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Table 3 Adjusted risk ratios for having recommended number of ANC contacts (NDHS 2018)

From: Sub-national analysis and determinants of numbers of antenatal care contacts in Nigeria: assessing the compliance with the WHO recommended standard guidelines

Characteristics

1 to 3 contacts

4 to7

8 and more contacts

 

aRR(95 % CI)

sig

aRR(95 % CI)

sig

aRR(95 % CI)

sig

Age of mothers (years)

      

 15–19

Reference

     

 20–24

0.96 (0.77–1.20)

0.73

1.11 (0.91–1.36)

0.30

1.19 (0.86–1.65)

0.28

 25–29

0.99 (0.78–1.26)

0.92

1.24 (0.99–1.54)

0.06

1.40 (1.01–1.95)

0.04

 30–39

0.88 (0.68–1.14)

0.34

1.29 (1.02–1.64)

0.04

1.83 (1.29–2.60)

0.00

 40–49

0.61 (0.46–0.82)

0.00

1.10 (0.84–1.43)

0.48

1.62 (1.10–2.38)

0.01

Highest educational level

      

 No education

Reference

     

 Primary

1.69 (1.45–1.97)

0.00

1.97 (1.72–2.27)

0.00

2.17 (1.77–2.66)

0.00

 Secondary

1.79 (1.49–2.14)

0.00

2.40 (2.05–2.82)

0.00

2.91 (2.35–3.60)

0.00

 Higher

5.01 (2.91–8.61)

0.00

9.04 (5.44–15.03)

0.00

12.46 (7.33–21.2)

0.00

Spouse’s highest education

      

 No education

Reference

     

 Primary

1.94 (1.67–2.25)

0.00

2.25 (1.96–2.57)

0.00

1.71 (1.38–2.13)

0.00

 Secondary

1.71 (1.48–1.97)

0.00

2.22 (1.96–2.52)

0.00

2.23 (1.82–2.73)

0.00

 Higher

2.89 (2.28–3.65)

0.00

3.67 (2.96–4.54)

0.00

4.38 (3.33–5.77)

0.00

Who decides respondent’s healthcare

      

 Respondent alone

1.28 (1.05–1.56)

0.01

1.25 (1.05–1.49)

0.01

1.84 (1.51–2.25)

0.00

 Respondent and Spouse

1.12 (0.99–1.27)

0.08

1.29 (1.15–1.44)

0.00

1.05 (0.92–1.21)

0.45

 Spouse alone

Reference

     

Media exposure

      

 No exposure

Reference

     

 Exposed to media

1.29 (1.16–1.43)

0.00

1.48 (1.35–1.63)

0.00

1.73 (1.50-2.00)

0.00

Ethnicity

      

 Hausa/Fulani

Reference

     

 Yoruba

1.33 (0.90–1.96)

0.15

1.68 (1.22–2.31)

0.00

3.17 (2.22–4.51)

0.00

 Igbo

2.55 (1.71–3.83)

0.00

3.16 (2.01–3.88)

0.00

3.82 (2.64–5.52)

0.00

 Ibiobio

3.07 (1.55–4.98)

0.00

3.22 (2.09–5.03)

0.00

2.78 (1.28–4.55)

0.00

 Others

1.44 (1.25–1.66)

0.00

1.44 (1.26–1.64)

0.00

1.61 (1.29-2.00)

0.00

Religion

      

 Islam

Reference

     

 Other Christians

0.77 (0.64–0.91)

0.00

0.83 (0.71–0.97)

0.02

0.80 (0.66–0.97)

0.02

 Others

1.03 (0.64–1.68)

0.89

0.69 (0.45–1.08)

0.11

0.10 (0.04–0.23)

0.00

Wealth status

      

 Low

Reference

     

 Middle

1.33 (1.17–1.50)

0.00

1.54 (1.38–1.72)

0.00

1.67 (1.41–1.98)

