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Table 3 Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis of the Factors influencing High level Men’s Involvement in Antenatal Care

From: Factors influencing men’s involvement in antenatal care services: a cross-sectional study in a low resource setting, Central Tanzania

Variable

Crude OR (95% CI)

P-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P-value

Occupation

 Employed

0.739 (0.541–1.009)

0.057

0.692 (0.511–0.936)

*

 Not employed

1

   

Ethnicity

 Gogo

1.507 (1.071–2.121)

*

1.495 (1.066–2.097)

*

 Others

1

   

Religion

 Christian

1.799 (1.225–2.643)

**

1.826 (1.245–2.677)

**

 Muslim

1

   

Time

 ≤ 1 h

1.480 (1.118–1.959)

**

1.444 (1.094–1.906)

*

 > 1 h

1

   

Access to Information

 Yes

3.027 (2.039–4.494)

***

3.077 (2.076–4.562)

***

 No

1

   

Number of children

 1–4

0.801 (0.600–1.757)

1.071

  

 ≥ 5

1

   

Distance to health facility

 ≤ 5 km

0.717 (0.465–1.104)

0.131

  

 ≥ 5 km

1

   

Attitude of health care providers

 Positive

1.548 (1.090–2.199)

*

0.568 (0.400–1.808)

 

 Negative

1

   
  1. *Statistically significant at *p-value < 0.05, **p-value < 0.01, ***p-value< 0.001