Table 3 Multivariate analysis of the factors associated with early postnatal care attendance among women age 15–49 with a birth in the 2 years preceding the survey (UDHS, 2016)
Characteristic | Frequency (n = 5471) | aOR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Residence | |||
 Urban | 1077 | 1.16 | 0.89–1.51 |
 Rural | 4394 | 1.00 |  |
Highest level of education | |||
 None | 544 | 1.33* | 1.04–1.69 |
 Primary | 3393 | 1.00 |  |
 Secondary/higher | 1534 | 1.45** | 1.22–1.74 |
Religion | |||
 Anglican | 1702 | 0.95 | 0.79–1.95 |
 Catholic | 2095 | 1.00 |  |
 Muslim | 803 | 1.17 | 0.92–1.47 |
 Others | 871 | 1.04 | 0.84–1.30 |
Wealth status | |||
 Poorest | 1283 | 1.00 |  |
 Poorer | 1202 | 0.76* | 0.59–0.97 |
 Middle | 1049 | 0.69* | 0.53–0.91 |
 Richer | 967 | 0.66* | 0.50–0.86 |
 Richest | 964 | 0.95 | 0.67–1.35 |
Marital status | |||
 Unmarried | 855 | 1.12 | 0.91–1.38 |
 Married | 4616 | 1.00 |  |
Occupation | |||
 Not working | 1019 | 0.72* | 0.58–0.91 |
 Professional employment | 1954 | 1.03 | 0.87–1.21 |
 Agricultural employment | 2494 | 1.00 |  |
ANC attendance | |||
 4 or more visits | 3257 | 1.20* | 1.04–1.39 |
 Less than 4 visits | 2214 | 1.00 |  |
Place of delivery | |||
 Home/other | 1390 | 1.00 |  |
 Public facility | 3222 | 15.28** | 11.92–19.58 |
 Private facility | 860 | 15.68** | 11.89–20.67 |
Birth order | |||
 First | 1183 | 1.00 |  |
 Second or third | 1880 | 0.87 | 0.72–1.05 |
 Fourth or fifth | 1209 | 0.98 | 0.77–1.24 |
 Sixth or more | 1200 | 1.00 | 0.79–1.28 |
Perceived difficulty of distance to health facility | |||
 Problem | 2280 | 1.00 |  |
 Not a problem | 3192 | 1.20* | 1.03–1.39 |
Access to media messages | |||
 No | 1810 | 1.00 |  |
 Yes | 3661 | 1.31** | 1.13–1.52 |