Table 3. Unadjusted logistic regression of predictors of health facility birth attitude (n = 1759).
| Variable | Low HFBA Score (N = 919) | High HFBA Score (N = 840) | OR (95%CI) for a high HFBA score |
| Mean age (median, range) | 23.64 (22, 18–43) | 23.58 (22, 18–49) | 0.998 (0.981–1.015) |
| Mean parity (median, range) | 3.27 (3, 1–16) | 3.21 (3, 1–12) | 0.986 (0.942–1.032) |
| Education : primary or less vs. (more than) secondary | 762 (82.9) | 709 (84.4) | 1.115 (0.865–1.437) |
| Religion: 7th Day Adventist vs. other | 307(33.4) | 266 (31.7) | 0.925 (0.758–1.130) |
| Ethnicity: Luo vs other ethnicities | 845 (91.9) | 778 (92.6) | 1.099(0.773–1.561) |
| Marital status : currently married vs. notcurrently married | 790 (86.1) | 753 (89.6) | 1.402 (1.049–1.874)* |
| Currently living with male partner | 795 (86.6) | 741 (88.2) | 0.864 (0.651–1.146) |
| In a polygamous relation | 237 (25.8) | 199 (23.7) | 0.892 (0.718–1.108) |
| Occupation: farming vs other occupation | 439 (47.9) | 376 (44.8) | 0.882 (0.731–1.065) |
| Male occupation (n = 1535): farming vs other occupation | 294 (37.0) | 288 (38.9) | 1.081 (0.880–1.329) |
| Household utilities: | |||
| Radio | 678 (73.8) | 640 (76.2) | 1.446 (0.868–2.411) |
| Television | 113 (12.3) | 73 (8.7) | 1.473 (1.080–1.009)* |
| Cell phone | 447 (48.6) | 385 (45.8) | 1.119 (0.928–1.350) |
| Mean HIV knowledge index score (n = 1715)(median, range) | 0.87 (0.91, 0.27–1) | 0.90 (0.91, 0.45–1) | 7.917 (3.285–19.080)** |
| Mean anticipated stigma score (n = 1697)(median, range) | 0.32(0.22, 0–1) | 0.22 (0.11, 0–1) | 0.309 (0.221–0.432)** |
| Anticipated stigma from male partner1 | 375 (40.8) | 245 (29.2) | 0.591 (0.483–0.724)** |
| Anticipated stigma from family2 | 390 (42.4) | 228 (27.1) | 0.491 (0.400–0.601) ** |
| Anticipated stigma from others3 | 598 (65.1) | 444 (52.9) | 0.598 (0.490–0.729)** |
| Mean perceived community stigma score (n = 1690)(median, range) | 0.88 (0.89, 0–2.35) | 0.79 (0.83, 0–2.39) | 0.540 (0.415–0.703) ** |
1
120 participants refused to answer.
2
87 participants refused to answer.
3
78 participants refused to answer.
*
p<.05.
**
p<.01.