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Table 2 Regression Analysis Results for Postnatal Care Attendance in the West Mamprusi District

From: The role of community-based health services in influencing postnatal care visits in the Builsa and the West Mamprusi districts in rural Ghana

Characteristic

OR

(95% Cl)

AOR

(95% Cl)

ANC attendance

  ≤ 3 attendance

 

1

 

1

  ≥ 4 attendance

5.00

(2.19–11.41)

8.88

(2.94–26.8)

Age group

 15–24 (r)

 

1

 

1

 25–35

0.81

(0.44–1.48)

2.54

(0.84–7.66)

 36–49

1.36

(0.68–2.70)

12.3

(2.94–51.9)

Woman’s education

 None (r)

 

1

 

1

 Primary

0.97

(0.44–2.16)

1.45

(0.39–5.36)

 Some secondary

1.40

(0.55–3.58)

2.95

(0.76–11.5)

Husband’s education

 None (r)

 

1

 

1

 Primary

1.58

(0.74–3.36)

2.82

(0.89–8.95)

 Some secondary

2.33

(1.41–3.85)

3.66

(1.57–8.51)

Religion

 Traditional

 

1

 

1

 Christianity

3.74

(0.78–18-0)

8.03

(0.70–92.9)

 Islam

2.77

(0.60–12.0)

10.5

(0.92–12.1)

Marital status

 Divorced/widowed/never married (r)

 

1

 

1

 Married

0.87

(0.20–3.72)

1.01

(0.09–11.6)

Number of children alive

 1 (r)

 

1

 

1

 2 + 3

0.84

(0.44–1.60)

0.60

(0.19–1.86)

 4+

0.83

(0.44–1.55)

0.76

(0.20–2.86)

Distance to health facility

 Less than 30 min

 

1

 

1

 30 mins – 2 h

1.19

(0.75–1.89)

0.75

(0.36–1.57)

Wealth Index

 Poor (r)

 

1

 

1

 Middle

0.55

(0.31–0.99)

0.63

(0.30–1.31)

 Rich

0.56

(0.22–1.42)

1.01

(0.29–3.54)

Skilled delivery

 No

 

1

 

1

 Yes

1.05

(0.66–1.67)

1.31

(0.65–2.65)

  1. Bold values are significant (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001) AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; JHS: junior high school; JSS: junior secondary school; OR: odds ratio; SHS: senior high school; SSS: senior secondary school