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Table 4 Male ANC attendance and maternal-infant health outcomes 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

    

Married womenf

Total nf (n = 2141)

No (n = 1335)

Yes (n = 806)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)b

p-value

ANC visits

2141

      

  ≥ 4 ANC visits

 

556 (40)

468 (57)

1·98 (1·59–2·48)

< 0·001

1·67 (1·36–2·05)

< 0·001

  < 4 ANC visits

 

731 (60)

306 (43)

    

 Not recorded

 

48

32

    

Skilled delivery

2141

      

 Yes

 

976 (68)

700 (85)

2·62 (1·97–3·50)

< 0·001

2·00 (1·51–2·64)

< 0·001

 No

 

359 (32)

106 (15)

    

 Not recorded

 

0

0

    

6-week Exclusive breastfeeding among women attending week 6 visitc

1278

      

 Yes

 

718 (90)

453 (95)

1·98 (1·07–3·69)

0·031

1·70 (1·00–2·91)

0·051

 No

 

76 (10)

31 (5)

    

 Not recorded

 

0

0

    

6-month Exclusive breastfeeding among women attending month 9 visitd

863

      

 Yes

 

390 (70)

242 (74)

1·18 (0·80–1·75)

0·397

1·08 (0·75–1·54)

0·680

 No

 

151 (30)

80 (26)

    

 Not recorded

 

0

0

    

HIV+ married women

n = 158

      

ARVs for PMTCT (self-report)

158

      

 Yes

 

49 (72)

33 (95)

7·05 (1·51–32·84)

0·013

6·16 (1·26–30·41)

0·026

 No

 

11 (28)

3 (5)

    

 Not recorded

 

46

16

    

ARVs for PMTCT (verified in MCH book)

158

      

 Yes

 

33 (61)

19 (92)

7·02 (1·41–34·89)

0·018

5·50 (0·99–30.40)

0·051

 No

 

11 (39)

3 (8)

    

 Not recorded

 

62

30

    

All Infants

Total n

n = 1335

n = 806

OR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)a

p-value

Infant BCGe immunization

2141

      

 Yes

 

1317 (98)

803 (100)

4·45 (1·23–16·09)

0·023

3·59 (1·00–12·88)

0·050

 No

 

18 (2)

3 (0)

    

 Not recorded

 

0

0

    

HIV-exposed infants

Total n

      

Infant received ARVs for PMTCT

158

      

 Yes

 

99 (98)

48 (95)

0·34 (0·05–2·33)

0·270

0·30 (0·04–2·18)

0·225

 No

 

4 (2)

3 (5)

    

 Not recorded

 

3

1

    

Infant had a HIV PCR test

158

      

 Yes

 

51 (43)

26 (53)

1·53 (0·69–3·39)

0·292

1·59 (0·73–3·47)

0·241

 No

 

29 (57)

16 (47)

    

 Not recorded

 

26

10

    
  1. aAll estimates account for sampling design and clinic-level clustering
  2. bMultivariable model adjusting for maternal age and maternal education
  3. cMeasured among women attending week-6 postpartum visit, and adjusted for maternal HIV status
  4. dMeasured among women attending month-9 postpartum visit
  5. eBacille Calmette Guerin
  6. fMarried women without partner attendance data were excluded from the analysis
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