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 | ||||||
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Adjusted ORa (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | |||
| Who accessed messages | |||||||||
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Women | 1.58 (1.04-2.40) | .03 | 1.90 (1.17-3.09) | .01 | 1.31 (0.80-2.13) | .28 | ||
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Women or family member (reference) | 1 (N/Ab) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | ||
| Age of respondents (years) | |||||||||
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<20 | 1.72 (0.85-3.48) | .13 | 1.19 (0.54-2.60) | .66 | 1.03 (0.46-2.34) | .93 | ||
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20-24 | 1.11 (0.66-1.86) | .68 | 0.91 (0.51-1.64) | .77 | 0.82 (0.44-1.50) | .52 | ||
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≥25 (reference) | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | ||
| Educational qualification of women | |||||||||
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No or primary (reference) | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | ||
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Junior secondary | 1.52 (0.93-2.49) | .09 | 0.87 (0.49-1.53) | .63 | 0.82 (0.46-1.48) | .52 | ||
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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 $) | |||||||||
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≤10,000 (118.15; reference) | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | ||
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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 | ||
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>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 | |||||||||
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Yes | 0.87 (0.52-1.44) | .60 | 1.20 (0.68-2.12) | .51 | 0.95 (0.53-1.71) | .87 | ||
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No (reference) | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | ||
| Number of antenatal care visits | |||||||||
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>4 | 3.46 (2.22-5.40) | <.001 | 0.94 (0.58-1.52) | .80 | 0.66 (0.40-1.09) | .11 | ||
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≤4 (reference) | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | ||
| Place of residence | |||||||||
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Urban | 1.26 (0.69-2.31) | .44 | 1.42 (0.73-2.74) | .29 | 1.59 (0.78-3.21) | .19 | ||
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Rural (reference) | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | 1 (N/A) | N/A | ||
| Districts | |||||||||
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District A | 0.89 (0.39-2.06) | .79 | 0.44 (0.13-1.47) | .18 | 1.49 (0.49-4.52) | .47 | ||
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District B | 0.52 (0.26-1.02) | .06 | 2.23 (1.01-4.94) | .04 | 1.74 (0.69-4.38) | .23 | ||
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District C | 0.62 (0.28-1.40) | .26 | 1.92 (0.75-4.92) | .17 | 3.24 (1.15-9.12) | .02 | ||
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District D | 0.31 (0.13-0.74) | .008 | 7.26 (2.78-18.9) | <.001 | 10.73 (3.75-30.63) | <.001 | ||
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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.