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Table 2 Factors associated with adequate antenatal care visits in Tanzania

From: Factors associated with changes in adequate antenatal care visits among pregnant women aged 15-49 years in Tanzania from 2004 to 2016

Characteristics

2004-05 TDHS

2010 TDHS

2015-16 TDHS

APR (95% CI)

APR (95% CI)

APR (95% CI)

Age at delivery (in years)

 15-19

1

1

1

 20-24

0.92(0.85-0.99)

1.21(1.05-1.40)

1.06(0.96-1.18)

 25-29

0.95(0.87-1.04)

1.21(1.03-1.42)

1.04(0.93-1.17)

 30-34

0.95(0.85-1.06)

1.45(1.20-1.74)

1.15(1.01-1.30)

 35+

0.96(0.85-1.09)

1.28(1.03-1.58)

1.19(1.02-1.38)

Zones

 Western zone

1

1

1

 Northern zone

1.47(1.31-1.66)

1.45(1.19-1.77)

1.52(1.31-1.76)

 Central zone

1.50(1.34-1.69)

1.37(1.13-1.66)

1.71(1.48-1.98)

 Southern Highlands

1.37(1.21-1.56)

1.11(0.89-1.38)

1.25(1.07-1.46)

 Southern zone

1.49(1.32-1.69)

1.16(0.93-1.45)

1.30(1.10-1.54)

 Southwest Highlands

1.40(1.23-1.58)

0.74(0.58-0.96)

1.25(1.05-1.49)

 Lake Zone

1.29(1.15-1.44)

1.27(1.06-1.53)

1.47(1.28-1.68)

 Eastern zone

1.62(1.44-1.81)

1.53(1.26-1.85)

1.71(1.49-1.97)

 Zanzibar

1.46(1.31-1.63)

1.27(1.05-1.53)

1.48(1.28-1.72)

Place of residence

 Rural

1.00(0.94-1.08)

0.98(0.87-1.11)

0.93(0.85-1.01)

 Urban

1

1

1

Highest level of education

 No formal education

1

1

1

 Primary education

1.04(0.98-1.10)

1.13(1.01-1.26)

1.05(0.96-1.14)

 Secondary and above

1.09(0.99-1.20)

1.25(1.06-1.48)

1.12(1.01-1.25)

Parity

 1

1

1

1

 2-3

0.98(0.92-1.05)

0.89(0.78-1.02)

0.88(0.81-0.96

 4-5

0.99(0.92-1.06)

0.76(0.64-0.91)

0.83(0.74-0.94)

 6+

0.95(0.87-1.03)

0.74(0.60-0.92)

0.78(0.67-0.91)

Decision maker on respondent’s health

 Respondent alone

1

1

1

 Respondent and partner

0.94(0.88-1.00)

0.93(0.83-1.03)

1.05(0.97-1.13)

 Partner alone

0.96(0.91-1.01)

0.87(0.78-0.98)

0.93(0.87-1.03)

 Someone else

0.89(0.80-0.99)

0.89(0.58-1.37)

1.02(0.62-1.68)

Desire of last pregnancy

 Wanted then

1

1

1

 Wanted later

0.96(0.90-1.02)

0.82(0.74-0.92)

0.92(0.86-0.98)

 Wanted no more

0.95(0.86-1.06)

1.06(0.85-1.31)

0.93(0.78-1.11)

Wealth index

 Poorest

1

1

1

 Poorer

1.08(1.00-1.17)

0.95(0.83-1.09)

1.03(0.93-1.14)

 Middle

1.07(0.99-1.16)

1.03(0.90-1.17)

1.05(0.95-1.16)

 Richer

1.12(1.03-1.21)

1.18(1.03-1.35)

1.22(1.11-1.35)

 Richest

1.16(1.05-1.27)

1.10(0.93-1.31)

1.16(1.02-1.31)

First ANC initiated

 Later than 1st trimester

1

1

1

 Within 1st trimester

1.47(1.41-1.52)

1.96(1.82-2.11)

1.89(1.79-2.00)

Distance to Health facility

 Not a big problem

1.06(1.01-1.12)

1.03(0.93-1.14)

1.05(0.99-1.11)

 Big problem

1

1

1

Frequency of watching TV

 Not at all

1

1

1

 Less than once a week

1.04(0.97-1.12)

1.03(0.91-1.17)

0.99(0.92-1.08)

 At least once a week

1.01(0.93-1.08)

1.24(1.09-1.42)

1.05(0.96-1.16)