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Table 2 Factors associated with ANC frequency in Sierra Leone as per the 2019 SLDHS

From: Status of the latest 2016 World Health Organization recommended frequency of antenatal care contacts in Sierra Leone: a nationally representative survey

 

ANC frequency N = 5,350

Characteristics

Crude model cOR (95% CI)

P-value

Adjusted model aOR (95% CI)

Age

  35 to 49

1

 

1

  20 to 34

0.84 (0.72–0.99)

0.045

0.71 (0.59–0.87)*

  15 to 19

0.72 (0.53–0.98)

0.035

0.64 (0.45–0.91)**

Residence

  Rural

1

 

1

  Urban

1.03 (0.82–1.29)

0.789

1.03 (0.71–1.50)

Region

  Western

1

 

1

  Southern

1.42 (1.01–1.98)

0.042

1.64 (1.07–2.52)*

  Northwestern

1.34 (0.93–1.94)

0.112

1.56 (0.99–2.47)

  Northern

0.85 (0.58–1.25)

0.417

0.89 (0.56–1.40)

  Eastern

1.25 (0.86–1.82)

0.235

1.34 (0.85–2.10)

Religion

  Islam

1

 

1

  Christianity and others

1.07 (0.90–1.28)

0.279

1.04 (0.84–1.31)

Sex household head

  Male

1

 

1

  Female

1.01 (0.85–1.20)

0.059

1.16 (0.95–1.42)

Household Size

  7 and above

1

 

1

  Less than 7

1.10 (0.94–1.28)

0.244

1.13 (0.95–1.34)

Working status

  Not working

1

 

1

  Working

1.23 (1.03–1.48)

0.024

1.33 (1.10–1.62)**

Marital status

  Not married

1

 

1

  Married

0.96 (0.79–1.18)

0.719

0.98 (0.78–1.23)

Education Level

  No Education

1

 

1

  Primary Education

1.15 (0.94–1.40)

0.176

1.15 (0.93–1.42)

  Secondary Education

1.01 (0.85–1.21)

0.890

0.94 (0.76–1.16)

  Tertiary

1.81 (1.21–2.69)

0.004

1.28 (0.77–2.11)

Wealth Index

  Poorest

1

 

1

  Poorer

1.22 (0.98–1.51)

0.076

1.27 (1.02–1.59)*

  Middle

1.30 (1.03–1.64)

0.025

1.39 (1.09–1.77)**

  Richer

1.48 (1.13–1.93)

0.005

1.74 (1.23–2.46)**

  Richest

1.06 (0.77–1.46)

0.721

1.32 (0.83–2.12)

Parity

  5 and above

1

 

1

  2–4

1.15 (0.95–1.40)

0.146

1.35 (1.07–1.69)*

  1

1.07 (0.84–1.37)

0.562

1.36 (1.01–1.85)*

Newspapers exposure

  No

1

 

1

  Yes

1.06 (0.76–1.47)

0.749

0.90 (0.62–1.31)

Exposure to Radio

  No

1

 

1

  Yes

1.08 (0.91–1.29)

0.367

1.06 (0.87–1.28)

Exposure to TV

  No

1

 

1

  Yes

0.87 (0.69–1.09)

0.216

0.78 (0.61–1.00)

Internet use

  No

1

 

1

  Yes

1.60 (1.22–2.10)

0.001

1.97 (1.45–2.67)***

Permission to access healthcare

  Big problem

1

 

1

  Not big problem

1.26 (1.01–1.58)

0.041

1.39 (1.07–1.81)*

Distance to health facility

  Big problem

1

 

1

  Not big problem

0.89 (0.74–1.07)

0.217

0.82 (0.67–1.00)

ANC timing a

  First trimester

1

 

1

  After first trimester

0.58 (0.50–0.68)

 < 0.001

0.58 (0.49–0.68)***

Visited by fieldworker

No

  Yes

0.96 (0.79–1.17)

0.686

0.93 (0.76–1.13)

  1. amissing 113 (1.5%) respondents
  2. *Significant at p-value < 0.05
  3. **Significant at p-value < 0.01
  4. ***Significant at p-value < 0.001, aOR Adjusted odds ratio, cOR Crude Odds Ratio. Non bolded variables in adjusted model had p-values greater than 5 and were not found to be statistically significant
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