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. 2020 Jul 20;8(7):e17665. doi: 10.2196/17665

Table 5.

Predictors of following maternal wellness instructions at the household level.

Variables Consumed nutritious food 5 or more times per day Followed Aponjon messages on drinking water Followed Aponjon messages on hand washing

Adjusted ORa (95% CI) P value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value
Who accessed messages

Women 1.58 (1.04-2.40) .03 1.90 (1.17-3.09) .01 1.31 (0.80-2.13) .28

Women or family member (reference) 1 (N/Ab) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A
Age of respondents (years)

<20 1.72 (0.85-3.48) .13 1.19 (0.54-2.60) .66 1.03 (0.46-2.34) .93

20-24 1.11 (0.66-1.86) .68 0.91 (0.51-1.64) .77 0.82 (0.44-1.50) .52

≥25 (reference) 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A
Educational qualification of women

No or primary (reference) 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A

Junior secondary 1.52 (0.93-2.49) .09 0.87 (0.49-1.53) .63 0.82 (0.46-1.48) .52

Secondary or higher 1.73 (0.99-3.03) .05 0.80 (0.42-1.55) .51 0.66 (0.34-1.28) .22
Family monthly income, BDTc (US $)

≤10,000 (118.15; reference) 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A

10,001-20,000 (118.15-236.30) 1.53 (0.98-2.40) .06 1.25 (0.74-2.09) .39 1.43 (0.85-2.42) .17

>20,000 (236.30) 2.40 (1.25-4.61) .008 0.80 (0.38-1.66) .55 0.57 (0.24-1.31) .18
First-time pregnancy

Yes 0.87 (0.52-1.44) .60 1.20 (0.68-2.12) .51 0.95 (0.53-1.71) .87

No (reference) 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A
Number of antenatal care visits

>4 3.46 (2.22-5.40) <.001 0.94 (0.58-1.52) .80 0.66 (0.40-1.09) .11

≤4 (reference) 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A
Place of residence

Urban 1.26 (0.69-2.31) .44 1.42 (0.73-2.74) .29 1.59 (0.78-3.21) .19

Rural (reference) 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A
Districts

District A 0.89 (0.39-2.06) .79 0.44 (0.13-1.47) .18 1.49 (0.49-4.52) .47

District B 0.52 (0.26-1.02) .06 2.23 (1.01-4.94) .04 1.74 (0.69-4.38) .23

District C 0.62 (0.28-1.40) .26 1.92 (0.75-4.92) .17 3.24 (1.15-9.12) .02

District D 0.31 (0.13-0.74) .008 7.26 (2.78-18.9) <.001 10.73 (3.75-30.63) <.001

District E (reference) 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A 1 (N/A) N/A

aOR: odds ratio.

bNot applicable.

cBDT: Bangladeshi Taka.