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Table 4 Regression results: likelihood of using ANC services

From: Empirical analysis of socio-economic determinants of maternal health services utilisation in Burundi

Explanatory variables

 

Sample (N = 8941)

 

Coefficient

OR

95% CI

p-value

 Age (reference: 15–19 years)

 20–34 years

−0.479

0.620

0.134–2.870

0.540

 35–49 years

−1.650

0.192

0.350–1.057

0.058

Birth order (reference: 1st child)

 2nd-3rd child

−0.203

0.817

0.350–1.907

0.639

 4th–5th child

0.098

1.103

0.396–3.076

0.850

 6th child and above

0.202

1.223

0.456–3.281

0.688

Education (reference: none)

 Primary

0.442

1.557

0.869–2.788

0.137

 Secondary

1.527

4.604

0.820–25.853

0.083

 Tertiary

–

–

–

 

Occupation (reference: no)

Yes

1.226

3.407

1.553–7.473

0.002

Religion (reference: Catholic)

 Protestant

−0.270

0.763

0.446–1.307

0.324

 Muslim

−0.753

0.471

0.054–4.080

0.493

 Traditional

−0.012

0.988

0.227–4.307

0.987

Health insurance (reference: no)

 Yes

0.472

1.604

0.716–3.590

0.250

Marital status (reference: never married)

 Legal union

2.909

18.334

4.526–74.302

0.000

 Partnership

2.764

15.857

3.531–71.219

0.000

 Divorced/separated/widowed

1.484

4.410

1.634–11.904

0.003

Decision-making power (reference: no)

 Yes

0.182

1.120

0.517–2.787

0.671

 Family size (reference: 1–5 people)

   

0.564

  >  5 individuals

−0.171

0.843

0.471–1.509

 

Husband’s education (reference: none)

 Primary

−0.192

0.826

0.425–1.602

0.570

 Secondary

–

–

–

 

 Tertiary

–

–

–

 

Husband’s occupation (reference: none)

 Yes

0.017

1.017

0.333–3.103

0.976

 Child’s sex (reference: Male)

    

 Female

−0.451

0.637

0.386–1.053

0.079

Income quintile (reference: first)

 Second

0.504

1.655

0.855–3.200

0.134

 Third

1.106

3.021

1.287–7.092

0.011

 Fourth

0.753

2.124

0.903–4.992

0.084

 Fifth

0.278

1.321

0.488–3.576

0.583

Residence (reference: urban)

 Rural

−0.873

0.419

0.107–1.630

0.208

Easy access to a health facility (reference: no)

 Yes

0.538

1.713

0.987–2.972

0.056

Province

 Kirundo

−1.928

0.145

0.023–0.929

0.042

 Mwaro

−2.003

0.135

0.019–0.941

0.043