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Table 3 Distribution of respondents receiving good quality ANC and factors associated with quality of ANC services in Nigeria

From: Assessment of quality of antenatal care services in Nigeria: evidence from a population-based survey

Characteristics of the Respondents

All women using ANC n = 13410

Had Desirable (Good) Quality of ANC

Had minimum acceptable quality of ANC

Determinants of Desirable (Good) Quality of ANC

OR(95 % CI)

Sig

aOR(95 % CI)

Sig

Residence

 Urban

6462

*422(6.5)

*1053(16.3)

Reference

   

 Rural

6948

197(2.8)

458(6.6)

0.44(0.39–0.49)

0.000

0.83(0.74–0.94)

0.002

Educational

 No formal

4080

*139(3.4)

*225(5.5)

Reference

   

 Primary

3083

127(4.1)

238(7.7)

1.43(1.20–1.70)

0.000

1.57(1.34–1.85)

0.000

 Secondary

4991

273(5.5)

704(14.1)

2.56(2.20–2.97)

0.000

2.18(1.86–2.56)

0.000

 Higher

1256

80(6.3)

344(27.4)

4.32(3.57–5.22)

0.000

2.69(2.20–3.30)

0.000

Marital status

 Never married

426

14(3.7)

30(7.8)

Reference

   

 Married or LWSP

12511

576(4.6)

1417(11.3)

1.31(0.99–1.74)

0.062

1.11(0.82–1.52)

0.493

 Formerly married

473

29(6.5)

64(14.4)

1.51(1.05–2.17)

0.027

1.36(0.93–2.00)

0.116

Age (29.7,7.1 yrs)

 <20

705

*13(1.8)

*26(3.7)

Reference

   

 20–29

6131

289(4.7)

660(11.7)

2.12(1.58–2.85)

0.000

1.44(1.09–1.91)

0.011

 30–39

5119

241(4.7)

661(12.9)

2.55(1.90–3.43)

0.000

1.63(1.20–2.21)

0.002

 40+

1455

77(5.3)

164(11.3)

1.98(1.43–2.76)

0.000

1.53(1.09–2.14)

0.014

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

1406

*26(1.8)

*33(2.3)

Reference

   

 Poorer

2365

73(3.1)

112(4.7)

1.82(1.34–2.46)

0.000

1.49(1.13–1.95)

0.004

 Average

2895

117(4.0)

241(8.3)

2.86(2.15–3.81)

0.000

2.35(1.80–3.06)

0.000

 Wealthier

3277

183(5.6)

445(13.6)

4.28(3.25–5.65)

0.000

2.91(2.22–3.82)

0.000

 Wealthiest

3467

222(6.4)

680(19.6)

6.47(4.92–8.52)

0.000

3.54(2.65–4.72)

0.000

Geographical zone

 North Central

2125

*51(2.4)

*175(8.2)

Reference

   

 North East

2018

45(2.2)

139(6.9)

0.88(0.74–1.06)

0.171

1.38(1.16–1.64)

0.000

 North West

3275

313(9.5)

400(12.2)

1.40(1.18–1.65)

0.000

1.68(1.42–1.98)

0.000

 South East

1630

72(4.4)

195(12.0)

1.11(0.92–1.35)

0.287

0.84(0.70–1.00)

0.052

 South South

1566

38(2.4)

167(10.6)

1.17(0.96–1.42)

0.127

0.70(0.59–0.84)

0.000

 South West

2796

101(3.6)

435(15.6)

1.47(1.24–1.74)

0.000

0.83(0.71–0.97)

0.023

Birth order

 1

2614

98(3.8)

*309(11.8)

Reference

   

 2

2349

119(5.1)

302(12.9)

1.24(1.04–1.47)

0.016

1.03(0.88–1.20)

0.710

 3

2077

107(5.1)

274(13.2)

1.09(0.91–1.30)

0.354

1.01(0.85–1.19)

0.932

 4

6370

296(4.6)

626(9.8)

0.95(0.83–1.10)

0.517

0.98(0.83–1.15)

0.773

Timing of ANC

 1st Trimester

3598

*137(3.8)

*443(12.3)

Reference

   

 2nd Trimester

8310

433(5.2)

965(11.6)

0.97(0.86–1.09)

0.624

0.92(0.83–1.03)

0.137

 3rd Trimester

1453

49(3.4)

104(7.1)

0.67(0.54–0.83)

0.000

0.82(0.67–1.00)

0.053

Number of ANC

 Less than 4 times

2485

*65(2.6)

*137(5.5)

Reference

   

 4 times or more

10925

555(5.1)

1374(12.6)

2.05(1.73–2.42)

0.000

1.52(1.30–1.79)

0.000

Participates in decision

 Yes

3803

195(5.1)

*379(10.0)

1.12(0.99–1.26)

0.073

-

-

 No

9607

424(4.4)

1132(11.8)

Reference

   

Skill of ANC

 Skilled

12165

*602(5.0)

*1452(11.9)

Reference

   

 Unskilled

1245

17(1.4)

59(4.7)

0.33(0.26–0.43)

0.000

0.71(0.57–0.89)

0.003

Place of receiving

 Homes

197

*4(1.1)

*9(2.3)

Reference

   

 Govt hospital/clinics

377

495(5.3)

1095(11.7)

7.44(3.4–16.28)

0.000

7.04(3.45–14.4)

0.000

 Govt others

9339

4(0.9)

13(2.8)

1.63(0.67–3.98)

0.280

3.45(1.53–7.75)

0.003

 Private Hospital/Clinic

465

109(3.4)

383(12.6)

6.93(3.15–15.3)

0.000

5.46(2.66–11.2)

0.000

 Others

3032

7(3.4)

12(6.0)

4.04(1.6–10.21)

0.003

5.90(2.52–13.8)

0.000

 Total

13410

567(4.6)

1487(11.3)

    
  1. *significant at p = 0.05 chi-square test on independence