Research Article
Determinants of Antenatal Care Attendance among Pregnant Women Living in Endemic Malaria Settings: Experience from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Table 2
Relationship between ANC visits and individual factors (
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| | ANC attendance | | OR | CI 95% | value | ≥14 weeks | <14 weeks |
| Age (years) | | | | | | | <18 | 14 | 11 | | | | | 18–34 | 42 | 337 | 4.61 | 0.52 | 0.28–0.95 | 0.04 | >34 | 4 | 64 | | | | | Parity | | | | | | | Primiparous | 8 | 36 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 0.76–3.92 | NS | Multiparous | 52 | 404 | | | | | Educational level | | | | | | | Primary | 10 | 23 | | | | | Secondary | 26 | 226 | 10.56 | 0.26 | 0.11–0.83 | 0.001 | Tertiary | 24 | 134 | 4.26 | 0.41 | 0.17–0.97 | 0.04 | Marital status | | | | | | | Married/consensual union | 59 | 351 | 12.24 | 10.48 | 2.1–52.23 | 0.001 | Living alone | 1 | 89 | | | | | Residence | | | | | | | Nearby or <15 km | 50 | 405 | 4.92 | 0.43 | 0.2–0.92 | 0.03 | >15 km | 10 | 35 | | | | |
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