (69.8)

 25 - 28 weeks

23(2.9)

12 (52.2)

 Not registered for ANC^a

44(5.5)

17 (38.6)

Pregnancy planning

()

2.0

2

0.372

 Yes

474(59.6)

353 (74.5)

 No

300(37.7)

216 (72.0)

 Unknown

21(2.6)

13 (61.9)

GA of pregnancy awareness

1.1

3

0.749

 1st month

476(59.9)

346 (72.7)

 2nd month

131(16.5)

97 (74.0)

 ≥3th month

32(4.0)

26 (81.3)

 Unknown

156(19.6)

113 (72.4)

Number of diseases/ailments

162.6

6

0.000

 0^a

139(17.5)

52 (37.4)

 1^a

152(19.1)

90 (59.2)

 2

142(17.9)

115 (81.0)

 3^a

116(14.6)

104 (89.7)

 4^a

108(13.6)

100 (92.6)

 5^a

67(8.4)

61 (91.0)

 ≥6

71(8.9)

60 (84.5)

Number (types) of acute conditions

31.8

6

0.000

 0

146(18.4)

56 (38.4)

 1^a

154(19.4)

50 (32.5)

 2

145(18.2)

71 (49.0)

 3^a

129(16.2)

74 (57.4)

 4^a

106(13.3)

62 (58.5)

 5

61(7.7)

23 (37.7)

≥6

54(6.8)

20 (37.0)

Number (types) of chronic conditions

7.7

2

0.023

 0

696(87.5)

300 (43.1)

 1^a

89(11.2)

52 (58.4)

 ≥2

10(1.3)

4 (40.0)

Season

0.0

1

0.933

 Dry

738 (92.8)

540 (73.2)

 Rainy

57(7.2)

42 (73.7)

Opinion on safety of Orthodox medicationduring pregnancy

1.3

3

0.026

 Yes, it is always safe

551(69.3)

395 (71.7)

 Yes, safe but depends^a

157(19.7)

129 (82.2)

 No, never safe

21(2.6)

15 (71.4)

 I don't know

66(8.3)

43 (65.2)

Participant received medication safety advice during current pregnancy

18.4

2

0.000

 Yes^a

468(58.9)

369 (78.8)

 No^a

287(36.1)

187 (65.2)

 Can't remember

40(5.0)

26 (65.0)