Table 2.
Predictors of skilled birth attendance among married women In Cameroon, 2018
| Variables | cOR | p-values | aOR (95% CI) | p-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age | ||||
| 15–19 | Ref | Ref | ||
| 20–24 | 1.24 (0.94–1.63) | 0.115 | 0.82 (0.55–1.23) | 0.356 |
| 25–29 | 1.14 (0.83–1.57) | 0.387 | 1.11 (0.67–1.85) | 0.672 |
| 30–34 | 1.27 (0.93–1.73) | 0.128 | 1.35 (0.78–2.35) | 0.277 |
| 35–39 | 1.27 (0.90–1.78) | 0.161 | 1.33 (0.76–2.32) | 0.317 |
| 40–44 | 1.22 (0.80–1.85) | 0.346 | 1.66 (0.88–3.13) | 0.113 |
| 45–49 | 0.49 (0.24–0.99) | 0.050 | 1.17 (0.52–2.66) | 0.692 |
| Maternal education | ||||
| No formal education | Ref | Ref | ||
| Primary school | 5.26 (4.18–6.61) | < 0.001 | 1.46 (1.13–1.90) | 0.004 |
| Secondary school | 22.56 (16.49–30.85) | < 0.001 | 2.38 (1.65–3.42) | < 0.001 |
| Higher | 151.05 (52.45–434.99) | < 0.001 | 2.46 (0.75–7.98) | 0.133 |
| Husband education | ||||
| No formal education | Ref | Ref | ||
| Primary school | 3.00 (2.25–3.99) | < 0.001 | 1.25 (0.91–1.71) | 0.164 |
| Secondary school | 9.36 (7.12–12.28) | < 0.001 | 1.43 (1.03–1.99) | 0.033 |
| Higher | 60.62 (33.38–110.11) | < 0.001 | 2.13 (0.90–5.03) | 0.084 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | Ref | Ref | ||
| Rural | 0.12 (0.08–0.18) | < 0.001 | 0.50 (0.33–0.74) | 0.001 |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic | Ref | |||
| Protestant | 0.70 (0.51–0.95) | 0.025 | 0.72 (0.51–1.02) | 0.066 |
| Other Christians | 0.78 (0.50–1.22) | 0.290 | 0.55 (0.35–0.87) | 0.011 |
| Muslim | 0.31 (0.21–0.44) | < 0.001 | 0.75 (0.53–1.07) | 0.120 |
| Animist | 0.08 (0.04–0.14) | < 0.001 | 0.46 (0.20–1.02) | 0.057 |
| Others | 0.27 (0.14–0.54) | < 0.001 | 0.51 (0.24–1.09) | 0.085 |
| Economic status | ||||
| Poorest | Ref | Ref | ||
| Poorer | 3.63 (2.77–4.74) | < 0.001 | 1.45 (1.04–2.02) | 0.025 |
| Middle | 8.73 (6.35–12.02) | < 0.001 | 1.88 (1.27–2.78) | 0.002 |
| Richer | 28.30 (17.52–45.71) | < 0.001 | 2.71 (1.63–4.48) | < 0.001 |
| Richest | 126.08 (69.60–228.37) | < 0.001 | 5.16 (2.58–10.30) | < 0.001 |
| Media exposure | ||||
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
| Yes | 10.00 (8.09–12.36) | < 0.001 | 1.46 (1.11–1.91) | 0.006 |
| Region | ||||
| Adamawa | Ref | Ref | ||
| Centre (Without Yaoundé) | 4.66 (2.45–8.86) | < 0.001 | 1.51 (0.79–2.88) | 0.201 |
| Douala | 45.03 (19.96–101.59) | < 0.001 | 2.08 (0.78–5.51) | 0.140 |
| East | 1.50 (0.84–2.68) | 0.161 | 0.59 (0.33–1.04) | 0.072 |
| Far-North | 0.75 (0.44–1.26) | 0.283 | 0.79 (0.46–1.37) | 0.411 |
| Littoral (Without Douala) | 28.78 (14.79–56.02) | < 0.001 | 10.89 (4.57–25.95) | < 0.001 |
| North | 0.73 (0.42–1.25) | 0.256 | 0.94 (0.53–1.68) | 0.859 |
| North-West | 9.82 (2.67–36.14) | 0.001 | 3.23 (0.93–11.16) | 0.063 |
| West | 42.69 (17.77–102.56) | < 0.001 | 9.86 (4.41–22.05) | < 0.001 |
| South | 5.80 (3.21–10.48) | < 0.001 | 1.19 (0.64–2.24) | 0.571 |
| South-West | 138.01 (17.79–1070.53) | < 0.001 | 4.74 (0.62–35.82) | 0.131 |
| Yaoundé | 14.37 (4.54–45.43) | < 0.001 | 1.20 (0.43–3.34) | 0.726 |
| Skilled ANC | ||||
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
| Yes | 30.20 (21.56–42.31) | < 0.001 | 14.46 (10.01–20.89) | < 0.001 |
| Decision making | ||||
| No decision making | Ref | Ref | ||
| Moderate decision making | 2.51 (1.91–3.29) | < 0.001 | 1.12 (0.80–1.57) | 0.479 |
| Higher decision making | 4.04 (3.02–5.40) | < 0.001 | 1.88 (1.36–2.59) | < 0.001 |
| Attitude towards wife beating | ||||
| Accept | Ref | Ref | ||
| Refuse | 1.49 (1.21–1.83) | < 0.001 | 1.32 (1.05–1.65) | 0.014 |
| Parity | ||||
| 1–2 | Ref | Ref | ||
| 3–4 | 0.74 (0.63–0.87) | < 0.001 | 0.67 (0.48–0.93) | 0.019 |
| 5+ | 0.47 (0.39–0.56) | < 0.001 | 0.62 (0.41–0.93) | 0.024 |
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