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Table 2 Factors associated with reported antenatal services during the most recent pregnancy

From: Use of antenatal services and delivery care in Entebbe, Uganda: a community survey

 

Proportion (%) with high score

Crude OR for high score

P value

Adjusted ORa for high score (95% confidence interval)

P value

Setting

     

   Entebbe Hospital

127/184 (69%)

1

0.027b

1

0.026b

   Other government hospitals

22/41 (54%)

0.52

 

0.63 (0.27, 1.47)

 

   Private hospital

31/45 (69%)

0.99

 

0.86 (0.35, 2.13)

 

   Public clinic

6/24 (25%)

0.15

 

0.11 (0.03, 0.44)

 

   Traditional Birth Attendant

none

    

Year of pregnancy

     

   1999

23/47 (47%)

1

<0.001c

1

<0.001c

   2000

24/42 (57%)

1.52

 

1.37 (0.53, 3.56)

 

   2001

22/48 (46%)

0.96

 

1.33 (0.50, 3.57)

 

   2002

40/60 (67%)

2.27

 

2.16 (0.82, 5.70)

 

   2003

61/75 (81%)

4.95

 

5.32 (2.52, 11.23)

 

   2004 (to March)

17/22 (77%)

3.86

 

4.78 (1.03, 22.24)

 

Age

     

   13–25 years

94/135 (70%)

1

0.041

1

0.15

   25 years or more

92/159 (58%)

0.60

 

0.70 (0.43, 1.14)

 

Gravidity

     

   Primigravida

64/94 (68%)

1

0.29

1

0.88

   Multigravida

122/200 (61%)

0.73

 

0.95 (0.51, 1.77)

 

Education

     

   None

15/28 (54%)

1

0.015c

1

0.044c

   Primary

87/146 (60%)

1.28

 

1.14 (0.39, 3.34)

 

   Secondary

67/98 (68%)

1.87

 

1.49 (0.53, 4.22)

 

   Tertiary

17/22 (77%)

2.95

 

3.11 (0.99, 9.80)

 

Possessions d

     

   None of specified items/bed

122/196 (62%)

1

0.65

1

0.84

   Phone/motorbike/car

64/98 (65%)

1.14

 

1.06 (0.62, 1.80)

 

Electricity at home

     

   No

91/157 (58%)

1

0.13

1

0.32

   Yes

95/137 (69%)

1.64

 

1.43 (0.70, 2.93)

 

Crowding at home

     

   3 or more

95/146 (65%)

1

0.44

1

0.34

   Less than 3 people/room

91/148 (61%)

0.86

 

0.81 (0.52, 1.26)

 
  1. a Adjusted for anatenatal care setting, year of pregnancy, age-group, mother's education, and electricity in the home. bTest for heterogeneity. cTest for trend. dSpecified possessions were bed, mobile phone, motorcycle and car. Crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) and P values were computed using complex survey commands within Stata (svylogit).