Table 3 Predictors of making adequate ANC visits in Gambia

Age (15–19)

1

1

1

20–24

0.74 [0.54,1.00]

0.91 [0.51,1.63]

0.68^* [0.47,0.98]

25–29

0.93 [0.68,1.27]

1.13 [0.64,2.01]

0.85 [0.59,1.24]

30–34

1.23 [0.89,1.71]

1.50 [0.83,2.71]

1.12 [0.75,1.67]

35–39

1.34 [0.93,1.94]

1.76 [0.92,3.36]

1.16 [0.74,1.83]

40–44

1.64^* [1.06,2.53]

2.20 [0.99,4.88]

1.44 [0.85,2.44]

45–49

1.54 [0.88,2.72]

1.02 [0.39,2.69]

1.91 [0.93,3.92]

Residency (Urban)

1

NA

NA

Rural

1.45^** [1.15,1.82]

Education (No Education)

1

1

1

Primary

1.20 [0.96,1.49]

1.21 [0.84,1.75]

1.16 [0.88,1.52]

Secondary

1.07 [0.86,1.32]

1.17 [0.86,1.60]

0.94 [0.70,1.28]

Higher

0.89 [0.52,1.54]

1.04 [0.55,1.96]

0.46 [0.14,1.56]

Husband’s education (No Education)

1

1

1

Primary

1.01 [0.74,1.38]

0.90 [0.57,1.43]

1.10 [0.71,1.69]

Secondary

1.04 [0.85,1.28]

0.95 [0.71,1.27]

1.09 [0.82,1.45]

Higher

1.42 [0.98,2.05]

1.23 [0.76,2.00]

1.72 [0.96,3.11]

Employment (Not Working)

1

1

1

Professional/Technical/Managerial

1.26^* [1.03,1.53]

1.22 [0.94,1.58]

1.30 [0.95,1.76]

Agricultural - Self Employed

1.22^* [1.02,1.45]

0.98 [0.61,1.56]

1.22 [1.00,1.49]

Wealth quintile (Poorest)

1

1

1

Poorer

1.16 [0.95,1.41]

0.76 [0.38,1.51]

1.21 [0.99,1.49]

Middle

1.09 [0.89,1.35]

0.70 [0.40,1.23]

1.17 [0.93,1.48]

Richer

1.36^* [1.04,1.79]

0.95 [0.56,1.63]

1.32 [0.85,2.04]

Richest

2.06^*** [1.48,2.87]

1.40 [0.80,2.44]

1.31 [0.28,6.22]

Access to electronic media (No)

1

1

1

Yes

1.32^** [1.08,1.62]

1.48 [0.88,2.51]

1.28^* [1.02,1.61]

Heard of FP on internet (No)

1

1

1

Yes

2.22 [0.87,5.67]

1.54 [0.45,5.26]

3.14 [0.72,13.65]

Religion (Islam)

1

1

1

Other

2.20 [0.93,5.19]

1.37 [0.51,3.65]

6.75 [0.90,50.73]

Ethnicity (Mandinka/Jahanka)

1

1

1

Wollof

0.62^*** [0.50,0.76]

0.89 [0.60,1.32]

0.52^*** [0.40,0.68]

Jola/Karoninka

0.95 [0.70,1.29]

0.91 [0.60,1.40]

1.01 [0.64,1.60]

Fula/Tukulur/Lorobo

0.95 [0.79,1.15]

0.87 [0.62,1.23]

0.97 [0.77,1.22]

Serahuleh

1.12 [0.82,1.51]

0.94 [0.52,1.72]

1.15 [0.80,1.64]

Other

0.98 [0.76,1.27]

1.02 [0.72,1.45]

0.92 [0.62,1.37]

Parity (1–5)

1

1

1

> 5

0.71^** [0.57,0.89]

0.61^* [0.41,0.91]

0.78 [0.59,1.02]

Household head (Male)

1

1

1

Female

1.16 [0.94,1.43]

1.19 [0.90,1.57]

1.12 [0.82,1.55]

Child wanted (Wanted Then)

1

1

1

Wanted No More

1.01 [0.82,1.23]

0.93 [0.66,1.30]

1.06 [0.81,1.37]

Pseudo R²

0.03

0.03

0.03