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Table 4 Factors associated with utilization of PMTCT services

From: A comparative analysis of teenagers and older pregnant women in the utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission [PMTCT] services in, Western Nigeria

 

Total

Utilizes PMTCT services

Do not utilize PMTCT services

Unadjusted odds ratio

Marital Status

    

Single

50 [22.2]

5 [14.3]

45 [23.7]

0.54 [0.17-1.57]

Married

175 [77.8]

30 [85.7]

145 [76.3]

1.00

Total

225 [100.0]

35 [15.6]

190 [84.4]

 

Ethnicity

    

Yoruba

170 [80.0]

24 [68.6]

147 [77.2]

1.00

Igbo

24 [10.7]

7 [20.0]

17 [9.0]

2.52 [0.84-7.36]

Hausa

23 [10.3]

3 [8.6]

20 [10.6]

0.92 [0.20-3.63]

Others

8 [3.1]

1 [2.9]

6 [3.2]

1.02 [0.16-6.49]

Religion

    

Christainity

141 [62.7]

22 [62.9]

119 [62.6]

1.01 [0.45-2.27]

Islam

84 [37.3]

13 [37.1]

71 [37.4]

1.00

Level of Education

    

Nil

20 [8.9]

4 [11.4]

16 [8.4]

1.25 [0.29-4.99]

Primary

21 [9.3]

1 [2.9]

20 [10.5]

0.23 [0.01-1.93]

Secondary

110 [49.1]

17 [48.6]

93 [49.0]

0.86 [0.36-2.03]

Post -Secondary

74 [32.9]

13 [37.1]

61 [32.1]

1.00

Occupation

    

Unemployed

39 [17.3]

4 [11.4]

35 [18.4]

1.00

Civil Servants

52 [23.1]

9 [25.7]

43 [22.6]

1.83 [0.46-7.81]

Traders

55 [24.4]

7 [20.0]

48 [25.3]

1.28 [0.30-5.69]

Students

48 [21.3]

9 [25.7]

39 [20.5]

2.02 [0.50-8.65]

Apprentices

31 [13.8]

6 [17.1]

25 [13.2]

2.10 [0.46-10.10]

Social Class

    

Low

165 [73.3]

26 [74.3]

139 [73.2]

6.01 [1.91-19.19]

High

60 [26.7]

9 [25.7]

51 [26.8]

1.00