Table 4 Determinants of birth preparedness in three rural districts of Ghana
From: Birth preparedness and complications readiness among women in disadvantaged rural districts of Ghana
Factors | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Districts | ||||
Ada west | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | < 0.001 |
Denkyira west | 1.20(0.87 1.65) | 1.80(1.15 2.82) | ||
Builsa south | 0.23(0.14 0.36) | 0.33(0.20 0.57) | ||
Maternal Age | ||||
< 20 | 1 | 1 | ||
20–30 | 0.72(0.46 1.13) | 0.326 | 0.55(0.28 1.07) | 0.080 |
> 30 | 0.83(0.50 1.37) | 0.74(0.34 1.63) | ||
Education Level | ||||
None | 1 | 1 | ||
Primary | 0.66(0.47 0.92) | 0.005 | 0.57(0.38 0.84) | 0.016 |
Secondary | 0.46(0.27 0.77) | 0.54(0.29 1.02) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Single | 1 | 1 | ||
Married | 0.37(0.25 0.54) | < 0.001 | 0.63(0.38 1.05) | 0.001 |
Others | 1.16(0.68 1.96) | 1.56(0.83 2.95) | ||
Employment status | ||||
None | 1 | 1 | ||
Employed | 0.43(0.20 0.93) | 0.024 | 0.41(0.16 1.04) | 0.162 |
Self employed | 1.18(0.86 1.63) | 0.92(0.59 1.43) | ||
Religious affiliations | ||||
Christianity | 1 | 1 | ||
Islam | 1.25(0.75 2.07) | 0.6808 | 1.19(0.67 2.11) | 0.836 |
Others | 1.12(0.78 0.50) | 1.09(0.41 2.92) | ||
Pregnancies | ||||
One | 1 | 1 | ||
Two | 1.08(0.67 1.75) | 0.234 | 1.17(0.62 2.21) | 0.8393 |
> two | 1.35(0.92 1.97) | 1.20(0.64 2.27) | ||
ANC attendance | ||||
Once | 1 | 1 | ||
Twice | 0.36(0.16 0.81) | < 0.001 | 0.33(0.13 0.82) | < 0.001 |
Three times | 0.19(0.09 0.42) | 0.18(0.08 0.44) | ||
Four times | 0.20(0.09 0.41) | 0.17(0.07 0.39) | ||
Five + | 0.09(0.05 0.19) | 0.09(0.04 0.20) | ||