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Table 2 Results from global random effects logistic regression analysis of antenatal, delivery and postnatal care use

From: Spatial variability in factors influencing maternal health service use in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: a geographically-weighted regression analysis

Potential explanatory factor

Antenatal care

(n = 3687)a

Delivery care

(n = 3682)a

Postnatal care

(n = 3708)a

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Individual factors

 Education level

  None

–

Reference

Reference

  Primary/secondary/higher

–

0.77

(0.63,0.93)

1.09

(0.90, 1.33)

 Pregnancy danger signs

  Not aware

Reference

–

–

  Aware

1.21

(1.02,1.44)

–

–

 Delivery danger signs

  Not aware

–

Reference

–

  Aware

–

1.22

(0.98, 1.51)

–

 Postpartum danger signs

  Not aware

–

–

Reference

  Aware

–

–

1.22

(1.02,1.46)

 Nurse as information source

  Health information

   No

Reference

–

Reference

   Yes

2.08

(1.79,2.41)

–

0.94

(0.79, 1.13)

  Delivery information

   No

–

Reference

–

   Yes

–

2.17

(1.82,2.58)

–

 Antenatal care use

  No prior use

Reference

 

–

  Prior use

1.87

(1.61,2.18)

–

–

  No use last pregnancy

–

Reference

  

  > = 4 last pregnancy

–

2.06

(1.73,2.44)

  

 Delivery care use

  No prior use

–

Reference

–

  Prior use

–

9.56

(7.67,11.92)

–

  No use last pregnancy

–

–

Reference

  Used for last pregnancy

–

–

15.35

(12.61,18.69)

 Attitude towards delivery care

  Necessary for all

Reference

Reference

–

  Not necessary for all

0.51

(0.36, 0.71)

0.32

(0.22,0.47)

–

 Delivery mode

  Not assisted

–

–

Reference

  Assisted

–

–

2.95

(1.95,4.45)

Household or inter-personal factors

 Wealthiest household group

  No

Reference

Reference

Reference

  Yes

1.52

(1.30,1.79)

1.36

(1.12, 1.66)

1.20

(0.99,1.46)

 Companion support

  Not available

–

Reference

Reference

  Available

–

2.75

(2.20,3.43)

1.64

(1.28,2.08)

 Health-related decisions

  Not involved

Reference

–

Reference

  Involved

1.33

(1.13,1.57)

–

1.10

(0.91, 1.34)

 Delivery site decisions

  Not involved

–

Reference

–

  Involved

–

0.83

(0.67, 1.02)

–

  Parity

0.92

(0.89,0.95)

1.04

(0.99,1.08)

0.98

(0.94, 1.02)

 Pregnancy planned

  No

Reference

–

–

  Yes

1.42

(1.21,1.66)

–

–

 Birth preparedness

  Did not plan

Reference

 

–

  Planned for delivery

1.46

(1.24,1.71)

1.45

(1.20,1.74)

–

Health system factors

 Home visit by HEW

  No

Reference

Reference

 

  Yes

1.32

(1.13, 1.55)

1.35

(1.13,1.62)

1.14

(0.95, 1.36)

 Nearby health facility type/level

  Not hospital/health centre

Reference

Reference

–

  Hospital/health centre

1.66

(1.44,1.92)

1.98

(1.67,2.36)

–

  1. aDenominators indicate number of women for whom data was available for all candidate explanatory variables. Differences between models are reflective of differences in data available (Nurse as health information source n = 3721; history of ANC use n = 3688; history of delivery care use n = 3682 and delivery mode n = 3714)