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Table 3 Logistic regression model for predicting consumption of non-pregnancy related orthodox medication (N=795)

From: First trimester medication use in pregnancy in Cameroon: a multi-hospital survey

Variables

Crude model

Adjusted model

Exposed (%)

OR

95% C.I

P-value

OR

95% C.I

P-value

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Health unit(20)b

0.000a

 

0.000a

Maternal age (years)

0.095a

 

0.049a

 18-25

71.3

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

ref

 13-17

53.7

0.5

0.2

0.9

 

0.1

0.0

0.8

 

 26-35

66.3

0.8

0.6

1.1

 

0.6

0.4

1.1

 

 36-45

71.8

1.0

0.5

2.1

 

1.3

0.5

3.8

 

Parity

0.107a

 

0.006a

 0

68.7

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

ref

 1

70.8

1.1

0.8

1.6

 

2.9

1.0

8.6

 

 2

71.7

1.2

0.8

1.8

 

4.0

1.3

12.7

 

 ≥3

59.2

0.7

0.4

1.0

 

1.5

0.5

4.9

 

Gestational age at ANC booking

0.000a

 

0.001a

 13 - 24 weeks

65.8

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

ref

 < 13 weeks

83.9

2.7

1.8

4.1

 

2.6

1.3

5.2

 

 25 - 28 weeks

52.2

0.6

0.2

1.3

 

1.6

0.4

6.4

 

 Not registered for ANC

36.4

0.3

0.2

0.6

 

0.3

0.1

0.8

 

Illness during first trimester

0.000a

 

0.000a

 No

32.8

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

ref

 Yes

79.4

7.9

5.5

11.3

 

11.1

6.0

20.4

 

Opinion on safety of orthodox medication

0.180a

 

0.078a

 Yes, it is always safe

67.2

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

ref

 Yes, safe but depends

75.2

1.5

1.0

2.2

 

0.7

0.4

1.3

 

 No, never safe

66.7

1.0

0.4

2.5

 

0.1

0.0

0.8

 

 I don't know

62.1

0.8

0.5

1.4

 

0.5

0.2

1.3

 
  1. a Overall statistical significance of variable within model
  2. b See Additional file 2 for complete table showing statistics for all health units
  3. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, r Rural hospital, u Urban hospital, p Private hospital, g Government hopsital