Research Article

Factors Associated with the Uptake of Antenatal Tetanus Toxoids Containing Vaccine by First-Time Mothers in Nigeria: Findings from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic Health Survey

Table 3

Crude and adjusted ordinal logistic regression of first-time mothers who took at least two doses of TTCV.

VariableAll first-time mothers
OR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)

Marital status
Formerly/never in union1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Currently in union0.81 (0.65-1.02)1.08 (0.77-1.51)
Age at child birth (years)
<20 (adolescent)1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
≥20 (adult)2.78 (2.33-3.33)1.19 (0.91-1.49)
Antenatal visits
No visit1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
1-3 visits29.83 (18.05-49.27)8.69 (4.23-17.88)
4-7 visits86.58 (53.00-141.41)23.29 (11.30-47.99)
≥8 visits144.09 (86.95-238.77)35.15 (16.79-73.56)
Place ANC sought
Home or others1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Government hospitals23.48 (16.45-33.51)3.67 (2.04-6.62)
Government health centres or post18.98 (13.69-26.30)3.43 (1.98-5.92)
Private hospitals/clinics22.94 (15.63-33.66)1.81 (1.01-3.21)
Wanted pregnancy
No1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Yes0.75 (0.60-0.94)0.92 (0.66-1.30)
Sex of household head
Male1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Female1.46 (1.16-1.84)1.05 (0.76-1.44)
Household size
≤31.0 Reference1.0 Reference
4-61.12 (0.92-1.35)0.98 (0.77-1.26)
≥70.72 (0.58-0.89)0.87 (0.66-1.14)
Currently working
No1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Yes1.64 (1.37-1.97)0.95 (0.76-1.20)
Own a mobile phone
No1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Yes3.93 (3.23-4.67)1.61 (1.26-2.06)
Wealth quintiles
Poorest1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Poorer1.78 (1.38-2.29)1.15 (0.85-1.54)
Middle2.48 (1.92-3.21)0.88 (0.63-1.24)
Richer4.43 (3.35-5.86)1.24 (0.83-1.86)
Richest7.23 (5.30-9.87)1.21 (0.77-1.91)
Highest level of education
None1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Primary2.55 (1.83-3.57)1.13 (0.77-1.66)
Secondary4.05 (3.28-4.99)1.04 (0.71-1.52)
Higher9.50 (6.48-13.93)1.38 (0.81-2.37)
Exposure to mass media
Not at all1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Have access to at least one type of media2.82 (2.37-3.36)0.84 (0.65-1.09)
Covered by health insurance
No1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Yes2.26 (1.01-5.04)1.54 (0.70-3.36)
Perceived difficulty to access healthcare
Low1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Middle0.85 (0.68-1.06)1.11 (0.84-1.45)
High0.48 (0.39-0.59)0.80 (0.61-1.05)
Residence
Urban1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Rural0.42 (0.34-0.50)1.21 (0.90-1.62)
Religion
Christians1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Islam and others0.33 (0.27-0.40)0.87 (0.59-1.28)
Ethnicity
Fulani1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
Hausa1.74 (1.20-2.52)1.44 (0.88-2.36)
Igbo11.22 (7.28-17.30)1.43 (0.64-3.19)
Yoruba5.37 (3.41-8.46)1.27 (0.65-2.49)
Other ethnic minorities3.53 (2.46-5.06)1.42 (0.87-2.32)
Region
North Central1.0 Reference1.0 Reference
North East0.87 (0.64-1.18)1.09 (0.73-1.62)
North West0.55 (0.42-0.72)0.61 (0.39-0.97)
South East4.54 (3.19-6.46)2.47 (1.18-5.15)
South South1.83 (1.34-2.50)1.42 (0.87-2.32)
South West1.88 (1.35-2.62)0.73 (0.43-1.24)

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