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Table 3 Characteristics of married women who requested their partners to attend ANCa

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)

    

Requested Partner to attend ANC

    

Totalc (n = 2141)

No (n = 1335)

Yes (n = 806)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)b

P-value

HIV positive

148

42

116

1.67 (1.05–2.65)

0.029

1.79 (1.11–2.90)

0.017

Median age, years

25 (22–30)

25 (21–30)

25 (22–29)

0.99 (0.98–1.02)

0.905

0.99 (0.98–101)

0.365

Maternal education

  ≤ Primary

1167 (60)

499 (67)

667 (45)

ref

 

ref

 

 Secondary

678 (29)

213 (25)

465 (37)

1.77 (1.42–2.22)

< 0.001

1.77 (1.42–2.22)

< 0.001

  > Secondary

296 (11)

62 (8)

234 (18)

2.91 (2.10–4.04)

< 0.001

2.97 (2.14–4.11)

< 0.001

Employed

 No

1312 (64)

490 (67)

820 (44)

ref

 

ref

 

 Yes

809 (36)

275 (33)

533 56)

1.23 (0.92–1.64)

0.162

1.09 (0.80–1.50)

0.569

Has other male partners

 No

2052 (97)

740 (97)

1312 (97)

ref

 

ref

 

 Yes

78 (3)

30 (3)

48 (3)

0.94 (0.55–1.61)

0.816

0.91 (0.53–1.58)

0.750

Intimate partner violence

 No

1247 (57)

450 (56)

797 (59)

ref

 

ref

 

 Yes

894 (43)

324 (44)

569 (41)

0.89 (0.70–1.13)

0.327

0.97 (0.77–1.23)

0.830

  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