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. 2021 May 25;21:402. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03837-y

Table 3.

Adjusted risk ratios for having recommended number of ANC contacts (NDHS 2018)

Characteristics 1 to 3 contacts 4 to7 8 and more contacts
aRR(95 % CI) sig aRR(95 % CI) sig aRR(95 % CI) sig
Age of mothers (years)
 15–19 Reference
 20–24 0.96 (0.77–1.20) 0.73 1.11 (0.91–1.36) 0.30 1.19 (0.86–1.65) 0.28
 25–29 0.99 (0.78–1.26) 0.92 1.24 (0.99–1.54) 0.06 1.40 (1.01–1.95) 0.04
 30–39 0.88 (0.68–1.14) 0.34 1.29 (1.02–1.64) 0.04 1.83 (1.29–2.60) 0.00
 40–49 0.61 (0.46–0.82) 0.00 1.10 (0.84–1.43) 0.48 1.62 (1.10–2.38) 0.01
Highest educational level
 No education Reference
 Primary 1.69 (1.45–1.97) 0.00 1.97 (1.72–2.27) 0.00 2.17 (1.77–2.66) 0.00
 Secondary 1.79 (1.49–2.14) 0.00 2.40 (2.05–2.82) 0.00 2.91 (2.35–3.60) 0.00
 Higher 5.01 (2.91–8.61) 0.00 9.04 (5.44–15.03) 0.00 12.46 (7.33–21.2) 0.00
Spouse’s highest education
 No education Reference
 Primary 1.94 (1.67–2.25) 0.00 2.25 (1.96–2.57) 0.00 1.71 (1.38–2.13) 0.00
 Secondary 1.71 (1.48–1.97) 0.00 2.22 (1.96–2.52) 0.00 2.23 (1.82–2.73) 0.00
 Higher 2.89 (2.28–3.65) 0.00 3.67 (2.96–4.54) 0.00 4.38 (3.33–5.77) 0.00
Who decides respondent’s healthcare
 Respondent alone 1.28 (1.05–1.56) 0.01 1.25 (1.05–1.49) 0.01 1.84 (1.51–2.25) 0.00
 Respondent and Spouse 1.12 (0.99–1.27) 0.08 1.29 (1.15–1.44) 0.00 1.05 (0.92–1.21) 0.45
 Spouse alone Reference
Media exposure
 No exposure Reference
 Exposed to media 1.29 (1.16–1.43) 0.00 1.48 (1.35–1.63) 0.00 1.73 (1.50-2.00) 0.00
Ethnicity
 Hausa/Fulani Reference
 Yoruba 1.33 (0.90–1.96) 0.15 1.68 (1.22–2.31) 0.00 3.17 (2.22–4.51) 0.00
 Igbo 2.55 (1.71–3.83) 0.00 3.16 (2.01–3.88) 0.00 3.82 (2.64–5.52) 0.00
 Ibiobio 3.07 (1.55–4.98) 0.00 3.22 (2.09–5.03) 0.00 2.78 (1.28–4.55) 0.00
 Others 1.44 (1.25–1.66) 0.00 1.44 (1.26–1.64) 0.00 1.61 (1.29-2.00) 0.00
Religion
 Islam Reference
 Other Christians 0.77 (0.64–0.91) 0.00 0.83 (0.71–0.97) 0.02 0.80 (0.66–0.97) 0.02
 Others 1.03 (0.64–1.68) 0.89 0.69 (0.45–1.08) 0.11 0.10 (0.04–0.23) 0.00
Wealth status
 Low Reference
 Middle 1.33 (1.17–1.50) 0.00 1.54 (1.38–1.72) 0.00 1.67 (1.41–1.98) 0.00
 Richest 1.58 (1.28–1.95) 0.00 2.11 (1.75–2.54) 0.00 2.29 (1.83–2.87) 0.00
Children ever-born
 1 or 2 births Reference
 3 or 4 births 1.14 (0.98–1.34) 0.10 0.91 (0.79–1.04) 0.17 0.85 (0.72–1.01) 0.07
 More than 4 births 1.19 (0.99–1.43) 0.06 0.89 (0.76–1.05) 0.16 0.76 (0.62–0.93) 0.01
Birth interval
 First Birth 1.15 (0.94–1.41) 0.17 1.23 (1.03–1.46) 0.02 1.38 (1.11–1.71) 0.00
 Less than 36 months 0.91 (0.82–1.01) 0.08 0.87 (0.79–0.95) 0.00 0.92 (0.81–1.04) 0.18
 36+ Reference
Current employment status
 Unemployed Reference
 Employed 0.96 (0.75–1.22) 0.73 0.86 (0.70–1.07) 0.18 0.97 (0.72–1.31) 0.86
Spouse current employment status
 Unemployed Reference
 Employed 1.36 (1.06–1.73) 0.02 1.63 (1.31–2.03) 0.00 1.58 (1.16–2.17) 0.00
Region
 North West Reference
 North central 0.43 (0.37–0.51) 0.00 0.44 (0.38–0.52) 0.00 1.23 (0.96–1.58) 0.11
 North East 1.43 (1.26–1.62) 0.00 1.25 (1.11–1.41) 0.00 1.28 (1.01–1.64) 0.04
 South East 0.55 (0.34–0.89) 0.01 0.53 (0.35–0.80) 0.00 3.23 (2.03–5.13) 0.00
 South South 0.10 (0.08–0.14) 0.00 0.10 (0.08–0.13) 0.00 0.80 (0.58–1.10) 0.17
 South West 0.29 (0.20–0.42) 0.00 0.37 (0.27–0.50) 0.00 3.84 (2.69–5.48) 0.00
Residence
 Rural Reference
 Urban 1.19 (1.04–1.37) 0.01 1.13 (1.01–1.28) 0.04 1.37 (1.19–1.58) 0.00
Sex of Household head
Male Reference
 Female 1.00 (0.81–1.24) 0.97 1.01 (0.85–1.22) 0.88 0.97 (0.79–1.18) 0.74
Wanted Last child
 Then 1.07 (0.88–1.31) 0.48 0.84 (0.71–1.01) 0.06 0.84 (0.69–1.03) 0.10
 Later 0.78 (0.58–1.04) 0.09 0.7 (0.55–0.90) 0.00 0.63 (0.48–0.84) 0.00
 Never Reference
Family Mobility
 More stable ( > = 5 years) Reference
 Less stable 0–4 years 1.14 (0.98–1.33) 0.08 1.02 (0.89–1.17) 0.74 1.03 (0.88–1.21) 0.68
Have health Insurance
No Reference
 Yes 0.86 (0.53–1.39) 0.53 1.10 (0.72–1.68) 0.67 1.61 (1.02–2.56) 0.04
Wife Beating acceptable
 Yes Reference
 No 1.21 (1.10–1.33) 0.00 1.40 (1.29–1.53) 0.00 1.71 (1.50–1.95) 0.00
Community SES Disadvantage
 Lowest 1.50 (1.17–1.93) 0.00 1.89 (1.52–2.36) 0.00 1.89 (1.38–2.57) 0.00
 Middle 1.68 (1.46–1.92) 0.00 1.70 (1.50–1.92) 0.00 1.47 (1.17–1.86) 0.00
 Highest Reference

All the variables in this Table were significant at p < 0.20 in the bivariable analysis