Table 5.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the association between decision-making arrangement and having at least one antenatal check-up controlling for confounders.
| Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision-making | ||||
| Who decides about your child’s health care? | ||||
| Agree – Jointly | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- |
| Agree – Wife only | 0.81 | -- | -- | -- |
| Agree – Husband only | 0.32** | -- | -- | -- |
| Agree – Other | 0.53 | -- | -- | -- |
| Disagree | 0.84 | -- | -- | -- |
| Who decides about making major household purchases? | ||||
| Agree – Jointly | -- | 1.00 | -- | -- |
| Agree – Wife only | -- | 1.30 | -- | -- |
| Agree – Husband only | -- | 0.57* | -- | -- |
| Agree – Other | -- | 0.45** | -- | -- |
| Disagree | -- | 0.74 | -- | -- |
| Who decides about making daily household purchases? | ||||
| Agree – Jointly | -- | -- | 1.00 | -- |
| Agree – Wife only | -- | -- | 1.61 | -- |
| Agree – Husband only | -- | -- | 0.82 | -- |
| Agree – Other | -- | -- | 0.50* | -- |
| Disagree | -- | -- | 0.65* | -- |
| Who decides about visits to your family or relatives? | ||||
| Agree – Jointly | -- | -- | -- | 1.00 |
| Agree – Wife only | -- | -- | -- | 1.73 |
| Agree – Husband only | -- | -- | -- | 0.57* |
| Agree – Other | -- | -- | -- | 0.59 |
| Disagree | -- | -- | -- | 0.70* |
| Previous use of health services | ||||
| Previous complication | ||||
| No previous complication | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Previous complication | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.12 |
| Parity | ||||
| First birth | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Second birth | 0.55** | 0.55** | 0.56** | 0.56** |
| Third birth | 0.50** | 0.51** | 0.50** | 0.50** |
| Fourth or higher order birth | 0.34** | 0.34** | 0.34** | 0.34** |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Wife’s age | 1.019 | 1.014 | 1.016 | 1.016 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Rural | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Urban | 1.37 | 1.32 | 1.27 | 1.34 |
| Socioeconomic characteristics | ||||
| Wife’s Education | ||||
| No education | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Primary | 1.47* | 1.48* | 1.52* | 1.61** |
| Secondary | 2.75** | 2.78** | 2.79** | 2.76** |
| Higher | 4.90** | 5.34** | 5.10** | 5.37** |
| Wife’s employment | ||||
| Unemployed | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Employed without earnings | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.79 |
| Employed with earnings | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.00 |
| Wealth | 1.00** | 1.00** | 1.00** | 1.00** |
Notes: All results are reported as odds ratios. All variables are reported at the couple-level unless otherwise specified.
*
p< 0.05
**
p< 0.01.
-- = Not applicable. There were 1,623 observations.