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. 2011 Jul 30;10:31. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-10-31

Table 4.

Determinants of postnatal care (PNC) visit after last delivery

Use of PNC visit after last delivery
%
(1)
Unadjusted odds of PNC visit after last delivery
(2)
Adjusted odds of PNC visit after last delivery
(3)
Marginal effects
%
(4)
Maternal Factors
Mother's Age
 Less than 19 17.8 1.00 1.00
 20-24 16.9 0.93 1.08
 25-29 18.6 1.04 1.71* 7.2
 30 plus 14.1 0.75 1.78* 8.0
Parity
 1 23.8 1.00 1.00
 2 20.1 0.81 0.76
 3 16.1 0.61** 0.54** -7.2
 4 11.9 0.43*** 0.39*** -9.9
 5 8.6 0.30*** 0.26*** -12.4
 6 8.7 0.31** 0.29** -11.4
 7 plus 10.7 0.38** 0.39** -9.4
Mother's Education
 None 12.2 1.00 1.00
 Less than primary 16.9 1.48 1.23
 Primary complete 20.7 1.88*** 1.39
 Middle 28.6 2.89*** 1.90** 9.5
 Matriculate or higher 34.4 3.78*** 1.84** 9.0
Household Factors
Mother's Autonomy
 Low 14.5 1.00 1.00
 Medium 17.2 1.22 1.16
 High 18.5 1.34 1.34
Wealth Quintiles
 Lowest/First 7.9 1.00 1.00
 Second 15.3 2.13** 1.85** 8.8
 Middle 12.6 1.69* 1.39
 Fourth 19.1 2.79*** 2.05** 10.3
 Highest/Fifth 31.7 5.44*** 2.92*** 16.4
Program Factors
Health worker visited during last 12 months
 No 16.7 1.00 1.00
 Yes 17.2 1.04 0.91
Travel time to nearest health facility
 More than 15 minutes 14.4 1.00 1.00
 15 minutes or less 19.4 1.43** 1.13
Mode of travel to nearest facility
 Motorized 18.7 1.00 1.00
 Foot 16.7 0.87 0.99
 Other 11.6 0.58 0.73
Mass Media Exposure
 Less than once a week 13.8 1.00 1.00
 At least one a week 26.2 2.22*** 1.33* 3.8
Total 16.9 - - -
R-squared - - 8.75% -