Table 3 Determinants of first ANC using univariate logistic regression
From: Why do pregnant women present late for their first antenatal care consultation in Cameroon?
Category | Characteristic | First ANC | OR (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 12 weeks (N = 164) | > 12 weeks (N = 129) | ||||
Number (%) | Number (%) | ||||
Age distribution | 16–25 | 53 (32.3) | 30 (23.3) | 1 | |
26–35 | 92 (56.1) | 88 (68.2) | 1.21 (0.75–1.96) | 0.430 | |
36–45 | 19 (11.6) | 11 (8.5) | 0.71 (0.45–1.11) | ||
Marital | Married | 64 (39.0) | 50 (38.8) | 1 | |
Single | 100 (61.0) | 79 (61.2) | 0.99 (0.62–1.59) | 0.963 | |
Level of education | Primary | 14 (8.5) | 11 (8.5) | 1 | |
No formal education | 1 (0.6) | 5 (3.9) | 0.80 (0.43–1.52) | 0.350 | |
Secondary | 62 (37.8) | 56 (43.4) | 1.26 (0.79–2.02) | 0.330 | |
University | 87 (53.1) | 57 (44.2) | 0.701 (0.44–1.11) | 0.132 | |
Occupation of woman | Not employed | 82 (50.0) | 81 (62.8) | 1.27 (0.69–2.35) | 0.445 |
Employed | 82 (50.0) | 48 (37.2) | 1 | ||
Gravid status | Multigravida (2–4) | 79 (48.2) | 73 (56.6) | 1 | |
Primigravida (1) | 63 (38.4) | 43 (33.3) | 0.80 (0.50–1.30) | 0.369 | |
Grand multigravida (≥5) | 22 (13.4) | 13 (10.1) | 0.32 (0.35–1.50) | 0.383 | |
Parity | Multipara (2–4) | 22 (13.4) | 16 (12.4) | 1 | |
Nullipara (0) | 77 (47.0) | 49 (38.0) | 0.69 (0.43–1.11) | 0.124 | |
Paucipara (1) | 63 (38.4) | 61 (47.3) | 1.44 (0.90–2.30) | 0.128 | |
Grand multipara (≥5) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (2.3) | 1.93 (0.32–11.72) | 0.476 | |
Family size (F) | F < 4 | 98 (59.8) | 55 (42.6) | 1 | |
F ≥ 4 | 66 (40.2) | 74 (57.4) | 2 .0 (1.25–3.19) | 0.004 | |
Average monthly income (I) | I ≥ 200USD | 142 (86.6) | 71 (55.0) | 1 | |
I < 200USD | 22 (13.4) | 58 (45.0) | 3.2 (1.33–3.54) | 0.002 | |
Distance to the hospital (D) | D < 10 km | 127 (77.4) | 84 (65.1) | 1 | |
D ≥ 10 km | 37 (22.6) | 45 (34.9) | 1.84 (1.1–3.07) | 0.020 | |