0.00

 Richest

1.58 (1.28–1.95)

0.00

2.11 (1.75–2.54)

0.00

2.29 (1.83–2.87)

0.00

Children ever-born

      

 1 or 2 births

Reference

     

 3 or 4 births

1.14 (0.98–1.34)

0.10

0.91 (0.79–1.04)

0.17

0.85 (0.72–1.01)

0.07

 More than 4 births

1.19 (0.99–1.43)

0.06

0.89 (0.76–1.05)

0.16

0.76 (0.62–0.93)

0.01

Birth interval

      

 First Birth

1.15 (0.94–1.41)

0.17

1.23 (1.03–1.46)

0.02

1.38 (1.11–1.71)

0.00

 Less than 36 months

0.91 (0.82–1.01)

0.08

0.87 (0.79–0.95)

0.00

0.92 (0.81–1.04)

0.18

 36+

Reference

     

Current employment status

      

 Unemployed

Reference

     

 Employed

0.96 (0.75–1.22)

0.73

0.86 (0.70–1.07)

0.18

0.97 (0.72–1.31)

0.86

Spouse current employment status

      

 Unemployed

Reference

     

 Employed

1.36 (1.06–1.73)

0.02

1.63 (1.31–2.03)

0.00

1.58 (1.16–2.17)

0.00

Region

      

 North West

Reference

     

 North central

0.43 (0.37–0.51)

0.00

0.44 (0.38–0.52)

0.00

1.23 (0.96–1.58)

0.11

 North East

1.43 (1.26–1.62)

0.00

1.25 (1.11–1.41)

0.00

1.28 (1.01–1.64)

0.04

 South East

0.55 (0.34–0.89)

0.01

0.53 (0.35–0.80)

0.00

3.23 (2.03–5.13)

0.00

 South South

0.10 (0.08–0.14)

0.00

0.10 (0.08–0.13)

0.00

0.80 (0.58–1.10)

0.17

 South West

0.29 (0.20–0.42)

0.00

0.37 (0.27–0.50)

0.00

3.84 (2.69–5.48)

0.00

Residence

      

 Rural

Reference

     

 Urban

1.19 (1.04–1.37)

0.01

1.13 (1.01–1.28)

0.04

1.37 (1.19–1.58)

0.00

Sex of Household head

      

Male

Reference

     

 Female

1.00 (0.81–1.24)

0.97

1.01 (0.85–1.22)

0.88

0.97 (0.79–1.18)

0.74

Wanted Last child

      

 Then

1.07 (0.88–1.31)

0.48

0.84 (0.71–1.01)

0.06

0.84 (0.69–1.03)

0.10

 Later

0.78 (0.58–1.04)

0.09

0.7 (0.55–0.90)

0.00

0.63 (0.48–0.84)

0.00

 Never

Reference

     

Family Mobility

      

 More stable ( > = 5 years)

Reference

     

 Less stable 0–4 years

1.14 (0.98–1.33)

0.08

1.02 (0.89–1.17)

0.74

1.03 (0.88–1.21)

0.68

Have health Insurance

      

No

Reference

     

 Yes

0.86 (0.53–1.39)

0.53

1.10 (0.72–1.68)

0.67

1.61 (1.02–2.56)

0.04

Wife Beating acceptable

      

 Yes

Reference

     

 No

1.21 (1.10–1.33)

0.00

1.40 (1.29–1.53)

0.00

1.71 (1.50–1.95)

0.00

Community SES Disadvantage

      

 Lowest

1.50 (1.17–1.93)

0.00

1.89 (1.52–2.36)

0.00

1.89 (1.38–2.57)

0.00

 Middle

1.68 (1.46–1.92)

0.00

1.70 (1.50–1.92)

0.00

1.47 (1.17–1.86)

0.00

 Highest

Reference

     
  1. All the variables in this Table were significant at p < 0.20 in the bivariable analysis