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Table 2 Factors associated with the drop out from the MNCH continuum in the DRC, Kenya and Tanzania

From: Predicting the drop out from the maternal, newborn and child healthcare continuum in three East African Community countries: application of machine learning models

 

DRC

Kenya

Tanzania

*n(%)

Univariate

OR(95%CI)

Adjusted

OR(95%CI)

*n(%)

Univariate

OR(95%CI)

Adjusted

OR(95%CI)

*n(%)

Univariate

OR(95%CI)

Adjusted

OR(95%CI)

Place of residence

         

Urban

2,633(85.4))

Reference

Reference

1,599(61.8)

Reference

Reference

1,836(91.6)

Reference

Reference

Rural

5,213(94.1)

2.73(2.20–3.39)**

1.76(1.30–2.38)**

3,033(79.4)

2.39(2.04–2.79)**

1.23(1.03–1.47)**

4,532(97.2)

3.17(2.39–4.19)**

1.41(1.01–1.97)**

Maternal age-group

         

Young women (15–24 years)

2,396(91.9)

Reference

Reference

1,378(74.6)

Reference

Reference

2,084(95.8)

Reference

Reference

Older women (25–49 years)

5,450(90.6)

0.85(0.67–1.07)

0.74(0.57–0.95)**

3,212(71.5)

0.86(0.721–1.01)

0.81(0.66–0.98)**

4,282(95.4)

0.90(0.67–1.22)

0.89(0.66–1.20)

Relationship status

         

Has current partner

6,672(91.2)

Reference

Reference

3,761(72.6)

Reference

Reference

5,218(95.3)

Reference

Reference

No current partner

1,172(90.5)

0.94(0.70–1.25)

1.05(0.76–1.45)

831(71.6)

0.95(0.78–1.16)

0.98(0.78–1.23)

1,240(96.4)

1.30(0.89–1.90)

1.50(0.97–2.32)

Maternal education

         

Secondary and above

4,620(86.0)

Reference

Reference

1,400(79.7)

Reference

Reference

987(90.3)

Reference

Reference

Primary and below

3,225(95.0)

3.03(2.44–3.75)**

2.16(1.67–2.79)**

3,192(59.9)

2.63(2.25–3.09)**

1.56(1.30–1.84)**

5,381(96.6)

3.02(2.24–4.10)**

1.70(1.24–2.34)**

Birth order

         

One

3,550(88.0)

Reference

Reference

3,002(68.3)

Reference

Reference

4,006(94.7)

Reference

Reference

Two

3,446(92.9)

1.64(1.31–2.05)**

1.51(1.19–1.90)**

1,365(80.7)

1.94(1.62–2.33)**

1.38(1.14–1.68)**

2,056(97.0)

1.81(1.30–2.53)**

1.34(0.94–1.91)

Three or more

850(93.1)

1.66(1.14–2.52)**

1.59(1.06–2.37)**

226(86.2)

2.90(1.82–4.62)**

1.72(1.06–2.79)**

307(97.5)

2.21(0.88–5.57)

1.37(0.55–3.40)

Exposure to

mass media

         

Yes

926(83.1)

Reference

Reference

3,491(69.2)

Reference

Reference

4,215(94.4)

Reference

Reference

No

6,908(92.2)

2.39(1.85–3.08)**

1.49(1.15–1.95)**

1,101(85.0)

2.52(2.08–3.06)**

1.46(1.19–1.80)**

2,153(97.8)

2.64(1.85–3.79)**

1.65(1.13–2.40)**

Access to money

for medication

         

No big problem

2,271(88.4)

Reference

Reference

3,299(69.2)

Reference

Reference

2,992(94.2)

Reference

Reference

Big problem

5,573(92.1)

1.53(1.23–1.89)**

1.18(0.94–1.46)

1,291(82.1)

1.92(1.64–2.24)**

1.23(1.03–1.46)**

3,376(96.7)

1.79(1.35–2.39)**

1.24(0.90–1.71)

Travel distance

for medication

         

No big problem

4,722(90.3)

Reference

Reference

2,612(67.5)

Reference

Reference

3,467(94.8)

Reference

Reference

Big problem

3,121(92.0)

1.24(0.99–1.55)

0.92(0.73–1.15)

1,978(79.9)

2.04(1.71–2.44)**

1.25(1.02–1.52)**

2,902(96.4)

1.49(1.10–2.01)**

0.99(0.70–1.41)

Household head

         

Male

6,268(90.9)

Reference

Reference

3,153(72.1)

Reference

Reference

5,180(95.4)

Reference

Reference

Female

1,578(91.4)

1.06(0.82–1.37)

1.09(0.82–1.45)

1,439(73.0)

1.05(0.89–1.23)

0.96(0.80–1.15)

1,189(96.0)

1.16(0.81–1.67)

1.06(0.0.72–1.56)

Household size

         

4 or less

1,839(91.0)

Reference

Reference

1,673(64.0)

Reference

Reference

1,693(93.9)

Reference

Reference

5 or more

6,007(91.0)

1.00(0.78–1.29)

1.05(0.79–1.40)

2,919(78.3)

2.03(1.74–2.37)**

1.45(1.22–1.72)**

4,675(96.1)

1.60(1.20–2.15)**

1.18(0.86–1.61)

Household wealth

         

Rich

3,198(94.3)

Reference

Reference

1,663(59.7)

Reference

Reference

2,422(91.9)

Reference

Reference

Middle

1,597(92.6)

1.88(1.37–1.59)**

1.05(0.76–1.44)

910(77.1)

2.27(1.85–2.78)**

1.49(1.20–1.86)**

1,219(96.9)

2.74(1.86–4.03)**

1.67(1.07–2.60)**

Poor

3,051(87.0)

2.48(1.94–3.18)**

0.94(0.66–1.35)

2,019(84.9)

3.78(3.18–4.48)**

1.89(1.53–2.33)**

2,728(98.4)

5.44(3.78–7.83)**

2.89(1.84–4.54)**

  1. *n% is weighted counts and proportions** is a significant p-value < 0.05
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