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Table 4 Correlates of quality of antenatal care services in Nepal

From: Sociodemographic correlates of antenatal care visits in Nepal: results from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016

Variables

Number of Women

Good Quality ANC

     
  

Count

Percent

95%CI

OR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

Family size

 <= 4

758

207

25.38

(21.69, 29.45)

    

 > 4

2003

440

19.96

(17.65, 22.50)

0.73

(0.59, 0.91)

0.98

(0.78, 1.23)

Place of residence

 Urban

1581

418

24.20

(20.71, 28.08)

    

 Rural

1180

229

18.17

(15.51, 21.19)

0.70

(0.52, 0.92)

0.94

(0.72, 1.23)

Ecological region

 Mountain

226

49

21.20

(15.56, 28.21)

    

 Hill

1184

321

25.35

(21.30, 29.87)

1.26

(0.81, 1.98)

0.86

(0.57, 1.32)

 Terai

1351

277

18.67

(15.86, 21.85)

0.85

(0.56, 1.31)

0.79

(0.51, 1.23)

Education status of Women

 Illiterate

792

96

10.95

(8.55, 13.93)

    

 Literate

1969

551

25.88

(23.16, 28.79)

2.84

(2.10, 3.83)

1.51

(1.09, 2.08)

Education status of Husband

 Illiterate

337

27

7.22

(4.87, 10.56)

    

 Literate

2412

619

23.70

(21.35, 26.22)

3.99

(2.67, 5.97)

2.11

(1.38, 3.22)

Ethnicity

 Advantaged

962

314

31.34

(27.10, 35.92)

    

 Disadvantaged

1799

333

17.06

(14.77, 19.63)

0.45

(0.35, 0.58)

0.60

(0.46, 0.78)

Religion

 Hindus

2396

589

22.42

(20.17, 24.84)

    

 Non-Hindus

365

58

15.86

(10.79, 22.70)

0.65

(0.42, 1.01)

0.86

(0.57, 1.29)

Wealth index of women’s household

 Poor

1310

235

16.37

(14.11, 18.92)

    

 Middle

569

124

19.97

(16.34, 24.18)

1.27

(0.95, 1.70)

1.41

(1.03, 1.93)

 Rich

882

288

28.39

(23.88, 33.38)

2.03

(1.53, 2.67)

1.58

(1.13, 2.20)

Women autonomy in health care

 No

2210

491

20.19

(17.88, 22.73)

    

 Yes

539

155

27.35

(22.47, 32.83)

1.49

(1.13, 1.97)

1.33

(0.99, 1.80)

Women’s access to Media

 No

1289

203

14.57

(12.29, 17.19)

    

 Yes

1472

444

27.11

(23.89, 30.58)

2.18

(1.72, 2.77)

1.36

(1.06, 1.74)

Intended pregnancy

 No

576

104

14.92

(11.61, 18.97)

    

 Yes

2185

543

23.15

(20.80, 25.69)

1.72

(1.30, 2.27)

1.69

(1.23, 2.34)

History of terminated pregnancy

 No

2171

521

22.09

(19.64, 24.75)

    

 Yes

590

126

19.04

(15.63, 23.00)

0.83

(0.64, 1.07)

2.34

(0.67, 1.21)

Number of living children

 No

2009

549

25.19

(22.48, 28.10)

    

 Yes

752

98

11.48

(9.235, 14.18)

0.39

(0.30, 0.50)

0.65

(0.49, 0.86)

Total

2761

647

21.45

(19.22, 23.86)

    
  1. OR Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval