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Table 2 Regression Results

From: Exploring inequalities in access to and use of maternal health services in South Africa

 

Access Variables

 

Availability

Affordability

Accessibility

Predictor variables

Travel Time to facility (minutes)

Total costs incurred on day of delivery as a percentage of Household expenditure

Health worker too busy to listen to my problems (Agree= 1)

 

βCoefficient (95% C.I.)

βCoefficient (95% C.I.)

Odds ratio (95% C.I.)

R2

30.5%

14.0%

18.3% (Pseudo)

SES: q2

17.04 (-1.8, 35.8) **

-0.0012 (-0.009, 0.007)

1.47 (0.9, 2.3) **

SES: q3

-11.34 (-24.6, 1.9)**

-0.0035(-0.012, 0.005)

1.79 (1.0, 3.1) *

SES: q4

-9.35 (-23.9, 5.18)

-0.0105 (-0.020, -0.001)*

0.86 (0.4, 1.8)

SES: q5

-12.76 (-27.1, 1.6) **

-0.0133(-0.023, -0.004)*

1.01 (0.5, 2.2)

Marital category: Live with partner

-3.49 (-12.0, 5.0)

0.0026 (-0.005, 0.010)

0.64 (0.3. 1.3)

Marital category: Single

-0.64 (-7.7, 6.4)

0.0005 (-0.004, 0.005)

0.76 (04, 1.3)

Marital category: Widowed/ Divorced/ Separated

-9.95 (-22.5, 2.6)

-0.0061 (-0.014, 0.002)

1.26 (0.2, 9.2)

Sex of Head of Household: Male

1.99 (-5.6, 9.6)

-0.0012 (-0.005, 0.003)

0.94 (0.7, 1.3)

Born in province: yes

-1.59 (-7.4, 4.3)

-0.0005 (-0.005, 0.004)

1.01 (0.6, 1.7)

Education category: Some High School

-13.23 (-26.8, 0.4) **

0.0046 (-0.002, 0.011)

1.38 (0.8, 2.5)

Education category: Completed High School

-17.02 (-30.9, -3.1) *

0.0053(-0.001, 0.012)

1.07 (0.6, 2.0)

Education category: Tertiary qualification

-22.71 (-40.4, -5.0) *

0.0007 (-0.009, 0.011)

0.67 (0.2, 2.8)

Employment status: Employed

5.29 (-5.1, 15.6)

0.0003 (-0.003, 0.004)

1.31 (0.9, 2.0)

Age

-0.88 (-1.5, -0.2) *

-6.26×10−06(-0.0004, 0.0004)

0.98 (0.95, 1.0)

Site: Urban1

-8.48 (-16.9, -0.0) *

-0.0102 (-0.018, -0.003)*

0.2 (0.1, 0.4) *

Site: Rural2

55.73 (42.1, 69.3) *

-0.0084 (-0.017, -0.0002)*

3.41 (2.1, 5.6) *

Site: Urban2

4.87 (-6.3, 16.1)

-0.0211 (-0.029, -0.013)*

0.23 (0.1, 0.5) *

Facility: Primary Healthcare clinic

-23.3 (-29.2, -17.5) *

0.0066 (0.003, 0.010)*

3.69 (1.9, 7.0) *

HIV status: positive

0.31 (-9.0, 9.6)

0.0010 (-0.004, 0.006)

1.51 (1.0, 2.2) *

Birth type: Caesar

-

0.0013 (-0.004, 0.006)

0.70 (0.5, 1.1)**

Constant

84.31 (59.2, 109.4)*

0.0349(0.020, 0.050)*

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  1. Table 2 provides the regression results on proxies for availability, affordability and acceptability.
  2. *p-value< 0.05.
  3. **0.05≤ p-value ≤ 0.10.