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Table 2 The association between partners’ education and early antenatal care

From: The moderating role of partners’ education on early antenatal care in northern Ghana

Variable**

Unadjusted PR (95% CI)

Adjusted PR (95% CI)

Main exposure of interest

 Partner’s education*

  Less than secondary education

1

1

  Secondary or higher education

1.32 (1.13,1.54)

1.26 (1.05,1.51)

Potential confounders

 Age*

   ≥ 20

1

1

  18–19 years

0.68 (0.53,0.87)

0.75 (0.59,0.96)

 Planned pregnancy*

  No

1

1

  Yes

1.54 (1.26,1.88)

1.36 (1.09,1.69)

 Mother’s education

  Less than secondary education

1

1

  Secondary or higher education

1.14 (0.95,1.36)

0.97 (0.80,1.19)

 Employment status

  Unemployed

1

1

  Employed

1.21 (1.03,1.43)

1.07 (0.90,1.27)

 Place of residence

  Rural

1

1

  Urban

0.96 (0.81,1.14)

0.89 (0.75,1.04)

 Marital status

  Married

1

1

  Single

0.59 (0.42,0.84)

0.82 (0.57,1.17)

 Health insurance status

  Uninsured

1

1

  Insured

1.13 (0.96,1.35)

1.01 (0.85,1.20)

  Household size

1.00 (0.97,1.03)

1.00 (0.97,1.02)

 Parity

  0–3

1

1

   ≥ 4

0.81 (0.62,1.07)

0.80 (0.60,1.06)

 COVID-19 pandemic affected my ANC attendance

  No

1

1

  Yes

0.89 (0.6,1.3)

0.85 (0.61,1.19)

  1. **Model 1; *indicates statistically significant P-values <0.05 (i.e., two sided); PR = Prevalence ratio; 1 = Reference category