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Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jan;198(1):75.e1–75.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.05.040

TABLE 2.

Multinomial regression analysis predicting inadequate and excessive prenatal care vs adequate prenatal care

Predictors
Inadequate vs adequate
Excessive vs adequate
Intervention group 0.93 (0.51−1.69) 1.35 (0.81−2.27)
History of STD (T1)
    Yes 0.76 (0.41−1.39) 0.66 (0.40−1.10)
    No Referent Referent
Smoked marijuana past year (T1)
    Yes 2.04 (1.04−4.00)a 1.69 (0.96−2.94)
    No Referent Referent
Parity
    0 0.32 (0.14−0.76)b 1.02 (0.44−2.37)
    1 0.55 (0.22−1.40) 1.31 (0.52−3.27)
    2 or more Referent Referent
Race
    African American 1.78 (0.94−3.37) 0.98 (0.62−1.56)
    White/Latina/other Referent Referent
Social support (T1)
    Low 0.59 (0.30−1.23) 1.24 (0.67−2.33)
    High Referent Referent
Social support (T2)
    Low 2.00 (0.96−4.17) 1.03 (0.55−1.93)
    High Referent Referent
Self-esteem (T1)
    Low Referent Referent
    High 1.18 (0.61−2.33) 2.38 (1.33−4.16)a
Symptom distress (T2)
    Low Referent Referent
    High 0.52 (0.27−0.99)a 1.20 (0.73−2.00)
Readiness for caregiving (T2)
    Low 0.88 (0.45−1.73) 1.76 (1.04−2.99)a
    High Referent Referent
Prenatal care knowledge (T2)
    Low 3.20 (1.71−5.68)b 1.12 (0.68−1.83)
    High Referent Referent
Prenatal care satisfaction (T2)
    Low 1.67 (0.90−3.10) 1.32 (0.78−2.21)
    High Referent Referent

T1, second trimester; T2, third trimester.

a

P < .05.

b

P < .01.

Magriples. Prenatal health care beyond the obstetrics service. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008.