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Table 4 Logit model estimation of the determinants of antenatal care service use

From: The impact of multidimensional poverty on antenatal care service utilisation in Malawi

ANCV

Coef.

St. Err.

p-value

[95% Conf

Interval]

Sig

MPI

−0.106

0.04

0.008

−0.184

−0.028

***

Residence

0.18

0.051

0.000

0.08

0.281

***

Region

−0.016

0.024

0.487

−0.063

0.03

 

Literacy

0.171

0.032

0.00

0.107

0.235

***

Mothers age

0.165

0.028

0.00

0.11

0.219

***

Contraceptives

0.147

0.037

0.00

0.075

0.219

***

Married

−0.022

0.047

0.637

−0.115

0.07

 

Employed

0.096

0.038

0.011

0.023

0.17

**

Distance

−0.071

0.037

0.056

−0.143

0.002

*

Birth parity

−0.093

0.041

0.023

−0.172

−0.013

**

Constant

−0.353

0.095

0.000

−0.539

−0.166

***

Mean dependent var

0.521

SD dependent var

0.500

Pseudo r-squared

0.010

Number of obs

13,113

Chi-square

179.217

Prob > chi2

0.000

Akaike crit. (AIC)

17,999.111

Bayesian crit. (BIC)

18,081.406

  1. ***p < .01, **p < .05, *p < .1
  2. Source: Calculated by author