Table 3.
Multinomial regression model predicting the Relative Risk Ratios of a woman utilizing Maternal Health Services (2011)
| Variable/Category | Desirable MHS | Moderate MHS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RRR | 95 % CI | RRR | 95 % CI | |
| Education Level | ||||
| None (rc) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Primary | 2.28 | [0.8-6.7] | 0.74 | [0.4-1.6] |
| Secondary + | *4.54 | [1.5-14.0] | 0.95 | [0.4-2.3] |
| Region | ||||
| Kampala (rc) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Central | *0.33 | [0.1-0.8] | *0.32 | [0.1-0.8] |
| Eastern | *0.21 | [0.1-0.5] | 0.77 | [0.3-1.7] |
| Northern | *0.45 | [0.2-1.0] | *0.30 | [0.1-0.7] |
| Western | *0.31 | [0.1-0.8] | *0.25 | [0.1-0.6] |
| Type of Residence | ||||
| Urban (rc) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Rural | 1.13 | [0.6-2.3] | *0.39 | [0.2-0.7] |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic (rc) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Protestant | 1.17 | [0.7-2.0] | 0.80 | [0.5-1.3] |
| Muslim | 1.14 | [0.6-2.3] | *0.24 | [0.1-0.6] |
| All others | 2.14 | [0.7-6.4] | 2.83 | [1.0-8.3] |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never married (rc) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Currently married | 1.04 | [0.4-2.8] | *0.40 | [0.2-0.8] |
| Previously married | 0.44 | [0.1-2.0] | 0.73 | [0.3-1.9] |
| Wealth Index | ||||
| Poor (rc) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Middle | 0.98 | [0.4-2.2] | 1.35 | [0.7-2.6] |
| Rich | *1.93 | [1.0-3.7] | 0.96 | [0.5-1.7] |
| Age (continuous) | 1.02 | [1.0-1.1] | 0.94 | [0.9-1.0] |
| Children ever born (continuous) | 0.98 | [0.8-1.2] | 1.11 | [0.9-1.4] |
| Distance to health facility | ||||
| A big issue (rc) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Not a big issue | 1.93 | [0.9-4.2] | *2.67 | [1.2-5.9] |
| Visited health facility in past year | ||||
| Did not visit (rc) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Visited facility | 1.45 | [0.5-4.4] | 0.52 | [0.2-1.1] |
| Model Constant | *0.01 | [0.0-0.1] | 0.84 | [0.1-5.8] |
Note: rc = reference category; n = 1728; Wald chi-square = 170.2; pseudo R2 = 11.5 %; Base model = undesirable category
*Means that variable is significant at p < 0.05