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Table 4 Factors associated with intensity of continuum of care among fixed cohort of women in Ethiopia

From: Continuum of maternity care among rural women in Ethiopia: does place and frequency of antenatal care visit matter?

Background characteristics

 

Crude IRR (95% CI)

Adjusted IRR (95% CI)

Adherence to recommendation of MOH to ANC

No

Ref

Ref

Yes

1.29 (1.26, 1.33)

1.28 (1.24, 1.32)

Exposure to HEP

No

Ref

Ref

Yes

1.11 (1.07, 1.15)

1.22 (1.16, 1.28)

Age

 

1.00 (0.99, 1.00)

1.01 (1.00, 1.01)

Women education

No formal education

Ref

Ref

Have formal education

1.09 (1.07, 1.12)

1.05 (1.02, 1.08)

MHS awareness by husband and wife at HP

Both are not aware for all MHS

Ref

Ref

At least one of them aware

1.01 (0.96, 1.05)

1.06 (1.00, 1.12)

Both are aware for all MHS

0.94 (0.89, 0.98)

0.96 (0.96, 1.08)

Told at least one danger sign

No

Ref

Ref

Yes

1.17 (1.14, 1.19)

1.14 (1.11, 1.18)

The second youngest child place of delivery

Home or other place

Ref

Ref

Health institution

1.18 (1.15, 1.22)

1.16 (1.13, 1.20)

Wealth index

Lower quintile

Ref

Ref

Middle quintile

0.94 (0.91, 0.97)

0.91 (0.88, 0.95)

Higher quintile

1.03 (1.00, 1.06)

0.96 (0.92, 1.01)

Family size

 ≤4 peoples

Ref

Ref

5–8 peoples

0.97 (0.95, 0.99)

1.01 (0.97, 1.05)

≥ 9 peoples

0.88 (0.84, 0.92)

1.02 (0.96, 1.08)

Head of HH

Husband headed HH

Ref

Ref

Wife headed HH

1.04 (0.98, 1.09)

0.97 (0.91, 1.03)

Number of medical equipment

1.01 (1.00, 1.01)

1.01 (1.01, 1.02)

Media

Have no TV or Radio

Ref

Ref

Have TV or Radio

1.06 (1.04, 1.09)

1.01 (0.98, 1.05)

Livelihood

Pastoralist

Ref

Ref

Agrarian

1.31 (1.19, 1.42)

1.17 (1.06, 1.29)

Human resource at the HP

Have level 3 and below HEWs

Ref

Ref

Have at least one level 4 HEW

0.95 (0.93, 0.97)

0.93 (0.90, 0.95)

Accessed health facility

Accessed other HF

Ref

Ref

Accessed HP/HEW

1.13 (1.07, 1.18)

0.94 (0.87, 1.01)

Inflate variables*

Age

  

0.90 ( 0.87, 0.94)

Women education

No formal education

 

Ref

Have formal education

 

1.89 (2.12, 4.73)

Head of HH

Husband headed HH

 

Ref

Wife headed HH

 

0.84 (0.19, 3.67)

  1. CI confidence interval, HH Household, HEP health extension program, HP health post, MHS maternal health services; HF health facility, HEW health extension worker, TV television, HEWs health extension worker
  2. *Inflate variables are variables that increases the probability of taking no services. They are selected based on literatures.