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Table 2 Estimated net effect of family characteristic variables and control variables on the use of prenatal care and postnatal visits (n = 988)

From: Family characteristics and the use of maternal health services: a population-based survey in Eastern China

Variables

Prenatal care

Postnatal visits

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Family characteristic variables

 Whether or not living with parents (ref = No)

  Yes

0.45 (0.30–0.67)**

0.56 (0.36–0.87)**

0.48 (0.30–0.77)**

1.12 (0.82–1.53)

1.06 (0.76–1.48)

0.97 (0.69–1.37)

 Husband’s age (ref = 18–29 year-old)

  ≥35 year-old

0.90 (0.55–1.48)

1.40 (0.64–3.04)

1.21 (0.55–2.66)

0.84 (0.57–1.23)

0.60 (0.35–1.03)

0.53 (0.31–0.92)*

  ≥30 year-old

1.36 (0.83–2.22)

1.56 (0.86–2.82)

1.49 (0.82–2.70)

0.72 (0.51–1.01)

0.63 (0.42–0.95)*

0.59 (0.39–0.90)*

 Husband’s education (ref = primary school and below)

  College and above

10.19 (4.26–24.34)**

2.93 (0.92–9.33)

2.17 (0.65–7.23)

2.55 (1.33–4.89)**

2.52 (1.10–5.78)*

2.04 (0.87–4.77)

  High school

3.54 (1.72–7.27)**

1.53 (0.66–3.55)

1.35 (0.57–3.18)

1.78 (0.95–3.35)

2.10 (1.00–4.40)*

1.80 (0.85–3.80)

  Junior high school

1.97 (1.02–3.78)*

1.56 (0.75–3.23)

1.49 (0.71–3.12)

1.48 (0.81–2.73)

1.90 (0.96–3.76)

1.76 (0.89–3.49)

 Husband’s employment status (ref = No)

  Yes

1.53 (0.57–4.11)

1.02 (0.35–3.00)

0.81 (0.27–2.43)

0.71 (0.38–1.34)

0.70 (0.35–1.38)

0.63 (0.31–1.28)

 Per capita income of family (ref = Bad)

  Good

2.19 (1.15–4.15)*

1.85 (0.95–3.59)

2.20 (1.11–4.35)*

0.92 (0.61–1.37)

0.90 (0.59–1.37)

1.09 (0.70–1.68)

  General

1.02 (0.67–1.55)

0.90 (0.58–1.40)

0.98 (0.62–1.53)

0.95 (0.68–1.32)

0.95 (0.68–1.34)

1.03 (0.73–1.46)

Control variables

 Pregnant women’s age (ref = 18–24 year-old)

  ≥35 year-old

 

1.01 (0.32–3.18)

1.00 (0.31–3.17)

 

3.60 (1.51–8.59)**

3.52 (1.46–8.50)**

  ≥30 year-old

 

0.90 (0.34–2.37)

0.85 (0.32–2.24)

 

1.88 (0.91–3.89)

1.78 (0.85–3.73)

  ≥25 year-old

 

1.10 (0.47–2.57)

1.08 (0.46–2.52)

 

1.70 (0.89–3.25)

1.72 (0.89–3.32)

Pregnant women’s education (ref = primary school and below)

  College and above

 

2.90 (0.99–8.56)

1.74 (0.54–5.58)

 

0.72 (0.35–1.50)

0.44 (0.20–0.97)*

  High school

 

3.22 (1.46–7.09)**

2.42 (1.05–5.56)*

 

0.54 (0.29–0.99)*

0.40 (0.21–0.75)**

  Junior high school

 

1.37 (0.78–2.40)

1.17 (0.66–2.08)

 

0.54 (0.32–0.91)*

0.46 (0.27–0.79)**

 Pregnant women’s employment status (ref = No)

  Yes

 

1.70 (0.85–3.40)

1.70 (0.80–3.58)

 

1.09 (0.69–1.71)

1.01 (0.63–1.64)

Times of previous pregnancies of pregnant women (ref = 0)

  2 and more

 

1.27 (0.66–2.46)

1.24 (0.64–2.42)

 

0.58 (0.37–0.89)*

0.54 (0.35–0.84)**

  1

 

1.66 (0.93–2.96)

1.64 (0.92–2.94)

 

0.68 (0.48–0.95)*

0.66 (0.47–0.93)*

Times of previous giving births of pregnant women (ref = 0)

  1 and more

 

2.87 (1.45–5.66)**

2.54 (1.26–5.12)**

 

1.44 (0.89–2.35)

1.27 (0.77–2.09)

 Health insurance (ref = No)

  Yes

  

0.67 (0.37–1.23)

  

0.86 (0.56–1.33)

The time to the nearest medical institution by the fastest way available (ref = <10 min)

  ≥10 min or more

  

1.00 (0.68–1.48)

  

1.26 (0.95–1.67)

 Place of residence (ref = Urban)

  Rural

  

0.43 (0.23–0.82)*

  

0.50 (0.33–0.75)**

  1. P < 0.05
  2. ** P < 0.01 (two-tailed test)