Table 3 Unadjusted odds ratio of the association between maternity continuum of care by women characteristics

Maternal Age

 15 – 24#

1

1

 25 – 34

1.43***

1.33–1.52

1.67***

1.56–1.79

 35 – 49

1.30***

1.20–1.40

1.64***

1.51–1.77

Level of education

 None#

1

1

1

 Primary

3.36***

3.09–3.66

5.34***

4.84–5.88

4.09***

3.33–5.04

 Secondary

6.90***

6.42–7.42

14.7***

13.5–15.9

6.73***

5.66–7.99

 Higher

22.4***

18.8–26.7

58.3***

50.1–67.8

11.4**

9.39–13.8

Marital Status

 Never married#

1

1

 Married

0.61

0.51–1.37

0.74

0.54–1.02

 Cohabiting

1.26

0.99–1.60

1.28

0.86–1.91

 Divorced/Separated/Widowed

0.93

0.74–1.17

0.76

0.49–1.16

Partner’s level of education

 No education#

1

1

 Primary

3.43***

3.13–3.76

5.25***

4.06–6.81

 Secondary

6.22 ***

5.77–6.69

8.58***

6.86–10.7

 Higher

10.5***

9.4–11.6

11.1***

8.83–14.1

Place of residence

 Urban#

1

1

1

 Rural

0.26***

0.25–0.29

0.19***

0.18–0.20

0.31***

0.27–0.35

Wealth status

 Poor#

1

1

1

 Middle

2.72***

2.52–2.93

4.11***

3.77–4.48

3.62***

3.01–4.35

 Rich

7.69***

7.16–8.27

15.3***

14.1–16.5

6.67***

5.69–7.82

Geopolitical zone

 North Central#

1

1

1

 North East

0.65***

0.59–0.72

0.33***

0.30–0.37

0.62***

0.49–0.78

 North West

0.61***

0.56–0.66

0.24***

0.22–0.27

0.49***

0.40–0.91

 South East

4.42***

3.85–5.08

4.50***

3.97–5.09

2.73***

2.26–3.32

 South south

2.19***

1.94–2.49

1.96***

1.74–2.20

1.78***

1.43–2.19

 South West

7.35***

6.39–8.44

6.08***

5.41–6.83

2.73***

2.27–3.27

Birth order

 1#

1

1

 2

0.96

0.87–1.06

0.88**

0.80–0.96

 3

0.89*

0.80–0.98

0.81***

0.73–0.89

 4 + 

0.54***

0.50–0.59

0.42***

0.38–0.45

Getting money for medical help

 Not a big problem#

1

1

 Big problem

0.54***

0.51–0.57

0.62***

0.55–0.69

Distance to medical facility

 Not a big problem#

1

 Big problem

0.52***

0.48–0.5

Woman healthcare decision maker

 Partner alone#

1

1

1

 Woman alone

3.01***

2.70–3.35

3.25***

2.94–3.59

2.87***

2.43–3.39

 Joint decision

3.35***

3.13–3.59

4.38***

4.10–4.68

2.72***

2.41–3.07

Provider of ANC

 TBA/No-one#

1

1

1

 CHEW/CHW

24.5***

21.0–28.6

7.5

5.58–10.1

5.38***

2.80–10.4

 Auxiliary Nurse/Midwife

44.4***

35.4–55.5

63.6***

47.2–85.5

53.3***

30.2–93.9

 Nurse/Midwife

68.4***

60.2–77.7

94.6***

74.3–120.5

34.2***

20.4–57.3

 Doctor

121.2***

99.8–147.2

262.7***

200.8–343.7

76.5***

45.1–129.5

Timing of first ANC

 1^st trimester#

1

1

1

 2^nd trimester

0.27***

0.23–0.31

0.43***

0.40–0.47

0.58***

0.52–0.66

 3^rd trimester

0.03***

0.02–0.03

0.08***

0.07–0.09

0.25***

0.19–0.33

Blood Pressure checked in ANC

 No#

1

 Yes

1.54**

1.17–2.01

Urine sample taken in ANC

 No#

1

 Yes

2.42***

2.19–2.66

Iron folic acid taken in ANC

 No#

1

 Yes

7.02***

5.64–8.73

Tetanus toxoid vaccine taken in ANC

 0#

1

1

1

 1

11.3***

10.2–12.5

9.89***

8.73–11.2

5.93***

4.55–7.75

 2 + 

32.1***

29.3–35.0

20.4***

18.2–22.8

9.17***

7.21–11.7

Institution delivery

 No#

1

1

 Yes

52.4***

48.2–57.1

2.56***

2.29–2.85

Delivery by CS

 No#

1

 Yes

3.30***

2.75–3.97