Barriers and associated factors for adequate antenatal care among Afghan women in Iran; findings from a community-based survey

Table 5 Adjusted Odds ratios (AOR) and 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) for the effect of sociodemographic factors and potential barriers on the access to ANC (≥8) among Afghan women

		AOR	95% CI	p-value
Age group (year)	18–24	Ref
	25–34	0.24	0.11–0.52	0.001
	35–44	11.61	2.80–48.20	0.001
Education	Illiterate	Ref
Education	Literate	8.65	2.48–30.11	0.001
Employment	Unemployed	Ref
Employment	Employed	0.54	0.18–1.59	0.264
Husband education*	Illiterate	Ref
Husband education*	Literate	4.67	1.91–11.40	0.001
Length of stay in Iran (years)	≤ 5	Ref
Length of stay in Iran (years)	> 5	3.29	1.43–7.61	0.005
Family income (Iranian Toman)	< 4 million	Ref
Family income (Iranian Toman)	≥ 4 million	8.59	3.45–21.36	0.001
Legal status	Illegal	Ref
Legal status	Legal	7.07	2.28–21.96	0.001
Poor knowledge/attitude toward ANC		0.06	0.03–0.15	0.001
Difficulties in access		0.33	0.11–1.00	0.050
Poor quality of services		0.17	0.07–0.41	0.001
Sociocultural/legal issues		0.46	0.19–1.10	0.080

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