Table 2 Incidence rate ratios from bivariable and multivariable poisson regression of the number of maternal health care visits on study variables in Maroua and Moutourwa, Cameroon, n = 110
From: On est ensemble: social capital and maternal health care use in rural Cameroon
Variables | Bivariate | Model 1 | Model 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
IRR | IRR | IRR | |
(95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | |
Network size | 0.98 (0.94-1.03) | 1.00 (0.95-1.03) | 1.00 (0.95-1.04) |
Network resources (Alter education) | 1.28*** (1.18-1.38) | 1.27*** (1.17-1.38) | 1.13** (1.02-1.26) |
Social participation | |||
Active | 1.26** (1.06-1.51) | 1.19 (1.00-1.43) | 1.20 (0.97-1.49) |
Non-active | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Setting | |||
Rural | 0.67*** (0.56-0.80) | 0.83 (0.67-1.03) | |
Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Education | |||
No education | 0.61*** (0.48-0.78) | 0.90 (0.67-1.21) | |
Some education | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Age Category | 0.94 (0.83-1.06) | 0.92 (0.77-1.11) | |
Number of previous births | 0.96* (0.93-0.99) | 1.00 (0.96-1.05) | |
Ethnicity | |||
Mundang ethnicity | 2.00*** (1.60-2.50) | 1.51** (1.16-1.96) | |
All other ethnicities | 1.00 |