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. 2021 Jun 2;21:545. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06573-3

Table 4.

Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors Associated with Bypassing of PHC Facilities for Maternal Care.

Socio-economic predictor Categories Model 1 (ANC) Model 2 (Delivery) Model 3 (PNC)
AOR 95 % CI P>|z| AOR 95 % CI P>|z| AOR 95 % CI P>|z|
Municipality of residence Jirapa Reference
Wa 8.51 2.19–33.03 0.002 20.20 6.93–58.89 0.000 16.66 4.39–63.30 0.000
Nature of residential location Urban Reference
Peri-urban 0.75 0.25–2.30 0.618 0.35 0.14–0.88 0.026 0.95 0.30–3.00 0.931
Rural 1.17 0.46–2.99 0.741 1.54 0.76–3.12 0.225 1.36 0.56–3.32 0.499
Age 16–25 Reference
26–35 1.44 0.61–3.45 0.406 0.97 0.51–1.86 0.935 1.04 0.39–2.75 0.941
> 35 0.16 0.04–0.54 0.004 2.00 0.81–4.91 0.130 1.59 0.50 - 5.03 0.429
Ethnicity Waala Reference
Dagaaba - - - 2.09 1.06–4.12 0.034 2.73 1.21–6.16 0.016
Others - - - 3.78 1.79–7.97 0.000 7.39 2.60 -21.05 0.000
Education No formal Reference
Primary 0.64 0.15–2.68 0.544 0.86 0.33–2.32 0.792 0.68 0.18–2.43 0.540
JHS 1.79 0.58–5.56 0.312 1.32 0.56–3.10 0.527 0.94 0.26–3.41 0.923
SHS 1.83 0.63–5.33 0.268 1.56 0.68–3.62 0.292 1.27 0.43–3.71 0.664
Tertiary 6.50 1.40–30.23 0.017 1.42 0.43–4.72 0.564 0.78 0.09–6.58 0.817
Occupation Formal sector Reference
Vocation 3.11 0.81–11.98 0.098 0.46 0.09–2.25 0.340 0.66 0.07–5.72 0.703
Trade 1.62 0.36–7.20 0.526 0.52 0.10–2.61 0.426 0.33 0.03–3.14 0.335
Farming 1.15 0.19–6.83 0.875 0.36 0.07–1.91 0.233 0.33 0.04–2.96 0.320
Unemployed 2.94 0.69–12.47 0.143 0.22 0.04–1.30 0.095 0.66 0.07–6.03 0.710
Monthly Mother’s income (GH₵) Zero Reference
10–100 - - - 0.58 0.24–1.41 0.234 0.33 0.12–0.90 0.031
120–350 - - - 0.38 0.12–1.19 0.097 0.64 0.22–1.89 0.422
370–900 - - - 0.47 0.14–1.55 0.214 0.33 0.08 1.42 0.137
1000–3000 - - - 0.20 0.03–1.10 0.064 0.35 0.04–3.04 0.344
Ownership of Car/Motor No Reference
Yes 2.29 1.06–4.94 0.035 1.78 0.98–3.22 0.056 2.68 1.20–5.99 0.016
Pregnancy complications No Reference
Yes 2.82 1.12–7.15 0.028 - - - - - -
Transport to facility Walking Reference
Public 10.41 4.39–24.65 0.000 2.35 0.94–5.89 0.068 31.41 12.08–81.65 0.000
Personal 2.34 0.87–6.30 0.092 2.60 0.88–7.67 0.084 5.15 1.52–17.44 0.008
Days after current birth 0-5days Reference
6-10days - - - - - - 1.55 0.54–4.46 0.413
11–39 days - - - - - - 4.20 1.18–15.01 0.027
40 + days - - - - - - 2.99 0.80–11.19 0.103
Constant 0.0017 0.00–0 0.02 0.000 0.026 0.00–0.28 0.002 0.004 0.00–0.07 0.000
Observations 372 381 385
Prob > chi2 0.000 0.000 0.000
Pseudo R2 0.3711 0.2868 0.5473
Log pseudolikelihood -114.93819 -172.96563 -116.11477