Table 2 Logistic regression model showing the β coefficient and odds ratios of factors associated with access to maternal health services and use of antenatal services in Mdantsane
Characteristics | Access to maternal health services | Antenatal visits for pregnancy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model I | Model II | |||||||
β | Odds ratio | 95% C.I. | β | Odds ratio | 95% C.I. | |||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||
Age | ||||||||
15-19® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
20-24 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 6.9 | −0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
25-29 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 7.6 |
30-34 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 10.6 |
35-39 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 5.5*** | 1.3 | 23.4 |
40 and above | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 5.3*** | 1.1 | 25.7 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Married® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Not married | −0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
Maternal education | ||||||||
None® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Primary | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 13.9 |
Secondary | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 19.1 |
Tertiary | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 14.2 |
Occupation | ||||||||
None® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Housewife | −1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | −0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
Self-employed | −0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | −1.2 | 0.3** | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Government employee | 1.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 57.9 | −0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
Private employee | −1.3 | 0.3*** | 0.1 | 0.9 | −0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Living on social grants | −0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | −0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Residential area | ||||||||
Within Mdantsane® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Outside Mdantsane | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 4.2 | −0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
Distance to hospital/health facility | ||||||||
More than 20 km® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Less than 20 km | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 8.7 | −0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
Financial difficulties | ||||||||
Difficult® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Not difficult | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
Did not try to find/get money | −1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 10.9 |
Means of travelling/transport | ||||||||
Walk® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Public transport | −0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 | −0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Private transport | −1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | −1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Cultural factors | ||||||||
Yes® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
No | −2.3 | 0.1* | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
Did you find the health care information useful? | ||||||||
Yes® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
No | −1.3 | 0.3* | 0.1 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
Knowledge of maternal services offered | ||||||||
Yes® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
No | −1.3 | 0.3*** | 0.1 | 0.8 | −0.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
Medical aid | ||||||||
Yes® | 1 | 1 | ||||||
No | −3.4 | 0.0* | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
Constant | 5.3 | 190.9 | −1.4 | 0.3 | ||||