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. 2020 Dec 29;18(1):193. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010193

Table 3.

Determinants of PNC use in urban and rural Ethiopia (EDHS) 2000–2016 (n = 17,740).

Urban Residence Rural Residence
Variables Unadjusted OR 95%CI p Value Adjusted OR 95%CI p Value Unadjusted OR 95%CI p value Adjusted OR 95%CI p Value
Predisposing factor
Maternal education
No education 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Primary 1.80 1.20–2.69 p = 0.004 0.63 0.35–1.13 p = 0.125 2.16 1.7–2.6 p < 0.001 1.06 0.77–1.4 p = 0.72
Secondary 4.00 2.73–5.85 p < 0.001 0.89 0.50–1.59 p = 0.711 6.47 4.3–9.5 p < 0.001 1.29 0.6–2.4 p = 0.44
Maternal Working status
Not working 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Professional 1.27 0.91–1.79 p = 0.156 1.08 0.69–1.70 p = 0.714 1.73 1.32–2.26 p < 0.001 0.97 0.69–1.37 p = 0.90
Agricultural 0.74 0.41–1.31 p = 0.305 1.16 0.57–2.35 p = 0.680 0.93 0.75–1.15 p = 0.524 1.12 0.84–1.49 p = 0.423
Father’s education
No education 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Primary 1.64 1.07–2.51 p = 0.023 1.17 0.63–2.16 p = 0.610 1.29 1.05–1.57 p = 0.012 0.92 0.68–1.23 p = 0.581
Secondary 2.92 2.07–4.11 p < 0.001 1.37 0.76–2.46 p = 0.291 2.45 1.83–3.28 p < 0.001 0.72 0.47–1.10 p = 0.132
Father’s working status
Not working 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Professional 0.56 0.29 1.08 p =0.085 1.00 0.46–2.15 p = 0.998 1.43 0.90–2.26 p = 0.12 1.95 1.12–3.38 p = 0.017
Agricultural 0.47 0.24–0.90 p = 0.025 1.03 0.49–2.17 p = 0.934 0.512 0.33–0.77 p = 0.001 1.55 0.97–2.48 p = 0.066
Marital status
Never married 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Formerly married 0.69 0.24–1.97 p = 0.493 1.05 0.50–2.19 p = 0.333 0.416 0.15–1.09 p = 0.075 1.40 0.73–2.70 p = 0.305
Currently married 1.08 0.45–2.59 p = 0.857 0.36 0.14–0.91 p = 0.032
Household wealth index
Poor 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Middle 2.51 1.00–6.29 p < 0.001 1.32 0.411–4.25 p = 0.083 1.75 1.43–2.14 p < 0.001 1.19 0.90–1.57 p = 0.201
Rich 4.25 1.83–9.84 p < 0.001 1.43 0.51–3.96 p = 0.008 3.62 2.76–4.76 p < 0.001 1.85 1.23–2.79 p = 0.003
Mother’s age
15–24 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
25–34 1.50 1.06–2.11 p = 0.020 1.17 0.70–1.95 p = 0.774 0.86 0.70–1.05 p = 0.150 1.03 0.71–1.49 p = 0.873
35–49 0.98 0.62–1.55 p = 0.961 0.57 0.25–1.29 p = 0.338 0.81 0.63–1.03 p = 0.096 0.96 0.62–1.49 p = 0.888
Need factors
ANC visit
None 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
1–3 3.09 1.79–5.34 p < 0.001 0.77 0.39–1.50 p < 0.001 3.88 3.04–4.97 p < 0.001 2.27 1.55–3.32 p < 0.001
Four or more 7.73 4.71–12.6 p < 0.001 1.78 0.92–3.41 p < 0.001 8.58 6.66–11.0 p < 0.001 3.27 2.21–4.83 p < 0.001
Place of delivery
Home 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Health facility 9.89 6.56–14.9 p < 0.001 2.11 0.63–7.01 p = 0.039 20.5 16.2–25.8 p < 0.001 2.68 0.81–8.86 p = 0.105
Type of delivery assist
Health professional 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
TBA 0.086 0.05–0.14 p < 0.001 0.185 0.053–0.648 p = 0.008 0.078 0.06–0.10 p < 0.001 0.22 0.06–0.76 p = 0.017
Other non-health professional 0.084 0.04–0.015 p < 0.001 0.181 0.046–0.706 p = 0.014 0.031 0.02–0.04 p < 0.001 0.14 0.04–0.51 p = 0.002
Birth interval
No previous birth 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
<24months 0.43 0.26–0.70 p = 0.001 0.953 0.45–2.01 p = 0.901 0.407 0.29–0.56 p < 0.001 0.67 0.37–1.20 p = 0.186
≥24 months 0.75 0.54–1.03 p = 0.079 1.78 1.08–2.95 p = 0.023 0.64 0.52–0.79 p < 0.001 1.11 0.71–1.72 p = 0.634
Accompany for medical help
Big problem 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Not a big problem 1.27 0.92–1.76 p = 0.139 0.89 0.59–1.35 p = 0.605 1.87 1.51–2.32 p < 0.001 1.02 0.75–1.38 p = 0.883
Distance from the health facility
Big problem 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Not a big problem 1.53 1.09–2.14 p = 0.014 1.18 0.75–1.88 p = 0.459 2.60 2.12–3.17 p < 0.001 1.35 1.03–1.76 p = 0.029
Permission for medical help
Big problem 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Not a big problem 1.32 0.83–2.09 p = 0.234 0.66 0.343–1.27 p = 0.213 1.39 1.11–1.74 p = 0.004 0.97 0.72–1.31 p = 0.893