Table 2 Multivariate investigation of antenatal care use in Ghana
From: Wealth and antenatal care use: implications for maternal health care utilisation in Ghana
Variable | Coefficients | Linearised Standard Errors | t stat. | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wealth Quintiles (Ref: Lowest quintile) | ||||
2nd quintile | 0.24 | 0.14 | 1.79* | 0.07 |
3rd quintile | 0.42 | 0.16 | 2.66** | 0.01 |
4th quintile | 0.90 | 0.17 | 5.38*** | 0.00 |
Wealthiest quintile | 1.32 | 0.19 | 6.79*** | 0.00 |
Educational level of the mother (Ref: No education) | ||||
Primary | -0.07 | 0.13 | -0.50 | 0.62 |
Secondary plus | 0.24 | 0.14 | 1.69* | 0.09 |
Other socio economic indicators | ||||
Distance is a problem to health facility | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.70 | 0.49 |
Transport is a problem to health facility | -0.31 | 0.15 | -2.05** | 0.04 |
Number of living children | -0.15 | 0.03 | -4.37*** | 0.00 |
Residence (ref: Rural) | 0.28 | 0.14 | 2.05** | 0.04 |
Age of Woman in years | 0.05 | 0.01 | 4.68*** | 0.00 |
Health Insurance (Ref: Insured) | 0.40 | 0.09 | 4.48*** | 0.00 |
Employment Status (Ref: Not employed) | 0.15 | 0.14 | 1.09 | 0.27 |
Administrative Regions (Ref: Ashanti region) | ||||
Western Region | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.96 | 0.34 |
Central Region | -0.08 | 0.24 | -0.36 | 0.72 |
Greater Accra Region | 0.32 | 0.20 | 1.60 | 0.11 |
Volta Region | -0.24 | 0.22 | -1.09 | 0.28 |
Eastern Region | -0.40 | 0.20 | -1.95** | 0.05 |
Brong Ahafo Region | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.82 | 0.41 |
Northern Region | -0.24 | 0.18 | -1.30 | 0.19 |
Upper East Region | 0.79 | 0.31 | 2.50** | 0.01 |
Upper West Region | 0.44 | 0.20 | 2.20** | 0.03 |