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Table 2 Predictors of antenatal care and skilled birth attendance services utilization among childbearing women in Guinea

From: Determinants of antenatal care and skilled birth attendance services utilization among childbearing women in Guinea: evidence from the 2018 Guinea Demographic and Health Survey data

Variables

Model I (Antenatal care)

AOR (CI)

Model II (Skilled birth attendance)

AOR (CI)

Age

 15–24

1.29* (1.03–1.62)

0.89 (0.69–1.13)

 25–34

1.04(0.89–1.23)

1.00(0.84–1.18)

 35+

Ref

Ref

Mother’s level of education

 No education

Ref

Ref

 Primary

1.24*(1.01–1.52)

1.32*(1.04–1.68)

 Secondary/Higher

1.70***(1.33–2.19)

1.83***(1.25–2.68)

Partner’s level of education

 No education

Ref

Ref

 Primary

1.32*(1.04–1.68)

1.16(0.89–1.52)

 Secondary/Higher

1.46***(1.22–1.75)

1.40***(1.11–1.76)

Wealth

 Poorest

Ref

Ref

 Poorer

1.51***(1.23–1.84)

1.46***(1.22–1.74)

 Middle

1.88***(1.53–2.29)

2.32***(1.93–2.79)

 Richer

3.45***(2.72–4.38)

4.80***(3.72–6.19)

 Richest

5.09***(3.70-7.00)

10.79***(6.64–17.51)

Pregnancy intention

 Unintended

Ref

Ref

 Planned

1.50***(1.23–1.81)

1.25*(1.03–1.52)

Religion

 Christianity

Ref

4.29***(3.23–5.70)

 Islam

1.65***(1.38–2.12)

Ref

 Others

1.18(0.57–2.44)

4.09***(1.99–8.39)

Marital status

 Married

Ref

Ref

 Cohabiting

1.46(0.89–2.40)

1.76(0.94–3.31)

Place of residence

 Urban

0.94(0.76–1.16)

3.00***(2.29–3.94)

 Rural

Ref

Ref

Parity

 One birth

0.88(0.69–1.12)

1.58***(1.20–2.06)

 Two births

0.86(0.70–1.05)

1.02(0.82–1.28)

 Three births

0.89(0.74–1.07)

1.05(0.86–1.28)

 Four or more births

Ref

Ref

Employment status

 

 Not working

-

1.07(0.91–1.25)

 Working

-

Ref

Health care decision making

 Alone

1.53***(1.24–1.89)

1.87***(1.46–2.39)

 Not alone

Ref

Ref

Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine

 Not at all

Ref

Ref

 Less than once a week

0.78(0.52–1.16)

0.69(0.34–1.38)

 At least once a week

1.97(0.61–1.54)

1.95(0.75–5.08)

Frequency of listening to radio

 

 Not at all

Ref

Ref

 Less than once a week

1.30**(1.10–1.53)

1.05(0.87–1.26)

 At least once a week

1.11(0.94–1.30)

1.19*(1.01–1.40)

Frequency of watching television

 Not at all

Ref

Ref

 Less than once a week

0.94(0.78–1.14)

1.50***(1.21–1.85)

 At least once a week

1.13(0.92–1.39)

1.69***(1.30–2.19)

Sex of household head

 Male

Ref

Ref

 Female

1.20(0.97–1.48)

1.52***(1.20–1.92)

 N

4917

4917

 Pseudo R2

0.100

0.254

  1. aOR adjusted Odds Ratio, 95% confidence intervals in brackets, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; Ref reference category
  2. Source: 2018 Guinea Demographic and Health Survey