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Table 1 Maternal correlates for male partner ANC attendance among married womena

From: Male partner antenatal clinic attendance is associated with increased uptake of maternal health services and infant BCG immunization: a national survey in Kenya

 

Unweighted N (Weighted %) or Weighted Median (IQR)

    

Partner attended ANC

    

Totalc (n = 2141)

No (n = 1335)

Yes (n = 806)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)b

P-value

HIV positive

158 (7)

106 (7)

52 (7)

1·05 (0·69–1·59)

0·811

1·21 (0·66–2·24)

0·537

Median age, years

25 (22–30)

25 (21–30)

24 (22–29)

0·98 (0·96–0·99)

0·046

0·97 (0·95–0·99)

0·006

Requested partner to attend ANC

 No

774 (41)

711 (58)

63 (9)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

1366 (59)

623 (42)

743 (91)

14·16 (10·09–19·87)

< 0·001

13·31 (9·21–19·21)

< 0·001

Maternal education

  ≤ Primary

1167 (56)

830 (67)

337 (45)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Secondary

678 (31)

382 (25)

296 (37)

2·26 (1·77–2·87)

< 0·001

2·26 (1·77–2·88)

< 0·001

  > Secondary

296 (13)

123 (8)

173 (18)

3·5 (2·58–4·94)

< 0·001

3·82 (2·75–5·31)

< 0·001

Employed

 No

1311 (64)

849 (66)

462 (60)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

808 (36)

468 (34)

340 (40)

1·33 (1·07–1·66)

0·012

1·21 (0·94–1·56)

0·152

Disclosed HIV status to partner

2036 (96)

1245 (93)

791 (98)

3·28 (1·60–6·75)

0·001

3·07 (1·41–6·67)

0·005

Among HIV positive

135 (86)

88 (81)

47 (90)

1·82 (0·53–6·27)

0·342

1·84 (0·66–5·08)

0·241

Among HIV negative

1900 (97)

1156 (94)

744 (99)

4·07 (1·61–10·33)

0·003

3·64 (1·46–9·04)

0·006

Has other male partners

78 (3)

49 (3)

29 (3)

1·08 (0·63–1·84)

0·776

1·03 (0·57–1·88)

0·916

Intimate partner violence

 No

1247 (59)

717 (52)

530 (67)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

894 (41)

618 (48)

276 (33)

0·55 (0·44–0·68)

< 0·001

0·61 (0·46–0·79)

< 0·001

Not orphaned

1346 (63)

831 (63)

515 (63)

1·02 (0·82–1·27)

0·871

0·87 (0·69–1·10)

0·140

Shared toilet

 No

862 (42)

507 (40)

355 (44)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

1279 (58)

828 (60)

451 (56)

0·72 (0·58–0·89)

0·003

0·73 (0·57–0·95)

0·017

  1. aAll estimates account for sampling design and clinic-level clustering
  2. bMultivariable model adjusting for maternal age and maternal education
  3. cMarried women without partner attendance data were excluded from the analysis
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