Table 6 Multivariate coefficients and 95% confidence intervals from Poisson regression models of factors associated with pregnancy knowledge among women surveyed in 2015 and 2017 at postpartum, postnatal, or child welfare visits in two areas of Malawi
From: Evaluation of a maternity waiting home and community education program in two districts of Malawi
Full sample Pregnancy knowledge | Area 25 Pregnancy knowledge | Kasungu Pregnancy knowledge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | |
Sociodemographic Factors | ||||||
Age group | ||||||
15–19 | 0.02 | (−0.19; 0.22) | 0.13 | (− 0.18; 0.44) | −0.06 | (− 0.34; 0.22) |
20–24 | − 0.01 | (− 0.19; 0.18) | 0.10 | (− 0.17; 0.38) | −0.10 | (− 0.34; 0.16) |
25–29 | 0.07 | (−0.11; 0.25) | 0.17 | (−0.10; 0.44) | 0.01 | (−0.23; 0.25) |
30–34 | 0.10 | (−0.07; 0.27) | 0.17 | (−0.10; 0.44) | 0.06 | (−0.17; 0.28) |
35+ (ref) | – | – | – | |||
Education level | ||||||
None/Primary (ref) | – | – | – | |||
Secondary or higher | 0.12 | (0.04; 0.20)** | 0.11 | (−0.00; 0.22)+ | 0.13 | (0.01; 0.24)* |
Location | ||||||
Area 25 (ref) | – | – | – | |||
Kasungu | −0.13 | (−0.22; − 0.05)** | NA | NA | ||
Time period | ||||||
Baseline (2015 - ref) | – | – | – | |||
Endline (2017) | 0.02 | (−0.06; 0.09) | 0.12 | (0.01; 0.23)* | −0.08 | (−0.18; 0.03) |
Key Risk Factors | ||||||
Parity | ||||||
1 | −0.12 | (−0.22; − 0.01)* | −0.09 | (− 0.25; 0.07) | −0.16 | (− 0.32; − 0.00)* |
2 (ref) | – | – | – | |||
3–4 | −0.06 | (− 0.17; 0.06) | −0.00 | (− 0.16; 0.16) | −0.13 | (− 0.30; 0.05) |
5+ | 0.01 | (−0.16; 0.17) | 0.11 | (−0.14; 0.35) | −0.08 | (− 0.31; 0.16) |
Prior Birth Outcome | ||||||
No prior/Live birth (ref) | – | – | – | |||
Adverse outcome | −0.02 | (−0.17; 0.13) | − 0.04 | (− 0.23; 0.16) | 0.01 | (− 0.24; 0.24) |
Type of toilet | ||||||
Not in house (ref) | – | – | – | |||
In house | 0.01 | (−0.10; 0.11) | 0.05 | (−0.08; 0.17) | −0.07 | (− 0.27; 0.13) |
Time to facility (continuous) | 0.00 | (−0.00; 0.00) | −0.00 | (− 0.00; 0.00) | 0.00 | (− 0.00; 0.00) |
Programmatic Factor | ||||||
Use of maternity waiting home | ||||||
Not a MWH user | – | – | – | |||
MWH user | −0.04 | (−0.12; 0.03) | − 0.05 | (− 0.17; 0.07) | −0.024 | (− 0.13; 0.09) |
Attended community event | ||||||
No (ref) | – | – | – | |||
Yes | 0.10 | (0.02; 0.18)* | 0.08 | (−0.03; 0.20) | 0.08 | (−0.03; 0.19) |
Number of observations | 1169 | 542 | 627 | |||
Adjusted R2 | 0.0691 | 0.0640 | 0.0507 | |||