Influence of family members on utilization of maternal health care services among teen and adult pregnant women in Kathmandu, Nepal: a cross sectional study

Table 4 Final logistic regression model identifying factors associated with women being perceived as the most influential person on decision to utilize ANC delivery care

Factors	ANC			Delivery
Factors	N = 315			N = 315
	AOR (95% CI)	P-value^*	P-value^**	AOR (95% CI)	P-value^*	P-value^**
Age group of women: ref. = Teens			<0.001			0.002
Young adults	2.12 (1.18,3.79)	0.01		1.54 (0.81,2.93)	0.2
Adults	3.14 (1.76,5.63)	<0.001		2.9 (1.56,5.38)	<0.001
Ethnicity of women: ref. = Indigenous Non-Indigenous	1.77 (1.11,2.83)	0.02	0.02	1.71 (1.04,2.8)	0.03	0.03
Referral status: ref. = Referred Not referred				3.77 (1.27,11.15)	0.02	0.006

AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, *Wald’s test, ** Likelihood ratio test
Factors included in the initial model for ANC decision-making were age at marriage of women, type of marriage arrangement, age and occupation of mother-in-law, and daughter-in-law and mother-in-law sharing same residence.
Factors included in the initial model for delivery decision-making were place of residence, occupation and age at marriage of women, place of ANC, gestational age at first ANC, willingness to attend ANC, education level of husband, per capita income, age and occupation of mother-in-law.

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