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Table 2 Determinants of full antenatal care utilisation in India, NFHS-4 (2015–16)d

From: Utilisation, equity and determinants of full antenatal care in India: analysis from the National Family Health Survey 4

Determinants (Weighted N)a

Proportion of women with Full ANC % (weighted n)b

Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Socioeconomic indicators

 Wealth Quintiles

  Lowest (46782)

3126 (6.7)

0.12(0.11–0.13)

0.47 (0.42–0.52)

  Second (43739)

5531 (14.2)

0.27(0.25–0.29)

0.56 (0.52–0.62)

  Middle (38393)

7567 (22.6)

0.48(0.45–0.51)

0.66 (0.61–0.71)

  Fourth (33212)

8675 (29.2)

0.67(0.63–0.71)

0.75 (0.70–0.81)

  Highest (28772)

9967 (38.1)

(Reference)

(Reference)

 Social caste

  cOthers (34,705)

8373 (26.2)

(Reference)

(Reference)

  Scheduled caste (35,170)

5686 (19.3)

0.67(0.62–0.73)

0.95 (0.87–1.03)

  Scheduled tribe (37,889)

6288 (16.3)

0.55(0.51–0.60)

0.92 (0.84–1.01)

  Other Backward Categories (74,060)

13,037 (20.7)

0.74(0.69–0.78)

0.94 (0.88–1.00)

 Place of Residence

  Urban (47,833)

13,074 (31.1)

(Reference)

(Reference)

  Rural (143,065)

21,792 (16.7)

0.44(0.42–0.47)

0.90 (0.84–0.96)

 Health insurance cover

  No (163,367)

27,733 (18.8)

(Reference)

(Reference)

  Yes (27,531)

7133 (32.8)

2.11(2.00–2.22)

1.18 (1.11–1.26)

Maternal indicators

 Maternal age at conception (years)

  Less than 19 years (16,225)

2594 (18.7)

0.83(0.77–0.88)

0.86 (0.79–0.93)

  19–30 years (150,683)

28,367 (21.7)

(Reference)

(Reference)

  More than 30 years (23,990)

3905 (17.3)

0.75(0.71–0.80)

1.16 (1.07–1.27)

 Maternal Education

  No or less than one year of formal education (55,165)

4103 (8.2)

0.14(0.13–0.15)

0.56 (0.51–0.62)

  Up to Primary (1–5 years of schooling) (26,712)

3401 (14.8)

0.27(0.25–0.29)

0.64 (0.58–0.70)

  Secondary (6–12 years of schooling) (88,871)

20,117 (25.6)

0.54(0.50–0.57)

0.75 (0.70–0.80)

  Higher education (20150)

7245 (39.1)

(Reference)

(Reference)

 Birth order

  First (61807)

14,756 (26.4)

(Reference)

(Reference)

  Second (62484)

12,985 (24.2)

0.89(0.85–0.93)

0.93 (0.88–0.98)

  Third (33064)

4618 (15.7)

0.52(0.49–0.55)

0.84 (0.78–0.90)

  4 or more (33543)

2507 (7.2)

0.22(0.20–0.23)

0.68 (0.62–0.75)

 Intended pregnancy

  Yes (173,407)

32,904 (21.8)

(Reference)

(Reference)

  Did not want/later (17,390)

1962 (12.5)

0.51(0.47–0.50)

0.83 (0.76–0.92)

 Previous miscarriage/abortion/still birth

  Yes (19,671)

3975 (22.6)

1.12 (1.04–1.18)

1.13 (1.06–1.21)

  No (171,227)

30,891 (20.8)

(Reference)

(Reference)

Care during antenatal period

 Pregnancy registered

  Yes (160,769)

32,675 (23.0)

(Reference)

(Reference)

  No (30,028)

2191 (8.8)

0.32(0.30–0.35)

0.78 (0.71–0.85)

 Timing of first ANC visit

  1st trimester (43,776)

14,322 (36.0)

(Reference)

(Reference)

  2nd trimester (101,278)

19,016 (21.3)

0.48(0.46–0.51)

0.72 (0.69–0.76)

  3rd trimester (11,701)

1514 (16.9)

0.36(0.33–0.40)

0.47 (0.42–0.53)

 Presence of child’s father at any ANC visit

  No (31,291)

4538 (15.7)

0.50 (0.47–0.53)

0.72 (0.68–0.77)

  Yes (125,965)

30,328 (27.1)

(Reference)

(Reference)

 Received ICDS benefits

  Yes (105,980)

21,252 (22.0)

(Reference)

(Reference)

  No (84,824)

13,614 (19.6)

0.86(0.83–0.90)

0.93 (0.88–0.98)

  1. aN = row total, bn = weighted frequency, cothers include people not belonging to SC, ST or OBC
  2. dModel adjusted for state of residence