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Table 3 Regression Analysis Results for Postnatal Care Attendance in the Builsa 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

1.46

(0.41–5.25)

3.01

(0.64–14.2)

Age group

 15–24 (r)

 

1

 

1

 25–35

1.93

(0.85–4.35)

1.44

(0.42–4.90)

 36–49

2.57

(0.90–7.35)

1.24

(0.24–6.33)

Woman’s Education

 None (r)

 

1

 

1

 Primary

4.00

(1.34–12.0)

2.84

(0.55–14.6)

 Some secondary

2.33

(0.70–7.02)

2.35

(0.46–12.1)

Husband’s Education

 None (r)

 

1

 

1

 Primary

0.57

(0.19–1.65)

0.74

(0.20–2.75)

 Some Secondary

0.34

(0.15–0.77)

0.60

(0.18–2.02)

Religion

 Traditional

 

1

 

1

 Christianity

1.04

(0.43–2.53)

1.51

(0.46–4.95)

Marital status

 Divorced/widowed/never married (r)

 

1

 

1

 Married

0.64

(0.08–5.04)

0.45

(0.04–5.26)

Number of children alive

 1 (r)

 

1

 

1

 2 + 3

1.42

(0.58–3.43)

1.01

(0.27–3.76)

 4+

2.55

(0.98–6.62)

1.14

(0.21–6.16)

Distance to health facility

 Less than 30 min

 

1

 

1

 30 mins – 2 h

1.88

(0.82–4.33)

1.65

(0.61–4.50)

Wealth Index

 Poor (r)

 

1

 

1

 Middle

2.01

(0.54–7.37)

1.22

(0.29–5.14)

 Rich

1.04

(0.36–3.05)

0.59

(0.16–2.16)

Skilled delivery

 No

 

1

 

1

 Yes

0.84

(0.35–2.03)

0.85

(0.26–2.73)

  1. Bold values are significant (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001)