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Table 4 Odd ratios and 95% CI of factors associated with ≥ 8 ANC visits in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea and Zambia (DHS 2018)

From: Examining barriers to healthcare access and utilization of antenatal care services: evidence from demographic health surveys in sub-Saharan Africa

Variable

Nigeria (N=6761)

Mali (N=1973)

Guinea (N=1690)

Zambia (N=1570)

cOR(95% CI)

aOR(95% CI)

cOR(95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

cOR(95% CI)

aOR(95% CI)

cOR(95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Getting permission to visit the health facility

 Big problem

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Not a big problem

1.16(0.47–0.91)

0.71(0.51–1.02)

3.89(1.50–10.11)***

2.20(0.61–7.91)

3.49(1.35–8.99)**

2.99(0.89–10.01)

0.43(0.11–1.73)

0.22(0.06–0.79)**

Getting money needed for treatment

 Big problem

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Not a big problem

1.38(1.10–1.72)**

1.38(1.11–1.73)**

3.75(1.92–7.33)***

1.33(0.52–3.44)

1.89(0.94–3.79)

0.54(0.22–1.29)

0.63(00.21–1.92)

0.97(0.34–2.79)

Distance to health facility

 Big Problem

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Not a big problem

0.66(0.51–0.86)**

0.73(0.55–0.97)**

3.55(1.56–8.04)**

1.85(0.87–3.93)

4.86(2.21–10.8)***

2.96(0.96–9.07)

0.61(0.26–1.45)

0.25(0.06–1.06)

Not wanting to go alone

 Big Problem

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Not a big problem

1.14(0.91–1.44)

0.77(0.57–1.04)

2.22(0.98–5.07)

0.42(0.20–0.90)**

2.91(1.21–699)**

0.72(0.23–2.28)

1.64(0.45–6.03)

2.58(0.55–12.00)

Age at child birth (years)

 ≤19

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 20–24

1.62(1.09–2.39)**

1.61(1.09–2.38)**

0.80(0.36–1.79)

0.72(0.30–1.70)

1.54(0.62–3.83)

1.59(0.64–3.98)

0.51(0.14–1.86)

0.42(0.13–1.34)

 25–29

2.26(1.50–3.41)***

2.26(1.50–3.40)***

0.58(0.27–1.24)

0.68(0.27–1.76)

1.62(0.63–4.14)

2.41(0.84–6.87)

0.24(0.06–0.91)*

0.55(0.11–2.78)

 30–34

3.04(1.96–4.70)***

3.02(1.95–4.67)***

0.38(0.15–0.97)**

0.59(0.16–2.14)

1.31(0.47–3.63)

2.29(0.62–8.43)

0.49(0.11–2.18)

1.88(0.55–6.42)

 35–39

2.92(1.82–4.68)***

2.90(1.81–4.64)***

0.73(0.27–1.93)

1.78(0.43–7.41)

0.33(0.06–1.70)

1.30(0.117–9.79)

0.02(0.03–0.19)**

0.26(0.02–4.15)

 ≥40

3.01(1.67–5.40)***

3.00(1.67–5.39)***

0.35(0.07–1.79)

1.15(0.14–9.29)

0.71(0.14–3.70)

3.74(0.43–32.48)

0.46(0.09–2.38)

17.94(2.94–109.29)**

Place of residence

 Urban

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Rural

0.24(0.20–0.29)***

0.24(0.14–0.42)***

0.25(0.14–0.45)***

0.87(0.40–1.88)

0.14(0.07–0.28)***

0.56(0.20–1.58)

0.90(0.32–2.54)

0.89(0.19–4.11)

Religion

 Christians

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Muslim

0.20(0.16–0.24)***

0.44(0.34–0.56)***

1.83(0.27–12.55)

2.86(0.46–17.70)

0.45(0.20–0.99)***

0.24(0.11–0.52)***

2.44(0.27–21.80)

4.59(0.56–37.99)

 Others

0.18(0.03–0.91)**

0.30(0.07–1.64)

0.83(0.05–12.82)

3.56(0.20–62.39)

1.00(0.33–3.02)

0.85(0.19–3.89)

0.42(0.05–3.40)

0.40(0.03–5.62)

Birth order

 1–2

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 3–4

0.75(0.62–0.90)**

0.67(0.54–0.84)***

0.65(0.34–1.24)

0.79(0.36–1.76)

0.94(0.51–1.72)

0.77(0.48–1.58)

