Table 1 factors associated with the uptake of care across the continuum
Variables | Frequency | Percent | Percent with all maternal care services % (95% CI) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |
 15–24 | 57,563 | 29.3 | 27.6 (27, 28.2) | 1.0 (Reference) |  | 1.0 (Reference) |  |
 25–29 | 51,040 | 25.9 | 30.3 (29.6, 31.0) | 1.05 (1.01, 1.09) |  | 1.28 (1.21, 1.36) |  |
 30–34 | 40,220 | 20.4 | 31.5 (30.7, 32.3) | 1.08 (1.02, 1.14) |  | 1.58 (1.44, 1.74) |  |
 35–49 | 47,894 | 24.3 | 29.7 (29, 30.5) | 0.98 (0.93, 1.04) |  | 1.81 (1.54, 2.12) |  |
Parity |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |
 First birth | 41,745 | 21.2 | 35.7 (34.9, 36.5) | 1.0 (Reference) |  | 1.0 (Reference) |  |
 Second birth | 37,319 | 19 | 32.7 (32, 33.5) | 0.85 (0.81, 0.90) |  | 0.79 (0.74, 0.85) |  |
 Third birth | 31,479 | 16 | 31.4 (30.6, 32.2) | 0.82 (0.77, 0.87) |  | 0.71 (0.65, 0.78) |  |
 Fourth birth | 25,161 | 12.8 | 29.2 (28.4, 30.1) | 0.75 (0.70, 0.80) |  | 0.63 (0.57, 0.70) |  |
 Sixth birth | 19,590 | 10 | 27.1 (26.2, 28.0) | 0.71 (0.66, 0.76) |  | 0.59 (0.52, 0.66) |  |
 6th or higher births | 41,422 | 21.1 | 20.8 (20.1, 21.4) | 0.59 (0.53, 0.65) |  | 0.48 (0.40, 0.56) |  |
Highest educational level |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |
 No education | 66,815 | 34 | 20.3 (19.6, 21) | 1.0 (Reference) |  | 1.0 (Reference) |  |
 Primary | 69,861 | 35.5 | 24.9 (24.3, 25.4) | 1.56 (1.32, 1.85) |  | 1.36 (1.16, 1.59) |  |
 Secondary | 60,038 | 30.5 | 45.5 (44.7, 46.3) | 2.80 (2.20, 3.56) |  | 1.77 (1.46, 2.15) |  |
Wealth status |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |
 Poorest | 42,111 | 21.4 | 18.2 (17.5, 19) | 1.0 (Reference) |  | 1.0 (Reference) |  |
 Poorer | 41,369 | 21 | 22.9 (22.2, 23.6) | 1.31 (1.18, 1.47) |  | 1.17 (1.07, 1.29) |  |
 Middle | 39,080 | 19.9 | 27.8 (27, 28.6) | 1.64 (1.32, 2.04) |  | 1.29 (1.10, 1.51) |  |
 Richer | 38,234 | 19.4 | 35.3 (34.4, 36.3) | 2.41 (1.75, 3.31) |  | 1.52 (1.21, 1.91) |  |
 Richest | 35,923 | 18.3 | 46.6 (45.5, 47.7) | 4.04 (2.76, 5.92) |  | 1.87 (1.39, 2.52) |  |
Frequency of reading newspaper |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |
 Not at all | 164,995 | 83.9 | 27.5 (26.9, 28) | 1.0 (Reference) |  | 1.0 (Reference) |  |
 Less than once a week | 19,029 | 9.7 | 39.7 (38.6, 40.7) | 1.65 (1.48, 1.84) |  | 1.15 (1.06, 1.25) |  |
 At least once a week | 12,573 | 6.4 | 42.9 (41.4, 44.3) | 2.02 (1.78, 2.29) |  | 1.23 (1.11, 1.38) |  |
Frequency of listening to the radio |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |
 Not at all | 85,569 | 43.5 | 22.2 (21.6, 22.8) | 1.0 (Reference) |  | 1.0 (Reference) |  |
 Less than once a week | 38,844 | 19.8 | 34.5 (33.6, 35.5) | 1.37 (1.26, 1.49) |  | 1.13 (1.05, 1.22) |  |
 At least once a week | 72,225 | 36.7 | 35.8 (35.1, 36.4) | 1.64 (1.51, 1.79) |  | 1.23 (1.16, 1.31) |  |
Frequency of watching television |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |  | 0.002 |
 Not at all | 121,943 | 62.1 | 21.8 (21.2, 22.3) | 1.0 (Reference) |  | 1.0 (Reference) |  |
 Less than once a week | 25,397 | 12.9 | 36.2 (35.1, 37.3) | 1.51, (1.33, 1.70) |  | 1.11 (1.02, 1.20) |  |
 At least once a week | 49,181 | 25 | 45.8 (44.9, 46.7) | 2.27 (1.94, 2.64) |  | 1.25 (1.13, 1.39) |  |
Concerns of lack of money for treatment |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |  | 0.011 |
 Not a big problem | 85,586 | 47.1 | 37.4 (36.7, 38.2) | 1.0 (Reference) |  | 1.0 (Reference) |  |
 Big problem | 96,263 | 52.9 | 26.8 (26.1, 27.4) | 0.71 (0.66, 0.76) |  | 0.91 (0.86, 0.97) |  |
Concerns of distance to a health facility |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |  | 0.007 |
 Not a big problem | 112,044 | 61.6 | 36.6 (36.0, 37.3) | 1.0 (Reference) |  | 1.0 (Reference) |  |
 Big problem | 69,802 | 38.4 | 24 (23.3, 24.7) | 0.75 (0.69, 0.81) |  | 0.90 (0.83, 0.98) |  |
Place of residence |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |  | 0.001 |
 Urban | 65,269 | 33.2 | 43 (42, 43.9) | 1.0 (Reference) |  | 1.0 (Reference) |  |
 Rural | 131,448 | 66.8 | 23 (22.4, 23.6) | 0.37 (0.28, 0.48) |  | 0.72 (0.62, 0.85) |  |