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. 2018 Nov 20;18:450. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-2081-x

Table 4.

Logistic regression model for predicting consumption of pregnancy related orthodox medication (N=795)

Variables Crude model Adjusted model
Exposed (%) OR 95% C.I P-value OR 95% C.I P-value
Lower Upper Lower Upper
Health unit(20)b 0.000a 0.000a
Highest level of Education 0.000a 0.072a
 Secondary 37.4 1 - - - 1 - - ref
 Never went to school 38.0 1.0 0.7 1.5 0.9 0.5 1.4
 Primary 26.3 0.6 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.6
 High School 45.0 1.4 0.9 2.1 1.0 0.5 1.7
 University/Professional 63.7 2.9 1.9 4.6 1.4 0.7 3.0
Gestational age at ANC booking - 0.004a
 13 - 24 weeks 39.5 1 - - 0.000a 1 - - ref
 < 13 weeks 59.8 2.3 1.6 3.2 1.4 0.9 2.4
 25 - 28 weeks 8.7 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.9
 Not registered for ANC 13.6 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6
Participant received safety advice 0.001a 0.057a
 Yes 47.6 1 - - - - - - ref
 No 34.5 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.9
 Can't remember 35.0 0.6 0.3 1.2 0.7 0.2 2.1
Setting type 0.609a 0.042a
 Urban 41.5 1 - - - 1 - - ref
 Rural 43,3 1.1 0.8 1.4 3.3 1.0 10.2

aOverall statistical significance of variable within model

b See Additional file 2 for complete table showing statistics for all health units

OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, r Rural hospital, u Urban hospital, p Private hospital, g Government hopsital