Table 3. Multivariable logistic regression models of factors associated with CoC completion (by location) in Ghana.
| Variables | Adjusted Odds Ratios (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model I | Model II | Model III | ||||
| Navrongo (Northern Ghana) | Kintampo(Mid-Ghana) | Dodowa (Coastal Ghana) | ||||
| Age | ||||||
| 15–19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 20–29 | 0.58 | (0.17–1.87) | 0.42 | (0.09–1.95) | 1.57 | (0.28–8.85) |
| 30–39 | 0.44 | (0.12–1.60) | 0.22 | (0.04–1.17) | 1.18 | (0.19–7.27) |
| 40–49 | 0.40 | (0.07–2.24) | 0.23 | (0.08–2.80) | 0.68 | (0.05–9.93) |
| Education | ||||||
| None | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Primary | 0.49 | (0.19–1.27) | 0.40 | (0.09–1.90) | 0.80 | (0.22–2.87) |
| Middle | 1.03 | (0.41–2.59) | 0.37 | (0.08–1.65) | 1.20 | (0.42–3.49) |
| Secondary and above | 0.77 | (0.19–3.05) | 1.01 | (0.21–2.68) | 0.90 | (0.20–3.90) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cohabiting | NA | 1.47 | (0.37–5.91) | 0.79 | (0.34–1.88) * | |
| Single/Divorced/Widowed | 0.13 | (0.02–0.87)* | 0.51 | (0.08–3.11) | 1.23 | (0.34–4.51) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Kassena | 1 | |||||
| Nankana | 3.00 | (1.35–6.67)** | ||||
| Other | 0.21 | (0.03–1.78) | ||||
| Wanted pregnancy | ||||||
| Yes, then | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Yes, but later | 2.50 | (1.15–5.47)* | 0.82 | (0.20–3.45) | 1.62 | (0.70–3.73) |
| No, not at all | 0.48 | (0.05–5.00) | 1.83 | (0.40–8.35) | 0.23 | (0.03–2.05) |
| Partner’s education | ||||||
| None | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Primary | 0.89 | (0.32–2.44) | 1.02 | (0.38–4.79) | 0.85 | (0.17–4.24) |
| Middle | 0.94 | (0.36–2.51) | 2.06 | (0.43–9.91) | 0.65 | (0.18–2.34) |
| Secondary | 1.16 | (0.36–3.72) | 1.47 | (0.21–10.33) | 0.79 | (0.19–3.40) |
| Tertiary and above | 2.72 | (0.70–10.47) | 2.59 | (0.21–31.9) | 2.25 | (0.45–11.18) |
| Don’t know/NA | NA | 3.05 | (0.69–13.62) | 0.71 | (0.14–3.61) | |
| Wealth quintiles | ||||||
| Highest | 1 | |||||
| Fourth | 0.90 | (0.31–2.57) | 0.53 | (0.09–3.20) | 1.77 | (0.67–4.66) |
| Middle | 0.63 | (0.20–1.94) | 2.44 | (0.56–10.62) | 1.00 | (0.33–3.08) |
| Second | 1.14 | (0.37–3.52) | 1.08 | (0.20–5.79) | 0.29 | (0.06–1.52) |
| Lowest | 0.51 | (0.15–1.71) | 0.72 | (0.11–4.63) | 1.00 | (0.33–3.08) |
| Woman beliefs about child illness | ||||||
| All illness can be treated | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Some illness can't be treated | 0.38 | (0.19–0.76)** | 1.1 | (0.37–3.23) | ||
| Transport to delivery place | ||||||
| On foot | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bicycle/Motorking/Motorbike | 0.89 | (0.40–1.95) | NA | NA | ||
| Car(Taxi/Public/Private) | 0.33 | (0.08–1.38) | 4.77 | (1.39–16.43)** | 2.93 | (1.04–8.25)* |
| Transport to PNC place | ||||||
| On foot | 1 | |||||
| Bicycle/Motorking/Motorbike | 1.38 | (0.53–3.18) | ||||
| Car(Taxi/Public/Private) | 3.75 | (0.97–14.47) | ||||
| Family help take care of baby | ||||||
| Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| No | 1.47 | (0.65–3.36) | 0.63 | (0.20–1.98) | 1.26 | (0.63–3.16) |
| Family encourage mother to seek care | ||||||
| Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| No | 1.04 | (0.52–2.07) | 1.62 | (0.56–4.67) | 1.83 | (0.67–5.01) |
Note:
*p< 0.05
**p< 0.01