Table 2 Distribution of continuum of care across the explanatory variables
From: Continuum of care for maternal, newborn, and child health in 17 sub-Saharan African countries
Variable | Weighted N (%) | Continuum of care % [95% CI] | P-value | cOR [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women’s age (years) | 0.212 | |||
15–24 | 4,395 (28.6) | 3.4 [2.8–4.1] | 1.0 | |
25–34 | 7,562 (49.2) | 3.6 [3.1–4.1] | 1.06 [0.83–1.35] | |
35 and above | 3,402 (22.2) | 2.8 [2.2–3.6] | 0.82 [0.60–1.12] | |
Mothers’ level of education | < 0.001 | |||
No education | 5609 (36.5) | 1.9 [1.5–2.4] | 1.0 | |
Primary | 5666 (36.9) | 3.5 [3.0–4.1] | 1.87*** [1.42–2.47] | |
Secondary or higher | 4084 (26.6) | 5.1 [4.3–6.0] | 2.74*** [2.06–3.64] | |
Current working status | 0.695 | |||
No | 4852 (31.6) | 3.2 [2.7–3.9] | 1.0 | |
Yes | 10,507 (68.4) | 3.4 [3.0–3.9] | 1.05 [0.83–1.32] | |
Marital status | 0.411 | |||
Married | 12,624 (82.2) | 3.4 [3.0–3.8] | 1.0 | |
Cohabiting | 2735 (17.8) | 3.0 [2.4–3.9] | 0.89 [0.67–1.18] | |
Partner’s level of education | < 0.001 | |||
No education | 4796 (31.2) | 1.9 [1.5–2.4] | 1.0 | |
Primary | 5270 (34.3) | 3.1 [2.6–3.7] | 1.67** [1.24–2.27] | |
Secondary or higher | 5293 (34.5) | 4.9 [4.3–5.7] | 2.74*** [2.05–3.66] | |
Health insurance coverage | < 0.001 | |||
No | 14,146 (92.1) | 3.1 [2.8–3.5] | 1.0 | |
Yes | 1213 (7.9) | 6.2 [4.9–7.9] | 2.08*** [1.57–2.75] | |
Wanted last child when pregnant | 0.492 | |||
Wanted then | 11,422 (74.4) | 3.5 [3.1–3.9] | 1.0 | |
Wanted later | 3168 (20.6) | 3.0 [2.3–3.8] | 0.86 [0.65–1.13] | |
Wanted no more | 769 (5.0) | 3.1 [2.0–4.8] | 0.89 [0.56–1.43] | |
Person who usually decides on respondents health care | < 0.001 | |||
Partner alone/someone/others | 6222 (40.5) | 2.4 [1.9–2.8] | 1.0 | |
Respondent/partner | 6789 (44.2) | 3.8 [3.3–4.5] | 1.66*** [1.30–2.12] | |
Respondent alone | 2348 (15.3) | 4.5 [3.6–5.7] | 1.97*** [1.46–2.66] | |
Exposed to watching television | 0.010 | |||
No | 9293 (60.5) | 3.0 [2.6–3.4] | 1.0 | |
Yes | 6066 (39.5) | 3.9 [3.3–4.6] | 1.32* [1.07–1.64] | |
Exposed to listening to radio | < 0.001 | |||
No | 6502 (42.3) | 2.5 [2.1–3.0] | 1.0 | |
Yes | 8857 (57.7) | 4.0 [3.5–4.5] | 1.62*** [1.29–2.03] | |
Exposed to reading newspaper or magazine | < 0.001 | |||
No | 13,136 (85.5) | 2.9 [2.6–3.3] | 1.0 | |
Yes | 2223 (14.5) | 5.8 [4.6–7.2] | 2.03*** [1.55–2.65] | |
Timely antenatal care visits | < 0.001 | |||
Late antenatal care visit | 9311 (60.6) | 2.4 [2.1–2.9] | 1.0 | |
Early antenatal care visit | 6048 (39.4) | 4.7 [4.1–5.4] | 2.00*** [1.61–2.48] | |
Getting medical help for self: distance to health facility | < 0.001 | |||
Not a big problem | 9658 (62.9) | 3.9[3.4–4.4] | 1.0 | |
Big problem | 5701 (37.1) | 2.4 [2.0–3.0] | 0.61*** [0.48–0.78] | |
Sex of child | 0.645 | |||
Male | 7875 (51.3) | 3.3 [2.8–3.8] | 1.0 | |
Female | 7484 (48.7) | 3.4 [2.9–4.0] | 1.05 [0.85–1.31] | |
Birth order | 0.001 | |||
1 | 2775 (18.1) | 4.4 [3.6–5.4] | 1.0 | |
2–3 | 5656 (36.8) | 3.7 [3.1–4.3] | 0.82 [0.62–1.08] | |
4 or more | 6928 (45.1) | 2.6 [2.2–3.1] | 0.59*** [0.45–0.77] | |
Birth size | 0.172 | |||
Large | 4889 (31.8) | 3.8 [3.2–4.5] | 1.0 | |
Average | 8325 (54.2) | 3.1 [2.7–3.6] | 0.80 [0.64–1.02] | |
Small | 2145 (14.0) | 3.2 [2.4–4.2] | 0.83 [0.60–1.15] | |
Wealth index | < 0.001 | |||
Poorest | 3130 (20.4) | 2.6 [2.0–3.3] | 1.0 | |
Poorer | 3212 (20.9) | 2.4 [1.8–3.1] | 0.90 [0.63–1.30] | |
Middle | 3258 (21.2) | 3.1 [2.5–3.8] | 1.18 [0.85–1.63] | |
Richer | 2993 (19.5) | 3.1 [2.4–4.0] | 1.20 [0.83–1.73] | |
Richest | 2766 (18.0) | 5.9 [4.8–7.2] | 2.34*** [1.69–3.25] | |
Sex of household head | 0.767 | |||
Male | 13,329 (86.8) | 3.4 [3.0–3.8] | 1.0 | |
Female | 2030 (13.2) | 3.2 [2.5–4.2] | 0.96 [0.71–1.28] | |
Place of residence | 0.003 | |||
Urban | 4907 (31.9) | 4.2 [3.5–5.0] | 1.0 | |
Rural | 10,452 (68.1) | 3.0 [2.6–3.4] | 0.70** [0.56–0.88] | |
Geographical subregions | < 0.001 | |||
Central | 1292 (8.4) | 1.1 [0.5–2.2] | 1.0 | |
Western | 6699 (43.6) | 2.7 [2.3–3.2] | 2.59* [1.22–5.48] | |
Eastern | 5121 (33.4) | 3.3 [2.8–4.0] | 3.24** [1.53–6.86] | |
Southern | 2247 (14.6) | 6.7 [5.4–8.2] | 6.72*** [3.14–14.38] | |