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Table 2 Backward stepwise model selection of factors associated with maternity continuum of care

From: Coverage-level and predictors of maternity continuum of care in Nigeria: implications for maternal, newborn and child health programming

Maternal Factors

Model-1

ANC(4 +)

Model-2

ANC(4 +) + SBA

Model-3 ANC(4 +) + SBA + PNC

B

Change in -2logL

p-value

B

Change in -2logL

p-value

B

Change in -2logL

p-value

Maternal Age

0.219

19.425a

0.000

0.289

26.148a

0.000

0.053

0.769

0.381

Education

0.192

24.992a

0.000

0.365

93.257a

0.000

0.209

20.465a

0.000

Marital Status

-0.244

2.049

0.152

-0.268

2.743a

0.098

0.265

3.433a

0.060

Partner education

0.076

5.196a

0.023

0.036

0.840

0.359

0.144

11.203a

0.001

Residence

-0.114

2.832a

0.092

-0.230

10.341a

0.001

-0.312

16.449a

0.000

Employment

0.031

0.855

0.355

0.009

0.061

0.804

-0.028

0.763

0.382

Wealth status

0.250

32.595a

0.000

0.346

58.017a

0.000

0.235

16.933a

0.000

Media exposure

0.004

0.004

0.950

0.092

1.879

0.170

0.116

2.477

0.116

Geopolitical zone

0.320

231.992a

0.000

0.366

292.878a

0.000

0.098

24.408a

0.000

Wanted pregnancy

-0.035

0.298

0.584

0.016

0.061

0.805

0.107

2.504

0.103

Birth order

-0.092

7.759a

0.005

-0.159

19.777a

0.000

-0.045

2.124

0.145

Health insurance

0.035

0.024

0.878

-0.170

0.560

0.454

0.009

0.003

0.957

Getting Permission for medical help

-0.138

1.806

0.179

-0.008

0.004

0.949

-0.006

0.002

0.966

Getting money for medical help

-0.115

4.114a

0.043

-0.104

2.225

0.136

-0.109

3.104a

0.096

Medical help distance to facility

-0.054

0.562

0.453

0.126

2.745a

0.098

0.148

2.388

0.122

Woman healthcare decision maker

0.100

9.794a

0.002

0.122

12.284a

0.000

0.081

4.899a

0.022

Provider of ANC

0.159

22.789a

0.000

0.699

289.904a

0.000

0.399

59.237a

0.000

Timing of 1st ANC

-1.746

997.383a

0.000

-1.034

327.770a

0.000

-0.374

46.333a

0.000

BP checked in ANC

0.146

1.395

0.238

-0.061

0.147

0.702

-0.289

3.322a

0.080

Blood sample taken in ANC

-0.161

2.674

0.102

-0.065

0.426

0.514

0.138

0.927

0.336

Urine sample taken in ANC

0.303

15.794a

0.000

0.044

0.140

0.709

0.057

0.145

0.703

Iron folic acid taken in ANC

-0.061

0.384

0.537

-0.159

2.320

0.128

0.702

32.250a

0.000

Tetanus toxoid vaccine taken

0.450

128.494a

0.000

0.280

32.562a

0.000

0.156

6.885a

0.006

Institution delivery

   

3.144

2341.697a

0.000

-0.589

57.662a

0.000

Delivery by CS

   

0.071

0.131

0.718

0.409

16.404a

0.000

Child sex at birth

      

0.059

0.815

0.367

Child size at birth

      

-0.024

0.396

0.529

  1. aSignificant at p < 0.10