Skip to main content

Table 4 Factors associated with full participation in the home-based postnatal coordinated care (PRADO) for all of the women eligible for this program. Probit Heckman regression model allowing self-selection into women enrolled in this program (n = 4189)

From: Access-to-care: evidence from home-based postnatal coordinated care after hospital discharge

 

Coefficient

[95% CI]

Household characteristics

 Woman’s age at pregnancy (years)

  18–23

0.10

[−0.16;0.35]

  24–29

0.09

[−0.03;0.21]

  30–35

reference

 

  36–41

0.02

[−0.11;0.16]

   ≥ 42

0.11

[−0.32;0.54]

 Number of children

  1

reference

 

  2

−0.05

[− 0.20;0.10]

  3

0.01

[−0.16;0.19]

   ≥ 4

−0.05

[−0.33;0.22]

 Woman’s healthcare coverage

  Policyholder

reference

 

  Beneficiary

−0.08

[− 0.28;0.13]

Prenatal care

 Antenatal visits

  0–5

−0.01

[−0.20;0.18]

  6–7

reference

 

   ≥ 8

0.11

[−0.03;0.25]

 Follow-up by a gynecologista

  No

reference

 

  Yes

0.00

[−0.12;0.12]

 Follow-up by a general practitionera

  No

reference

 

  Yes

−0.14

[−0.30;0.03]

 Follow-up by a midwifea

  No

reference

 

  Yes

0.00

[−0.14;0.14]

 Hospital follow-upa

  No

reference

 

  Yes

0.15

[0.00;0.29]

 Community follow-upa

  No

reference

 

  Yes

0.15

[−0.05;0.35]

 Obstetric ultrasound

  0–1

0.00

[−0.18;0.17]

  2–3

reference

 

   ≥ 4

−0.13*

[−0.26;-0.01]

 Prenatal education

  No

reference

 

  Yes

0.08

[−0.06;0.22]

 Prenatal information regarding postpartum

  No

reference

 

  Yes

0.01

[−0.17;0.19]

Postnatal care

 Hospital readmission

  No

reference

 

  Yes

−0.62***

[− 0.98;-0.27]

Municipality characteristics

 Location

  Urban

reference

 

  Rural

−0.01

[−0.25;0.23]

 Household deprivationb

  Least deprived

reference

 

  Less deprived

−0.02

[− 0.28;0.23]

  More deprived

0.09

[−0.22;0.39]

  Most deprived

−0.07

[−0.41;0.26]

 Accessibility to a gynecologistc

  Lowest

reference

 

  Low

−0.18

[− 0.40;0.04]

  High

−0.28

[− 0.61;0.06]

  Highest

−0.05

[− 0.55;0.46]

 Accessibility to a general practitionerc

  Lowest

reference

 

  Low

0.24

[−0.14;0.62]

  High

0.15

[−0.25;0.55]

  Highest

0.36

[−0.10;0.81]

 Accessibility to a midwifec

  Lowest

reference

 

  Low

0.48**

[0.17;0.80]

  High

0.53**

[0.18;0.88]

  Highest

0.65**

[0.17;1.14]

 Rho

−0.74

[−0.97;0.20]

  1. CI, confidence interval. *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001
  2. a At least one antenatal visit
  3. b Based on the median annual income
  4. c Based on the index of spatial accessibility (ISA)
  5. d FTEs (full-time equivalents) per 100 deliveries