Table 4.
Predictors of health facility utilization using logistic regression.
| Model 1 |
Model 2 |
Model 3 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Early ANC attendance | Attended ANC at least four times | Health facility delivery | |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 14–19 | 1.69 (1.05–2.72)* | 1.31 (0.84–2.05) | 0.57 (0.35–1.01) |
| 20–24 | 2.05 (1.39–3.03)*** | 1.61 (1.12–2.32)* | 0.66 (0.44–1.07) |
| 25–29 | 1.57 (1.10–2.24)* | 1.64 (1.18–2.28)** | 0.66 (0.47–1.03) |
| 30–34 | 1.50 (1.03–2.19)* | 1.37 (0.99–1.93) | 0.79 (0.55–1.13) |
| ≥ 35 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Parity | |||
| 1–3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ≥ 4 | 1.12 (0.84–1.49) | 1.05 (0.79–1.40) | 0.73 (0.54–0.97)* |
| Educational level | |||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Primary | 0.96 (0.77–1.21) | 1.15 (0.92–1.44) | 1.21 (0.96–1.51) |
| Post-primary | 0.91 (0.61–1.37) | 1.23 (0.82–1.85) | 1.13 (0.75–1.69) |
| Occupation | |||
| Paid work | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Peasant | 1.08 (0.69–1.70) | 0.87 (0.55–1.37) | 0.77 (0.50–1.19) |
| Married | |||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1.03 (0.73–1.45) | 1.25 (0.88–1.78) | 1.08 (0.76–1.55) |
| Religion | |||
| Pentecostal and others | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Catholic | 0.87 (0.63–1.19) | 1.36 (1.01–1.85)* | 0.94 (0.68–1.29) |
| Muslim | 1.03 (0.73–1.44) | 0.97 (0.70–1.35) | 0.71 (0.51–1.01) |
| Protestant | 1.04 (0.78–1.37) | 1.14 (0.86–1.49) | 0.91 (0.68–1.20) |
| Got information from radio | |||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1.50 (1.01–2.24)* | 0.78 (0.53–1.17) | 0.83 (0.56–1.23) |
| Wealth index | |||
| 1 (poorest) | 0.65 (0.47–0.88)** | 0.62 (0.46–0.85)** | 1.22 (0.89–1.68) |
| 2 | 0.74 (0.54–1.02) | 0.85 (0.63–1.15) | 1.06 (0.77–1.45) |
| 3 | 1.10 (0.82–1.47) | 1.02 (0.75–1.39) | 0.92 (0.68–1.25) |
| 4 | 0.83 (0.61–1.13) | 0.77 (0.57–1.04) | 0.94 (0.70–1.28) |
| 5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Attended community dialogue | |||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 0.69 (0.42–1.14) | 1.57 (0.96–2.56) | 0.91 (0.57–1.47) |
| Received VHT visits while pregnant × Study area interactiona | |||
| Did not receive VHT visit × Comparison | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Received VHT visit × Intervention | 1.49 (1.01–2.19)* | 1.09 (0.74–1.60) | – |
| Received VHT visit × Comparison | 1.27 (0.90–1.78) | 1.04 (0.75–1.45) | – |
| Did not receive VHT visit × Intervention | 1.14 (0.78–1.66) | 0.84 (0.58–1.23) | – |
| Attended ANC earlyb | |||
| No | – | 1.00 | – |
| Yes | – | 3.12 (2.49–3.90)*** | – |
| Attended ANC at least four times | |||
| No | – | – | 1.00 |
| Yes | – | – | 1.42 (1.17–1.74)*** |
| Saved money for health × Study area interactionc | |||
| Did not save × Comparison | – | – | 1.00 |
| Saved money × Intervention | – | – | 2.11 (1.39–3.21)*** |
| Saved money × Comparison | – | – | 1.13 (0.85–1.50) |
| Did not save × Intervention | – | – | 1.77 (1.13–2.77)* |
| Model diagnostic tests | |||
| Mean VIF | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.67 |
| _hat | 0.29 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| _hatsq | 0.41 | 0.08 | 0.53 |
| Chi2(p) | 1191.90 (0.34) | 1424.13 (0.23) | 1432.62 (0.20) |
Data are shown as adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval).
ANC, antenatal care; VHT, village health team.
a Omitted under skilled delivery model (Model 3) because of multicollinearity.
b Omitted under skilled delivery model (Model 3) because its p value was greater than 25% in univariate analysis.
c Omitted early ANC attendance (Model 1) and attended ANC at least four times (Model 2) because of multicollinearity.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.