Table 3. Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics affecting likelihood of receiving continuum of maternal health care, Mexico, 1994–2018.
| Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristicsa | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Period of last delivery | |
| 1994–1997 | 1.0 (–) |
| 2004–2009 | 2.3 (2.2–2.5) |
| 2010–2014 | 2.7 (2.5–3.0) |
| 2015–2018 | 4.1 (3.8–4.5) |
| Age at last delivery (years) | |
| 12 to 19 | 1.0 (–) |
| 20 to 29 | 1.4 (1.3–1.5) |
| 30 to 39 | 1.7 (1.6–1.8) |
| 40 to 54 | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) |
| Household head | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) |
| Speaks at least one indigenous language | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 0.7 (0.7–0.8) |
| Married or cohabiting | 1.0 (–) |
| Divorced, separated or widowed | 0.8 (0.8–0.9) |
| Education (years) | |
| 0–6 (none or elementary school) | 1.0 (–) |
| 7–9 (secondary school) | 1.4 (1.3–1.5) |
| 10–12 (high school) | 1.6 (1.5–1.7) |
| 13–24 (higher education) | 2.1 (1.9–2.3) |
| Employed in the last week | 1.1 (1.0–1.1) |
| Health insurance | |
| Social security | 1.0 (–) |
| Seguro Popular de Salud | 0.9 (0.8–0.9) |
| None | 0.8 (0.7–0.8) |
| Obstetric characteristics | |
| Primiparous | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) |
| History of stillbirth or infant death | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) |
| At least one miscarriage or abortion | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) |
| Health problem diagnosed during pregnancy | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) |
| Health problem diagnosed during childbirth | 1.0 (1.0–1.1) |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Lowest | 1.0 (–) |
| Low | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) |
| Medium | 1.8 (1.6–2.1) |
| High | 2.2 (1.9–2.5) |
| Highest | 2.4 (2.1–2.8) |
| Area of residenceb | |
| Rural | 1.0 (–) |
| Urban | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) |
| Metropolitan | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) |
CI: confidence interval.
a The data set includes women who have experienced at least one pregnancy.
b We classified areas with less than 2500 inhabitants as rural, areas with 2500–100 000 inhabitants as urban and areas with more than 100 000 inhabitants as metropolitan.