Table 5.

Multivariable logistic regression analysis for associations with birth preparedness

	Pooled sample			Buyende			Luuka			Iganga
	ORA	95% CI	p	ORA	95% CI	p	ORA	95% CI	p	ORA	95% CI	p
District
Buyende	0.37	0.27–0.51	0.0001
Luuka	0.72	0.54–0.98	0.035
Iganga	Ref
ANC attendance
0–3 times	Ref			Ref			a			Ref
≥ 4 times	1.42	1.10–1.83	0.007	2.20	1.38–3.51	0.001				1.66	1.05–2.61	0.030
When was 1st ANC visit – trimester
1st	1.94	1.09–3.44	0.024	a			3.23	1.22–8.60	0.019	a
2nd	1.87	1.09–3.22	0.023				2.59	0.98–6.82	0.054
3rd	Ref						Ref
Told about pregnancy DS and where to seek help if they occur
None	Ref			Ref			Ref			a
Yes – DS	0.49	0.20–1.20	0.119	0.00	0.00	0.999	0.41	0.12–1.42	0.158
Yes – both	2.07	1.57–2.74	0.0001	2.04	1.21–3.44	0.007	2.15	1.41–3.28	0.0001
Visited by healthcare provider during pregnancy
No visits	a			Ref			a			a
Health professional				14.40	2.70–76.84	0.002
CHW/VHT				0.00	0.00	0.999
Other				0.00	0.00	1.000
Decision making regarding mother's and newborn's health
Herself	a			Ref			b			a
Husband				0.29	0.14–0.61	0.001
Partners together				0.24	0.04–1.38	0.109
Others				0.40	0.13–1.18	0.097
Escorted by husband to the place of delivery
No	Ref			a			Ref			a
Yes	1.47	1.15–1.89	0.003				1.70	1.16–2.50	0.007
Quintiles of asset ownership index
1 (poorest)	Ref			Ref			a			a
2	1.04	0.69–1.57	0.859	1.91	0.95–3.83	0.070
3	1.12	0.74–1.69	0.589	1.43	0.67–3.06	0.361
4	1.26	0.84–1.89	0.265	1.94	0.95–3.96	0.07
5	2.04	1.38–3.01	0.0001	3.69	1.80–7.60	0.0001
Respondent's income
Irregular	Ref			Ref			a			a
Regular	1.83	1.20–2.79	0.005	2.25	1.09–4.64	0.029
Husband's income
Irregular	a			a			a			Ref
Regular										2.04	1.25–3.31	0.004

^aNot significantly associated with the outcome

^bOR and 95% CI with p value<0.05 are highlighted in bold.