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Table 4 Final multivariable logistic regression model, Predictors of ‘transnational prenatal care, arrived pre-pregnancy’ vs. No transnational prenatal care, N=2440

From: Transnational prenatal care among migrant women from low-and-middle-income countries who gave birth in Montreal, Canada

Variables

b(SE)

Wald

AOR

95%CI

Maternal age

-0.06

5.82*

0.95

0.90, 0.99

Length of time in Canada

 2–5 years a

0.51

3.61

1.66

0.98, 2.79

Length of time in Canada

 > 5 years a

0.33

0.81

1.39

0.68, 2.87

Not living with the father of the baby

1.58

19.63***

4.85

2.41, 9.75

Region of origin,

 Sub-Saharan Africa b

-0.90

2.13

0.41

0.12, 1.36

Region of origin,

 Middle-East/ North Africa b

0.75

2.49

2.13

0.83, 5.42

Region of origin,

 South America b

-0.30

0.23

0.74

0.22, 2.50

Region of origin,

 East Asia/South-East Asia b

0.39

0.54

1.48

0.52, 4.18

Region of origin,

 South Asia b

-0.12

0.03

0.89

0.25, 3.17

Had negative perceptions of pregnancy care in Canada (general experiences)

0.16

13.64***

1.18

1.08, 1.28

  1. Note. No transnational prenatal care, n = 2341; Transnational prenatal care, n = 99.
  2. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; 95%CI = 95% confidence interval.
  3. a. Relative to length of time in Canada less than 2 years.
  4. b. Relative to Region of origin = Europe.
  5. *p < 0.05 ***p < 0.001.