0.13(0.03–0.55)**

0.04(0.10–0.20)***

 ≥5

0.36(0.29–0.44)***

0.42(0.30–0.60)***

0.22(0.10–0.48)***

0.25(0.06–0.98)**

0.18(0.07–0.51)***

0.23(0.06–0.88)**

0.09(0.02–0.36)**

0.01(0.002–0.07)***

Pregnancy intention

 No (later/no more)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Yes (then)

0.68(0.55–0.85)**

1.04(0.79–1.35)

1.23(0.56–2.73)

0.94(0.40–2.18)

3.70(1.06–12.86)**

3.13(0.84–11.66)

0.91(0.35–2.36)

0.58(0.22–1.54)

Polygyny

 Monogamous

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Polygamous as first wife

0.23(0.15–0.34)***

0.67(0.43–1.05)

0.55(0.23–1.32)

1.51(0.49–4.66)

0.14(0.02–1.04)

0.26(0.03–2.30)

4.42(0.94–2.89)

40.35(6.65–244.75)

 Polygamous as 2nd or higher

0.37(0.29–0.46)***

0.93(0.71–1.23)

1.01(0.50–2.03)

1.79(0.81–3.96)

1.07(0.48–2.40)

1.44(0.57–3.65)

11.32(3.33–18.30)***

15.6(0.50–23.10)***

Wealth quintiles

 Poorest

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Poorer

2.01(1.32–3.07)**

1.54(1.00–2.06)

1.23(0.27–5.51)

1.10(0.24–5.06)

0.32(0.04–2.89)

0.29(0.03–2.73)

1.78(0.41–7.8)

0.88(0.22–3.52)

 Middle

4.57(3.01–6.95)***

2.35(1.50–3.69)***

1.38(0.33–5.77)

1.09(0.22–5.41)

1.75(0.49–6.23)

1.17(0.31–4.38)

1.60(0.41–6.3)

0.95(0.24–3.81)

 Richer

9.71(6.38–14.79)***

3.35(2.08–5.38)***

3.31(0.90–12.14)

1.82(0.37–9.08)

5.11(1.65–15.82)**

1.90(0.48–7.52)

0.93(0.17–5.06)

0.56(0.09–3.64)

 Richest

21.31(14.06–32.29)***

4.77(2.91–7.82)***

11.40(3.29–39.53)***

4.00(0.68–23.36)

11.46(4.15–31.63)***

3.28(0.77–13.98)

2.82(0.67–11.80)

0.58(0.07–4.68)

Covered by Health Insurance

 No

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Yes

3.27(2.15–4.98)***

1.36(0.86–2.16)

6.30(2.88–13.80)***

1.68(0.63–4.52)

2.11(0.26–16.94)

0.50(0.04–6.55)

9.36(3.87–53.67)**

8.27(1.34–51.01)**

Husband level of education

 No education

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Primary

4.28(3.04–6.03)***

2.06(1.41–3.09)***

2.67(1.24–5.74)**

1.96(0.88–4.36)

0.57(0.12–2.59)

0.47(0.09–2.33)

3.88(0.42–35.44)

1.14(0.10–13.32)

 Secondary

7.79(5.73–10.60)***

2.04(1.43–2.92)***

4.34(2.18–8.65)***

1.97(0.84–4.61)

2.11(0.90–4.91)

1.21(0.48–3.11)

10.51(1.34–82.3)**

5.54(0.65–47.35)

 Higher

10.59(7.60–14.75)***

2.09(1.41–3.08)***

12.77(5.28–30.90)***

3.49(1.16–10.49)*

4.49(1.90–10.62)**

1.18(0.48–2.91)

33.49(3.62–309.03)**

18.67(1.31–267.00)**

Difference in age between husband and wife

 Wife older or same age

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

5.36(0.09–15.2)***

13.3(5.93–48.7)***

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

 Husband 1–5 years older

1.01(0.61–1.71)

1.29(0.75–2.22)

0.40(0.11–1.41)

0.43(0.10–1.86)

0.96(0.43–2.17)

1.80(0.402.95)

1.39(0.29–6.77)

0.69(0.10–4.64)

 Husband 6–10 years older

0.60(0.35–1.02)

1.05(0.60–1.84)

0.31(0.08–1.13)

0.33(0.08–1.36)

0.82(0.42–1.61)

0.86(0.39–1.90)

0.86(0.16–4.70)

0.46(0.06–3.26)

 Husband >  10 years older

0.40(0.23–0.70)**

0.97(0.55–1.74)

0.36(0.11–1.21)

0.32(0.08–1.30)

Reference (1.0)

Reference (1.0)

0.52(0.05–5.98)

0.50(0.05–5.43)

  1. ***p< 0.001,**p< 0.05,*p< 0.10